Baked Couscous with Pine Nuts and Spinach
Ingredients:
1 cup couscous
1 1/2 cup veg stock (or water)
1/4 tsp salt
2 t olive oil
3 garlic cloves (minced)
1 large onion
1 28-oz can of chopped tomatoes, or 8 tomatoes chopped
1/4 cup chopped fresh basil
1/3 cup pine nuts
5 cups loosely packed fresh spinach
pepper to taste
Directions:
1. Drain the tomatoes, and reserve about 1/3 c of the juice.
2. Bring the veg stock to a boil in a medium pot. Once boiling, add the couscous and salt, remove from heat, and cover for about 5 minutes. Then fluff with a fork.
3. Preheat the oven to 375. Heat the olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Saute the garlic and onion until tender. Add the tomatoes and cook for about 10 more minutes, stirring frequently.
4. Add the couscous to the tomatoes, and then also add the tomato juice, basil, pine nuts, and pepper. Then, working in 2 or 3 batches mix in the spinach until it wilts.
5. Spread the mixture into a 12x7 baking dish (or something similar). Bake for about 25 minutes.