Best Mozzarella Couscous Bake Recipes

BAKED COUSCOUS WITH SUMMER SQUASH

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Bring 1 cup of broth to a boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in uncooked couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff couscous with fork.
• Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add squash, onions, basil, oregano, and garlic; sauté 3 minutes or until squash is tender. Set aside.
• Combine cheeses; set aside.
• Combine couscous, squash mixture, and half of cheese mixture in a large bowl; stir in remaining broth, egg substitute, salt, and pepper.
• Spoon mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish that is lightly coated with cooking spray.
• Top with remaining cheese mixture.
• Bake at 400°F for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden. Mine takes 35. Serve warm.

COUSCOUS CAPRESE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking dish.
• Pour boiling water over couscous in a bowl. Cover bowl with plastic wrap. Let couscous soak until the water is completely absorbed, about 5 minutes.
• Slice the tops from tomatoes and take a very small slice of the bottoms so they will be stable upright. Use a spoon to remove and discard the tomato innards. Put tomatoes in the prepared baking dish.
• Bake tomatoes in the preheated oven until lightly charred at the edges, about 20 minutes.
• Line the inner walls of each tomato with 4 basil leaves.
• Toss mozzarella cheese with the couscous; stuff into tomatoes. Drizzle balsamic vinegar over the top of the stuffed tomatoes.

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.