Cous cous

[bantingm]

Hiya fello foodies, i recently bought some cous cous for a health dinner, i was thinking of things to cook with it. would roasted vegetables goe well? if so, would anyone suggest any? another i was thinking of was stuffed mushrooms? anyone else got any ideas? thanks in advance x

[natalie_1982]

You could use it to stuff bell peppers.
I have pan fried chopped courgettes and garlic and added that to cous cous with baked cherry tomatoes, add a drizzle of olive et voila - yum :-)

[elcee45]

Stuffed Peppers serves 4
150g cous cous
340 g Tinned sweetcorn
Half Pint Veg Stock
110g Mozarella cheese
1 medium onion chopped
4 peppers
1 teasp mixed dried herbs
2 tbsp olive oil

Heat oven to gas 6
Put cous cous in bowl pour over stock and leave for 10 mins
Heat half oil cook onion until golden, add onion sweetcorn and herbs to cous cous.
Stir in diced mozarella into the mixture
Cut tops of peppers, discard core and seeds.
Spoon filling into peppers packing firmly, replace lids and drizzle with remaining oil#Bake for 30 mins until peppers are tender

Another way is just roast whatever vegetables you have and stir into the soaked cous cous, fill the peppers or just serve with cold meat.

[mrs_overall]

Take a butternut squash, slice it in half, scoop out the seeds, drizzle it with olive oil and put in a moderate oven for 50 mins.
Make up your couscous. I add chopped apricots, dried cranberries and pinenuts.
When the butternut squash is cooked, put the couscous in the hole where the seeds were and serve.

[GEEMAC]

For a really quick, cheap and healthy meal, I add some tinned oily fish (not in tomato sauce) and a tin of mixed beans with lemon and parsley to finish.

[Oneeyedvic]

Last night we had cous cous and blackened trout http://www.britishtrout.co.uk/Recipes/couscous .htm

Also try this (for a quick, healthy lunch):

125g of cous cous
1 small carrot grated
1 small courgette grated
200 ml veg stock
1/2 tbsp curry powder
1/3 tbsp cumin powder

Bring stock up to boil in a pan and mix in with the spices.
Add the rest of the ingredients and stir for about 30 seconds then cover with a lid.

Lovely!

[bantingm]

Wow thanks guys, they all sounds gorgeous...

i think i will give them all ago over the next month!!

have a good evening.

[Jugglering]

You could serve up plain couscous with any curry dish, casserole or stew (ie just like rice). It's also good with some vegetables and spices mixed into it (bit like a risotto). Even the commercial ones are good (Ainsley Harriot's spicy one is great for a light lunch - just half a packet is needed) and both Tesco's and Sainsbury's do a quick *snack pot* style - all you do is pour boiling water over it and leave to soak for a few minutes.

[Richard1966]

Roast veg couscous is my favorite.

[Jules001]

Roasted veg, cous cous and feta cheese is my most favourite meal ever as long as it is washed down with a nice glass or two of red wine :)

[Mortartube]

Roast veg couscous is lovely also try lwmon and parsley with fish. Just chop a little fresh parsley and squeeze the juice of a small lemon in and mix it in.

I also do lemon and parsley mashed potato with fish using the same method sometimes.