When you need a side dish or a delicious vegetarian main meal, try this roasted vegetable couscous recipe. Â This recipe is only 5 SmartPoints per serving on Weight Watchers, so it’s a perfect compliment to a meal or a meal itself.
Finding healthy side dishes can be a challenge. Â It’s so easy to reach for those french fries or side salad with loads of cheese and croutons. Â But it doesn’t have to be that way. Â You can make simple side dishes that are healthy and easy. Â And taste great. Â Roasting vegetables and mixing them with couscous can make any main dish fabulous.
Roasted Vegetable Couscous
This recipe is 5 SmartPoints per serving, 1 cup.
Ingredients
- 1 cup couscous cooked
- 1 medium zucchini chopped
- 1 medium squash chopped
- 1/2 container container grape tomatoes halved
- 1 container container of plain Greek yogurt I used Chibani
- salt and pepper
Instructions
Roast the vegetables:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- In a small bowl, mix together the zucchini, squash and grape tomatoes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Â
- Place the veggies on a cookie sheet, and bake for about 10 minutes. You want them to still be crispy when they are completed.
Cook the couscous:
- Add 1 cup of water for every 1 cup of couscous you are making.
- Once the couscous is done cooking, mix in the yogurt and stir. This is to make it creamy. Â Add in the roasted veggies. Add more salt and pepper if needed. Â Serve immediately.
Notes
Remember the ratio of couscous is 1:1, meaning one cup uncooked couscous to about 1 cup water (or more depending on how moist you like your couscous).
Nutrition
Calories: 235kcalCarbohydrates: 47.6gProtein: 8.4gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 5.5mgSodium: 36.1mgFiber: 4.6gSugar: 4.8g
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Thank you Kenzie. I have to admit that it is pretty darn good and the fresh veggies are perfect in this dish.
This looks amazing! I love anything with fresh veggies and can’t wait to try it out!
Thanks Missy! I still have lots of planning and preparing for the tutorial, but it should be happening eventually. I really need another day in the week – that would be so helpful!
You know, quinoa is so trendy right now (and I have some great quinoa recipes coming to the blog soon) that I always forget about couscous. But you are so right…it’s so good. And there are SO many options with it.
Thank you lady! This dish could totally be a full blown meal – it’s so filling. And easy to make…oh and creamy. I love creamy with it not being a ton of points. I’m sure I will be picking your brain more on the tutorials! I gotta figure that part out.
Can’t wait for the tutorial!
Couscous is one of my favorites! So excited for this change and I can’t wait to see the tutorial!
To be honest I don;t know what I am most excited for…the couscous or the tutorials. Can I go with both please? So awesome on both counts!