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Vegetarian Couscous Casserole

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Category: Vegetarian, Vegetables

 Ingredients List

  • 1 1/2 c Water
  • 1/4 ts Salt
  • 1 c Couscous, uncooked
  • 15 oz Canned black beans, drained
  • 8 3/4 oz Can no-salt-added whole
  • Kernel corn, drained
  • 8 oz Canned sliced water
  • Chestnuts, drained
  • 7 oz Jar, roasted red peppers in
  • Water, drained and cut into
  • Strips
  • 1/2 c Minced green onions
  • 2 tb Minced pickeled jalapeno
  • Pepper
  • 1 c Part-skim ricotta cheese
  • 2 tb Balsamic vinegar
  • 2 ts Sesame oil
  • 1 ts Ground cumin
  • Vegetable cooking spray
  • 6 c Fresh spinach leaves

 Directions

1. Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from
heat. Add couscous; stir well. Cover and let stand 5 minutes or
until couscous is tender and liquid is absorbed. Add black beans
and next 5 ingredients; stir gently. 2. Combine ricotta cheese,
vinegar, oil, and cumin; stir into couscous
mixture. Spoon mixture into an 11x7x2" baking dish coated with
cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 25 minutes or until
thoroughly heated. 3. Cut spinach leaves into thin strips. Place 1 cup
spinach on each
serving plate; spoon couscous mixture evenly over spinach. Nutritional
Analysis (per serving): Calories 299, protein 15.3g, fat
5.8g, carbo 47.4g, sodium 206g, cholesterol 13mg


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