Faux Succotash (edamame) With Tomatoes Atop Tasty Wheat Couscous

Total Time: 20 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 1 1/2 cups edamame (i used frozen)
• 1 cup frozen corn
• 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can no-salt-added diced tomatoes, drained
• 1 tablespoon dried parsley
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/4 teaspoon garlic powder (or to taste)
• 1 teaspoon of ms. dash garlic and herb seasoning mix
• 1 dash sweet paprika
• salt
• 1 tablespoon ground flax seeds (just for added nutrition, definitely optional)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 1 cup whole wheat couscous
• 1 vegetable bouillon cube (i used celifibr brand from the health food store, it has no msg, as many do. also is is lower in sod)
• 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon marsala wine
• 1 dash sweet paprika
• 1 dash oregano
• shredded parmesan cheese (optional)

Recipe

• 1 faux succotash:.
• 2 place all ingredients into a large skillet, except the flax seed. i salted a bit during cooking and then again at the end, to my taste.
• 3 cook all of the ingredients on medium/high heat until the tomatoes and juice from them cooks down. approximately 10- 15 minutes.
• 4 about 1-2 minutes before this was finished, i added the flax seed (this preserves the nutritional value).
• 5 couscous:.
• 6 while succotash is simmering, prepare the couscous. (*note- refer to instructions on box and make sure measurements go along with what this recipe says).
• 7 in a medium sauce pan add 1 1/2 cup of water, 1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil, and the bullion cube. bring to a boil. as the water heats, stir and make sure the bullion cube fully dissolves (smashing with spoon if necessary).
• 8 when water reaches a boil, add cooking wine and turn heat off.
• 9 add couscous, stirring immediately and remove from heat.
• 10 cover with lid and let sit for 5 minutes.
• 11 now, sprinkle the dash of oregano and paprika and fluff with a fork.
• 12 serve succotash on top of the couscous and garnish with parmesan cheese (i prefer shredded).
• 13 voila! tasty and nutrition meal in no time (plus the fact that it's cheap to make definitely scores points with us!).
• 14 enjoy!