Baked Feta and Sausage Couscous
Baked Feta and Sausage Couscous is the one pan, balanced dinner of the summer. Highly customizable and with only 15 minutes of prep, it's fast and tasty.
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes
- 2 cups chopped vegetables of choice ie. broccoli and diced red peppers
- 4 tablespoon olive oil divided
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 tablespoon dried basil
- 1 tablespoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon red pepper flakes
- 1 8 oz block of feta cheese
- 4 Italian turkey sausages
- 1.5 cups uncooked pearl couscous
- 1 cup of loosely chopped spinach
- ¼ cup chopped fresh basil
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 F.
- In a 8x11’ rectangle oven safe dish, add cherry tomatoes and chopped vegetables. Drizzle with 3 tablespoon of the olive oil, add garlic cloves, dried basil, dried oregano, salt and red pepper flakes. Toss to combine.
- Add feta to the center of the dish, drizzling the top with the final 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Flip the feta block a few times to ensure it is coated in the oil and spices.
- Arrange the sausages within the vegetables and bake for about 35 minutes, rotating the sausages halfway through cooking.
- While the feta, sausages and vegetables are baking, cook the pearl couscous according to package instructions (dont forget to salt the water). *reserve ½ cup of the cooking water to add to the final dish if needed*
- Once cooked, remove the sausages and slice into equal sized pieces. Use a fork to break up the feta, stirring the vegetables and feta together. Add the sliced sausages and cooked couscous back into the dish, add additional reserved cooking water if needed. Stir in spinach until wilted and garnish with fresh basil.
Notes
*I have included an estimation of the nutrition information for this recipe below. However, always remember a recipe is so much more than just nutritional content and these numbers do not need to dictate your food choices. Please don't forget that both your body and soul need nourishment! The owner of this website is not liable for this estimation.
Nutrition
Serving: 1.5cups | Calories: 613kcal | Carbohydrates: 69g | Protein: 22g | Fat: 29g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 13g | Cholesterol: 57mg | Sodium: 1.092mg | Potassium: 528mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 5.959IU | Vitamin C: 22mg | Calcium: 416mg | Iron: 4mg
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