Thanks for joining Sarah and me for Meatless Monday today. So I’ve been a little obsessed with Sheet Pan meals since I made Honey Pineapple Tofu bowls last month. It doesn’t get easier than one pan meals does it?! Coincidentally, I was sent a copy of Raquel Pelzel’s new book Sheet Pan Suppers Meatless (Copyright© 2017) and dove right into it. I modified one of her recipes to come up with my Sheet Pan Eggplant Cous Cous Dinner to share with you today.
Sheet Pan Eggplant Cous Cous
What do I love about this Sheet Pan Eggplant Cous Cous? The whole meal can be made and served right from the sheet pan. Baking all the ingredients together in one pan allows all of the flavors to really blend quite well. This dish can be eaten warm for dinner as a side or main dish and then makes a delicious lunch as a cold salad.
I admit I was a little skeptical about preparing Cous Cous in the oven in a baking dish. I fully expected it to make a huge mess and I was pleasantly surprised by how well it turned out. Who knew? Thanks to Raquel Pelzel for that idea. The oven cooked Cous Cous has a slightly firmer texture that I really enjoyed and I know I will be using this technique again.
I started out by roasting the chick peas, eggplant and tomatoes together on the sheet pan. (You will need a large deep sheet pan like this one) I removed the chick peas after 20 minutes, to keep them crunchy, adding them back in before serving. Then I added the uncooked Cous Cous and veggie broth right to the sheet pan and covered it with foil. 12 minutes later it was perfectly cooked. Stir in a few fresh herbs, lemon and olive oil and you’ve got yourself one delicious Eggplant Cous Cous meal. Simply leave off the feta cheese for a vegan option. Could not be easier!
“The magic of Sheet Pan Suppers (Raquel Pelzel) is back, bringing its inspired one-pan approach to vegetarians, flexitarians, vegans, those following a gluten-free diet, and everyone who’s interested in adding delicious, meatless meals to their repertoire. Amazingly convenient, amazingly versatile, amazingly tasty, Sheet Pan Suppers Meatless reinvents plant-based cooking, making it easy for everyone to put vegetables front and center at the family meal. Not only is cooking on a sheet pan incredibly easy and convenient, but it uses three techniques—roasting, baking, or broiling—that intensify flavors, resulting in vegetable-forward cooking that has never tasted so good.” (Workman Publishing) Amazon link here.
Sheet Pan Eggplant Cous Cous + Cookbook Giveaway
Ingredients
- 2 1/2 Cups of grape (or similar) tomatoes
- 2 Cups of baby eggplant cut into bite size pieces
- Olive Oil for coating pan and drizzling
- Kosher salt, pepper, garlic powder, oregano to taste
- 1 tsp cumin & coriander
- 1 1/2 C uncooked cous cous
- 1 15 oz can of chick peas (drained & dried)
- 2 1/4 C of veg broth (warmed)
- juice of 1 -2 fresh lemons
- 4 oz feta cheese (optional)
- handful of fresh mint and fresh parsley chopped
- 1/2 C almond slivers
Instructions
- preheat oven to 400
- Coat a large, deep sheet pan with olive oil
- Add eggplant, chick peas and tomatoes (keep chick peas separate)
- Coat above veggies with olive oil and season w salt, pepper, garlic, cumin, coriander
- Bake for 20 min
- Carefully remove chick peas from pan and set aside
- Add cous cous and broth to pan with eggplant and tomatoes
- Cover with heavy duty foil and seal sides
- Return to oven, lower temp to 375 and bake for 10-12 min
- Carefully remove from oven
- Add back in chick peas
- drizzle with olive oil and lemon
- Add feta cheese, almonds and fresh herbs
- Serve warm or room temp
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Oh this looks amazing! Gonna try a GF version with rice or quinoa 🙂
I think that would work really well too
This sounds so good. I love veggies in the oven. They have a great flavor when they are roasted. I actually just made a sheet dinner last night and it was super easy. I would love to win this cook book for more ideas.
Sheet pan dinners are great and I agree that roasting the veggies really brings out the flavors
This looks delicious! I haven’t yet made a sheet pan meal but I love the idea of one pan. Genius!
Thanks they are so easy you will love it
This looks so good! I’ve also never cooked cous cous in the oven so that would be a first for me.
