Crock Pot Squash Couscous Recipes

Steps:

• Peel and cut squash into 2-inch cubes. Halve zucchini lengthwise; cut into 2-inch pieces.
• Place in slow cooker.
• Add onion, stock, chickpeas, raisins, sugar, butter, ginger, salt, pepper and turmeric.
• Cover and cook on low for 5 hours or until vegetables are tender.
• Increase heat to high; cover and cook for 15 minutes or until reduced slightly.
• With slotted spoon, remove vegetable mixture to bowl; cover and keep warm.
• Place couscous in large bowl; pour 2 cups of the hot broth over couscous.
• Cover with plastic wrap; let stand for 5 to 10 minutes or until couscous is plumped.
• Fluff with fork.
• Make well in centre of couscous; spoon in vegetables.
• Pour remaining broth over top; sprinkle with parsley.
• Makes 6 to 8 servings.
• Canadian Living.

Steps:

• In a slow cooker, combine butternut squash, eggplant, zucchini, okra, tomato sauce, onion, tomato, carrot, broth, raisins, and garlic. Season with cumin, turmeric, red pepper, cinnamon, and paprika.
• Cover, and cook on Low for 8 to 10 hours, or until vegetables are tender.

Steps:

• Combine butternut squash and apple juice in a slow cooker. Whisk butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon together in a bowl; drizzle over butternut squash.
• Cook on Low for 6 to 8 hours.

Steps:

• FOR ALMONDS:.
• In a small frying pan toast the almonds over moderately low heat, stirring frequently, until golden brown, about 5 minutes. Alternately, you may toast them in a 350 F oven for 5 to 10 minutes.
• FOR SQUASH:.
• In a Dutch oven or large saucepan, heat the oil over moderately low heat. Add the onions and cook, stirring occasionally, until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• Add the garlic, cayenne, nutmeg, and cinnamon and cook, stirring, 1 minute longer until fragrant.
• Stir in the tomatoes, squash, raisins, broth, and 1 teaspoon of the salt and bring to a simmer.
• Stir in the chickpeas and cook, covered, for 10 minutes.
• Uncover and simmer until the squash is tender, about 10 minutes more. Stir in the parsley.
• FOR COUSCOUS:.
• Meanwhile, in a medium saucepan, bring the water and 1/4 teaspoon salt to a boil. Follow the directions on your package for the correct amount of water. (Mine is 2 parts water to 1 part couscous, but this varies) Stir in the couscous. Cover, remove from the heat, and let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
• Serve the stew over the couscous and top with the toasted almonds.

Steps:

• Spray 5- to 6-quart slow cooker with cooking spray. In large microwavable bowl, microwave squash, onion and 1 tablespoon butter uncovered on High 10 minutes or until squash and onion are tender. Drain well.
• In slow cooker, mix squash mixture, 1 cup of the bread crumbs, 1/2 cup of the cheese, the sour cream, garlic salt, pepper and soup. In small bowl, mix remaining 1 cup bread crumbs, remaining 1/2 cup cheese and the melted butter. Sprinkle crumb mixture over squash.
• Cover; cook on Low heat setting 2 hours. Uncover; remove insert from slow cooker. Let stand 30 minutes before serving. Sprinkle with parsley.