This is the best thing I’ve done with couscous in a long time. Here are the ingredients I used:
1/2 c. dry whole wheat couscous
7 oz chopped mushrooms
15 oz cubed eggplant
1 small red onion, chopped
~2 cups spinach, coursely chopped
1.5 tbsp of olive oil
1 cup marinara/pasta sauce.
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Pour the olive oil in a medium sized pot (I used a skillet but the veggies couldn’t fit, and I had to transfer it over to a bigger pot) and turn on medium heat. Add chopped onions.
Sautee these for a few minutes until they turn a little bit brown, and then add in your cubed eggplant.
Then add in mushrooms and spinach.
And one cup marinara or pasta sauce:
In a separate skillet, cook your couscous according to the package. It should only take 5 or so minutes.
And then, pour the couscous into the pot with the veggies and sauce. Mix!
I thought this was absolutely divine. However, Pete did NOT enjoy it at all. He said the eggplant tasted weird. “It’s just the texture,” he said. “Well, and the taste. Both the texture and the taste. I think I just don’t like eggplant.” Oh, well, fine then! So I made him a veggie burger. Lol.
For all readers on WW, one heaping cup (probably more like a cup and a quarter) is 4 points. NOM. So delicious!
6 Comments
November 5, 2009 at 1:14 am
That looks fantastic thanks for sharing the recipe!
November 5, 2009 at 1:30 am
“Starring” this on my Google Reader to try as soon as my couscous arrives from Amazon. It looks like something I would like, plus I wasn’t sure of a good way to use the stuff anyway. Just wanted to try it. Man, I’ve been in the mood for trying a lot of new things lately, haven’t I?
November 5, 2009 at 6:19 am
That looks great. Good job incorporating tons of veggies into one meal.
November 5, 2009 at 10:04 am
That really looks fantastic! Tried to score some eggplant here in Texas, but I guess there isn’t much demand for it in our small town. It’s proving difficult to find! Seriously? Who woulda thought? But as soon as I find some, I would love to try both the recipes you have posted with eggplant….and couscous!! Well, it just rocks!
November 5, 2009 at 2:21 pm
You really didn’t have to make me a dinner afterward – you’re far too good to me. <3
November 5, 2009 at 2:58 pm
Awwwwwwwwwwww =P
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