Baked Couscous With Summer Squash

Submitted by WiGal

"Our family and friends love this low fat side dish. When I have a vegetarian here, I use vegetable broth instead of chicken. This recipe came from Cooking Light magazine."

 

• Ready In: 50mins
• Ingredients: 12
• Serves: 6

ingredients

• 14 ounces reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth or 14 ounces vegetable broth, DIVIDED
• 3⁄4 cup uncooked couscous
• 2 cups sliced yellow squash
• 1⁄2 cup sliced green onion
• 2 tablespoons chopped fresh basil
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1⁄4 cup shredded Fontina cheese
• 1⁄4 cup grated parmesan cheese
• 1⁄4 cup egg substitute
• 1⁄4 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄4 teaspoon pepper

directions

1. Preheat oven to 400°F.
2. 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.
3. 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.
4. Combine cheeses; set aside.
5. Combine couscous, squash mixture, and half of cheese mixture in a large bowl; stir in remaining broth, egg substitute, salt, and pepper.
6. Spoon mixture into an 8x8-inch baking dish that is lightly coated with cooking spray.
7. Top with remaining cheese mixture.
8. Bake at 400°F for 25 to 35 minutes or until golden. Mine takes 35. Serve warm.

Reviews

[CaramelPie]

We loved this. Thanks so much.

 

[LucyS-D]

A very nice side dish to whatever else you want to make. It would go well with grilled meat or veggies or a roast. It would certainly serve as lunch all by itself since it has so many healthy ingredients built right in.

 

[Sydney Mike]

It's not that we're vegetarian, because we're not, but when I can (as with a recipe like this) I try to keep it non-meat in every way, so I did make the version with vegetable broth, & it was homemade, at that! Served this when my vegetarian son & DIL were over, & wasn't surprised when they enjoyed it as much as did the 2 of us! Thanks for posting the recipe! [Tagged & made in Please Review My Recipe]

 

[Dr. Jenny]

We liked this dish as a side to a pork tenderloin we smoked in the stovetop smoker. I liked the cheesy flavor. I think I prefer my squash oven roasted or sauteed in a pan with herbs, but this was definitely worth a try. Thanks!

 

[karen]

I have to admit that I'm not a huge couscous fan, and I LOVED this! I did make a few changes based on what was in my house. I used a combination of yellow squash and zucchini, subbed vidalia onions for green onions, used dried herbs and a real egg. Oh, and I used fresh mozzarella instead of fontina cheese. I know it sounds like a lot of changes, but all of them really kept the character of the dish. This might even get me to buy another box of couscous!