Veggie Kabobs with Cumin-Scented Couscous

Name: Veggie Kabobs with Cumin-Scented Couscous
Prep time: 35 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1 1/2 cups water; 1 teaspoon vegetable-flavor instant bouillon; 1 teaspoon cumin; 1/8 teaspoon pepper; 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley; 1 (15-oz.) can garbanzo beans or Progresso™ Chickpeas, drained, rinsed; 1 cup uncooked couscous; 8 fresh whole mushrooms; 2 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch-thick slices; 1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces; 1/2 small red onion, cut into 8 wedges; 2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil; 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar; 1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

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Veggie Kabobs with Cumin-Scented Couscous

Prep 35 min
Total 35 min
Ingredients 14
Servings 4

Add something flavorful to your family's Middle Eastern dinner! Cook couscous with Beans and serve with vegetable kabobs - a tasty meal.

By Pillsbury Kitchens

Updated October 20, 2016

Ingredients

Couscous

1 1/2 cups water
1 teaspoon vegetable-flavor instant bouillon
1 teaspoon cumin
1/8 teaspoon pepper
1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
1 (15-oz.) can garbanzo beans or Progresso™ Chickpeas, drained, rinsed
1 cup uncooked couscous

Kabobs

8 fresh whole mushrooms
2 medium zucchini, cut into 1-inch-thick slices
1 medium red bell pepper, cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 small red onion, cut into 8 wedges
2 tablespoons olive or vegetable oil
1 tablespoon white wine vinegar
1/4 teaspoon garlic salt

Steps

1

In medium saucepan, combine all couscous ingredients except couscous. Bring to a boil. Remove from heat; stir in couscous. Cover; let stand while broiling kabobs.
2

Meanwhile, spray broiler pan with nonstick cooking spray. Thread mushrooms, zucchini, bell pepper and onion onto four 12-inch metal skewers. Place on sprayed pan.
3

In small bowl, combine oil, vinegar and garlic salt; mix well. Brush over kabobs.
4

Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat for 10 to 12 minutes or until vegetables are crisp-tender, turning once halfway through cooking. Fluff couscous with fork; serve with kabobs.

Cumin (KUH-mihn) is the dried fruit of a plant in the parsley family. Cumin is popular in Middle Eastern, Asian and Mediterranean cooking.
Baste the kabobs with 3 tablespoons of prepared vinaigrette dressing instead of the oil and vinegar mixture.
This low-fat entrée has complete protein provided by couscous and garbanzo beans, while the veggies are an excellent source of vitamins A and C.