Healthy Roasted Vegetable Couscous Recipes

HEALTHY ROASTED VEGETABLE COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 475F. Spray a baking sheet with non-stick cooking spray. Place bell pepper, carrots, parsnip, sweet potatoes, onions and zucchini on baking sheet.
• Drizzle with 1 tbsp olive oil and season with salt and toss to evenly coat. Roast in preheated oven about 45 minutes until tender, tossing once after 30 minutes of roasting.
• While vegetables are roasting, in a small mixing bowl whisk together remaining 3 tbsp olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, coriander, cinnamon and season with 1/4 tsp salt, set aside.
• Bring chicken broth, 1/2 tsp salt and turmeric to a boil. Place couscous and raisins in a large mixing bowl, pour hot chicken broth over couscous and stir, cover bowl with plastic wrap and let rest for 5 minutes.
• Add roasted vegetables, chickpeas, almonds, cilantro, mint and lemon mixture to couscous and toss to evenly coat. Sprinkle with sumac and serve warm.

HEALTHY COUSCOUS WITH ROASTED MEDITERRANEAN VEGETABLES (WW)

Steps:

• Heat the oven to 350°F or 180°C.
• Put the olive oil and garlic in a roasting/ baking pan.
• Finely dice the red onion into small chunks and add to the pan. Stir and cook in the oven for 5 minutes.
• Meanwhile, finely dice the yellow bell pepper and zucchini. Add these to the pan, with the Cavenders seasoning. Stir, cover with aluminum foil and bake for a further 20 minutes.
• After 20 minutes, remove the foil and put the veggies back in the oven for a further 10 minutes until just starting to char around the edges.
• While the veggies finish cooking, make the couscous- heat the chicken broth in a jug or bowl, add the couscous and cover with the foil. Let sit until done.
• When cooked, fluff the couscous with a fork.
• Remove the veggies from the oven, add the couscous, stir and serve hot!