Healthy eating is important to me and I generally try to use raw ingredients if possible. But like most people, we are often under time constraints, so quick and easy recipes are a must!
I was set the challenge to choose one of these fab microwave recipes to make and blog about it. So I picked this roasted vegetable couscous recipe because it is super healthy and almost vegan. (It does contain honey). As I have mentioned before, we are flexitarian, meaning we choose to eat mainly vegan food but we are also laid back about it too.
Ingredients
- 2 Bell Peppers
- 100g Button Mushrooms
- 1 Onion
- 1 large Courgette
- 1 medium Carrot
- 1/2 Butternut Squash
- 2 Garlic Cloves
- 1 tsp Paprika
- Salt and Pepper
- 3 tsp Honey
- 300 mls Vegetable Stock
- 350g Couscous
The quantities given for the ingredients were more than enough to serve all three of us with a huge portion as a main meal. It would be enough for a family of 4 – 5 in fact probably!
Recipe
Vegetable Preparation
• Deseed the peppers and cut them into bite size chunks.
• Finely chop the onions.
• Peel the carrot then slice them thinly.
• Slice the courgettes.
• Chop the butternut squash into bite size chunks.
• Crush the garlic cloves.
Microwave Vegetables
• Place all of the prepared vegetables in a large casserole dish.
• Add a tiny amount of water.
• Cover and microwave on high for 5-7 mins.
• Drain and cool slightly.
Roasting the Vegetables
Pre-heat oven to 220ºC (based on convection oven – adjust for other types).
• Put the vegetables onto the oven tray.
• Chop the button mushrooms and mix them in with the vegetables.
• Add some olive oil.
• Season with salt, pepper and paprika.
• Place in the pre-heated oven on the lower shelf and cook for 25-30 minutes, shaking occasionally, until golden brown and soft.
• Stir through the honey and place back in the oven for another 5 minutes.
Cooking the Couscous
• Mix the vegetable stock with boiling water.
• Pour 450 mls over the couscous initially then gradually add more boiling water if required.
• Stand for 10 minutes.
• Cover and microwave on medium until warm. (Approximately 5 minutes).
Final Preparations
• Separate the couscous grains with a fork.
• Stir in the vegetable mix.
• Serve and enjoy!
The verdict…
I made a couple of simple, minor amendments to the original recipe but stuck to it for the main part. It was a fairly quick and easy recipe. Most importantly, it was absolutely delicious! Very filling, and so healthy too. I will definitely be making this one again!
*Disclosure: This is a collaborative post.
