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Couscous: Baked Couscous w/ Spinach & Pine Nuts

Source of Recipe

www.culinary.com


List of Ingredients

1 cup couscous
1 1/2 cups water or stock
1 tablespoon olive oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
3 cloves minced garlic
1 large onion, diced
28 ounces tomatoes, canned, chopped, drained
1 1/2 tablespoons fresh basil (1 tsp dry)
1/3 cup pine nuts
5 cups fresh spinach, stemmed
ground black pepper
1 cup Muenster cheese, grated


Recipe

Combine couscous, boiling liquid, and salt in a large bowl and cover with a plate. Let sit for 5 minutes then fluff with fork. Heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat, and saute garlic and onion 10 mins. or until tender. Add drained tomatoes and cook 10 minutes more, stirring frequently. Stir tomato mixture into couscous and mix in reserved tomato juice, basil, pine nuts, spinach, and pepper. Spread half the couscous mixture into a 12x7x2 in. or other shallow (2.5 qt) baking pan. Sprinkle on cheese, then top with remaining couscous. Cover with foil and bake at 375ºF for 25 minutes or until hot and bubbly.