Saffron Couscous & Spinach Stew

Saffron Couscous & Spinach Stew takes about 45 minutes from beginning to end. This recipe serves 2. One portion of this dish contains roughly 17g of protein, 10g of fat, and a total of 419 calories. For $2.64 per serving, this recipe covers 37% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. 109 people were impressed by this recipe. Several people really liked this main course. It is brought to you by Love & Lemons. It can be enjoyed any time, but it is especially good for Autumn. A mixture of spinach, Salt & Pepper, garlic, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. It is a good option if you're following a dairy free, lacto ovo vegetarian, and vegan diet. Overall, this recipe earns an amazing spoonacular score of 99%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Fish Stew With Saffron Couscous, Saffron Couscous, and Lemony Saffron Couscous.

Servings: 2

 

Ingredients:

1 14 oz. can tomatoes

½ cup cooked chickpeas, drained

2 cloves of garlic, minced

½ cup uncooked Israeli couscous

about 1 cup sliced leeks

1.5 cups chopped mushrooms

1 tablespoon olive oil

3 generous pinches of saffron

salt & pepper

3 big handfuls of spinach

½ - 1 teaspoon paprika (smoked or sweet)

(up to) 14 oz. water

1 tablespoon sherry vinegar or white wine vinegar

Equipment:

oven

pot

frying pan

Cooking instruction summary:

Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a medium oven-proof pot, saut leeks with salt and pepper. Once they're translucent, add garlic, mushrooms, and more salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms are soft. Add a splash of sherry vinegar and stir.Add tomatoes, saffron, smoked paprika, chickpeas and couscous. Fill your empty 14 oz. tomato can with water and add most of it to the pan. Stir, cover and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the stew is thick and the couscous is cooked. Remove from the oven and stir in the spinach until it's wilted and incorporated. Taste and adjust seasonings and serve.

 

Step by step:


1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.In a medium oven-proof pot, saut leeks with salt and pepper. Once they're translucent, add garlic, mushrooms, and more salt and pepper. Cook until the mushrooms are soft.

2. Add a splash of sherry vinegar and stir.

3. Add tomatoes, saffron, smoked paprika, chickpeas and couscous. Fill your empty 14 oz. tomato can with water and add most of it to the pan. Stir, cover and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the stew is thick and the couscous is cooked.

4. Remove from the oven and stir in the spinach until it's wilted and incorporated. Taste and adjust seasonings and serve.


Nutrition Information:

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418k Calories
16g Protein
9g Total Fat
71g Carbs
100% Health Score
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Calories
418k
21%

Fat
9g
15%

  Saturated Fat
1g
8%

Carbohydrates
71g
24%

  Sugar
14g
16%

Cholesterol
0.0mg
0%

Sodium
524mg
23%

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Protein
16g
34%

Vitamin K
255µg
243%

Vitamin A
5653IU
113%

Manganese
2mg
113%

Folate
234µg
59%

Copper
1mg
50%

Vitamin C
40mg
49%

Fiber
11g
47%

Iron
7mg
40%

Potassium
1384mg
40%

Vitamin B3
7mg
37%

Vitamin B6
0.73mg
37%

Magnesium
140mg
35%

Vitamin E
5mg
34%

Vitamin B2
0.56mg
33%

Phosphorus
315mg
32%

Vitamin B1
0.4mg
26%

Vitamin B5
2mg
24%

Calcium
185mg
19%

Selenium
10µg
15%

Zinc
2mg
15%

covered percent of daily need
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