Couscous With Spinach and Pine Nuts

"Our version of comfort food! If you prefer stronger flavors, add more garlic or try a stronger-tasting cheese."
 
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photo by ANN N. photo by ANN N.
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Ready In:
45mins
Ingredients:
12
Serves:
4
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ingredients

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directions

  • Add couscous and salt to boiling water. Cover and let sit 5 minutes, then fluff with fork.
  • Preheat oven to 375.
  • Heat oil in large skillet. Saute garlic and onion for ten minutes, or until tender.
  • Drain canned tomatoes, reserving 1/3 cup juice. Add drained tomatoes to garlic and onions. Cook 10 more minutes, stirring frequently.
  • Stir tomato mixture into couscous. Mix in reserve tomato juice, basil, pine nuts, raw spinach and pepper.
  • Spread half of the couscous mixture in a shallow baking dish. Sprinkle muenster evenly, then top with remaining couscous mixture.
  • Cover dish with foil and bake at 375 for 25 minutes.

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Reviews

  1. SO FLAVORFUL. I was pleasantly surprised at how much flavor this little dish contained. My husband, who doesn't like anything I make had 4 bowls of it and told me 2 times that he liked it. I didn't have pine nuts and I added marinated artichokes. It was delish! I am going to make it as a side dish to garlic chicken fingers (recipe # 56453) next time. Thanks for sharing.
     
  2. I served this as a meatless dinner with a salad and some garlic bread. I loved it! Next time I might add some buillion to the couscous water and reduce the oil. The fresh basil is a must! Thanks for posting.
     
  3. Very tasty indeed! Only change I made was to cut back on the amount of olive oil - I used just a couple of table spoons and don't feel that this compromised the dish at all. Thank you.
     
  4. Loved it! What an excellent way to serve couscous... this is no lightweight of a meal, its full of favour, filling and totally yummy.I did add more cheese to the top as well as in the middle and the cheesier it was the better it we liked it. Only DH and I like and eat pine nuts in our house yet somehow we totally misplaced them, both of us rummaging through the pantry cupboard searching in vain, so sadly they weren't included. Even without them we enjoyed this very much and its definiately going on our regular family menu. Please see my rating system: a wonderful 4 stars. Thanks!!
     
  5. This is the so different and so good! I added lots of garlic,roasted pine nuts;thanks for posting. Rita
     
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Tweaks

  1. Going to try with quinoa instead of couscous to make it gluten free since I can't eat couscous.
     

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