From Dish Jodi:
It’s been chilly here in LA. In the 50′s and 60′s…brrrrr…so I wanted something cozy for dinner this week. This is an old standby in my house, healthy, vegetarian with just enough spice to heat you up on a cold day. I fully realize that 60′s isn’t cold…we’re just wusses out here in LA. No idea how I’ll handle Chicago next week for Christmas.
Ingredients:
Splash of olive oil
1 small onion, diced
2 cloves garlic, diced
1 butternut squash (cubed into bite sizes)
1 large parsnip (cubed into bite sizes)
1 T cumin
1 T coriander
2 tsp smoked paprika
1 tsp red pepper flakes
1 can diced tomatoes
1 can garbanzo beans
1/4 cup raisins
2 cups chicken or veggie stock
2 cups water
6 oz spinach
2 T chopped fresh mint
green onions diced
Couscous
In a large pot, soften the onions and garlic in a bit of olive oil. Add the squash and parsnip and toss with the spices.
Once you start to smell the toasty spices, add the tomatoes, beans, raisins, stock and water and bring to a boil. Simmer, covered until the squash is tender.
Right before serving, add the spinach and mint and toss until wilted.
I served over couscous, that was cooked in chicken stock with some of the same spices as above, and sprinkled with green onion.
This makes a lot, but luckily, it’s very easy to reheat…I might have to strap bags of it to my body and fill up my socks to make it through this cold spell.
