Best Couscous Bake Recipes

SALMON AND COUSCOUS BAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°. Spray square baking dish, 8x8x2 inches, with cooking spray. Cut fish into 4 serving pieces.
• Stir couscous, seasoning packet from couscous mix, water, oil, lemon juice, 1/2 teaspoon dill weed, the zucchini and summer squash in baking dish. Place fish on couscous mixture. Sprinkle fish with 1/4 teaspoon dill weed.
• Cover and bake 20 to 25 minutes or until liquid is absorbed and fish flakes easily with fork. Sprinkle with pine nuts.

WHITE BEAN, SPINACH, AND COUSCOUS BAKE (GLUTEN-FREE & VEGAN

Steps:

• For the vegan option: Substitute Mozzarella Rice Shreds for the Creamy Toscano cheese and sprinkle the top of your dish with Parma!
• Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Gently saute the onion until tender about 4-5 minutes then add the minced garlic and saute 2-3 minutes more until softened and onions are translucent. Add the drained fire roasted tomatoes and crush any large chunks with a potato masher or the back of a fork. Add the white beans and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes or until beans are warmed through, stirring frequently. Just before the beans are cooked through add the fresh spinach and gently turn and toss so that it will start to wilt, about 1-2 minutes.
• In a large bowl combine 2 cups of the precooked couscous, reserved tomato juice, minced basil, pine nuts, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly. Fold the bean and tomato mixture into the couscous mixture until combined then spread half of it into the bottom of a shallow baking dish or individual ramekins. Sprinkle the grated cheese evenly over the dish then top with the remaining couscous mixture. Cover the dish with foil and bake 15-25 minutes until warmed through and bubbly. At the very end of the cooking time uncover the baking dish and pop it under the broiler just to lightly brown the top, 1-2 minutes max.

WHITE BEAN, SPINACH AND COUSCOUS BAKE

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Gently saute the onion until tender about 4-5 minutes then add the minced garlic and saute 2-3 minutes more until softened and onions are translucent.
• 2. Add the drained fire roasted tomatoes and crush any large chunks. Add the white beans and allow to cook for 5-7 minutes or until beans are warmed through, stirring frequently.
• 3. Add the fresh spinach and gently turn and toss so that it will start to wilt, about 1-2 minutes.
• 4. In a large bowl combine half of the precooked couscous, reserved tomato juice, minced basil, nuts, salt and pepper; mix thoroughly.
• 5. Fold the bean and tomato mixture into the couscous mixture until combined then spread half of it into the bottom of a shallow baking dish or individual ramekins. Sprinkle the feta evenly over the dish then top with the remaining couscous mixture.
• 6. Cover the dish with foil and bake 15-25 minutes until warmed through and bubbly. At the very end of the cooking time uncover the baking dish and put it under the broiler just to lightly brown the top, 1-2 minutes.

NO-BAKE STRAWBERRY COUSCOUS CAKE

Steps:

• Cake:.
• In a saucepan, combine couscous, amasake, water, juice, and salt. Heat and stir for 10 minutes, or until couscous swells and becomes soft. Add vanilla. Pour into cake pan, smooth the surface, and add topping.
• Topping:.
• Arrange strawberries on top of cake artfully. Dissolve kudzu in juice, add lemon peel, heat and stir until it thickens. Add vanilla. Pour over strawberries and cake. Let cool for an hour in the refrigerator before serving.

CHICKEN-COUSCOUS BAKE WITH CAPERS AND TOMATOES RECIPE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 425°F. Spray a 9-inch square baking dish with nonstick spray; set aside. Sprinkle the chicken with the pepper and salt. Spray a large nonstick skillet with nonstick spray and set over medium-high heat. Add the chicken and cook until browned, about 3 minutes on each side. Transfer the chicken to a plate. Add the broth and capers to the skillet, scraping any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Bring the mixture to a simmer. Spread the couscous over the bottom of the baking dish. Pour the broth mixture over the couscous and stir to combine. Place the chicken on top of the couscous, then add the tomatoes. Cover the dish tightly with foil and bake until the chicken is cooked through and the broth is absorbed, about 20 minutes. Transfer the chicken and tomatoes to serving plates. Fluff the couscous with a fork and serve with chicken. Yields 1 chicken thigh with about 3⁄4 cup couscous mixture per serving. Notes If you're looking for additional fiber, check out the whole-wheat couscous at the market. Also, check out the variety of seasoned chicken broths now available in your market. We use broth with lemon and herbs, but you might like to try the roasted vegetable and herb variety. Cut the chicken thighs into chunks, divide the dish among six people instead of four, and decrease the per-serving PointsPlus™ values by 3.

COUSCOUS BAKE

Steps:

• Combine water and garlic salt in a large saucepan; bring to a boil.
• Remove from heat, and stir in couscous.
• Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed.
• Stir in black beans and next 7 ingredients.
• Spoon into a lightly greased 11 x 7 inch baking dish.
• Bake at 350ºF for 25 minutes, or until heated through.
• Sprinkle with sliced green onions.
• Cut spinach into thin strips and serve couscous misture over spinach.

COUSCOUS VEGETABLE BAKE

Steps:

• Put onion, zucchini, celery, olives and garlic into a food processor to chop up vegetables to desired size.
• In a large frying pan or pot, warm up the olive oil. Add processed vegetables stirring for 5 minutes.
• Stir in the tomatoes, beans, salt, couscous and Parmesan.
• Spray a 10x10 casserole dish and heat oven to 350 degrees. Spoon mixture into casserole dish and cover with cheddar and bread crumbs. Cover dish with aluminum foil. Bake for 15 minutes. Remove aluminum and continue baking for and additional 15 minutes.

MOZZARELLA COUSCOUS BAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to the highest temperature.
• Gather your ingredients and finely chop the onion, chilli and mushroom. It may help here to have the onion and chilli on a separate chopping board than the mushroom. Peel and chop, or better yet, use a garlic mincer to mince the garlic finely.
• Heat up a frying pan with butter or olive oil and add the onion and chilli. (If it's all on one chpping board you can just throw it in.) Then prepare your couscous and keep it warm whilst continually moving the onion and chilli, you don't want it too dark coloured.
• When the onion is nearly done, add the mushrooms and any spices you may be adding. Then add the garlic and saute until the mushrooms are nearly done.
• Take the pan of the heat and get a small Pyrex bowl. Layer up the couscous, mushroom mix and mozzerella until the top of the bowl. Then add the remaining mozzarella on the top.
• Put the bowl into the oven for around 10 minutes until the top is crispy. Serve with butter, salt or any seasoning's.