Thanks for hosting a giveaway!
I was pleasantly surprised by how well it worked out
That looks so yummy! I definitely need a new cookbook – or some new inspiration!
It was so easy I will be coming up with some more sheet pan ideas
I’ve been seeing more of these sheet pan recipes lately! I will have to check out the cookbook.
They are just so easy I am loving cooking this way
I would never have thought to make Cous cous in a sheet pan, what a cool idea!
It was really easy and I am loving cooking this way
I love sheet pan meals – so easy!
They are so easy!
I’ve never made a sheet pan meal, but this looks amazing. I have a love/hate relationship with eggplant (I love it, my husband hates it lol) so I don’t use it very often. Need to sneak it in somehow!
Sheet pan meals are so easy you have to try them. You could sub out the eggplant with zucchini or squash
This recipe sounds so good! Can’t wait to try it. I definitely need to make more sheet pan meals.
Thanks they are super easy!
I do and am always looking for new ideas too.
Fabulous! Hope you give it a try
This looks so good! Love all the fresh flavors in it! What a fabulous cook book.
The cookbook is great!
Looks delicious! This would even make a great side for Thanksgiving! Happy Meatless Monday!
Yes I guess it would!
I love sheet pan meals! They are so easy and quick especially for busy weeknights.
I am currently obsessed with trying to make a bunch of meals this way
I need to do more one sheet dinners. I love the eggplant in this one. I’ve been eating a ton of it lately!
I enjoy the meaty flavor that eggplant brings to a dish
This dish looks lovely! I also need to get my hands on that sheet pan cook book!
The cookbook is great inspiration I never knew you could do all of this with a sheet pan
I LOVE LOVE LOVE EGGPLANT!!! Such an underrated veggie. This is a such a unique way to use it!!! Love it.
I agree and thanks so much hope you give it a go
This looks incredible! I need to buy an eggplant soon, I haven’t had it in forever.
Enjoy your Monday 🙂
One of my favorite veggies!
I want to try this soon and hopeful my kids will love it!
Thanks so much hope they do
I have honestly never made too many sheet pan suppers, but I love the idea so much, Definitely will have to give this recipe a try!!
It’s just so easy you will love it!
Whoa 😉 You’ve got me on three major “comfort zone” things here…chick peas, cous cous, and eggplant. ((gulp)). Not sure if I can do it…but you do make everything look tasty. Can I add a bunch of butter to this? 😉
A little butter never hurt anyone! I am sure it would taste much better ha ha let me know if you try it. It could not be easier
Who knew you could cook couscous in the over?!? Love how easy sheet pan meals are!
I had never tried it myself before and was pleasantly surprised
I definitely love the idea of sheet pan recipes yet haven’t really hopped on board with them!
I cannot believe how easy they are!
So much yum. I just love the colors in this dish.
Well thanks so much
I enjoy making them.
Great hope you give this one a try
My husband is the cook in the family. I need to start sharing your recipes with him. Everything you post looks so delicious!
Well thanks so much and yes you do!
I like to make sheet pan meals, they are easy and quick to serve.
they are for sure! Thanks for stopping by
Cous cous is so versatile, isn’t it? By itself, as a side, in salads and in main dishes. I really love it.
I have yet to try any of the sheet pan meal ideas, but this looks pretty yummy.
It really is versatile and I was happy to discover that I could make it in the sheet pan
I love sheet pan meals, and this one looks like a winner!
Thanks so much it’s super easy too
Definitely trying this!!!
Thanks so much hope you enjoy
Sheet pan meals are the best. It’s great one stop shopping. This recipe looks wonderful!
I agree thanks so much
I don’t usually make sheet pan meals but I would love to learn some ideas to try.
They are so easy really! Give it a try
I don’t think I’ve ever made a one sheet meal.
I think we need to change that asap!
This looks so good! Love when my plate is filled with different flavors, nutrients, and textures 🙂
Thanks-me too!
This is so crazy, I love it! Who’d have thought you can cook couscous in the oven?! I will ABSOLUTELY give this a shot. Thanks for sharing! Sheet pan meals are the bomb.
I was so surprised that the cous cous came out so well you will love it
Sheet pan cooking is new to me. I always thought it was for roasting veggies and bakery.
Yes it’s very versatile!
Lol, after reading this post I googled sheet pan dinners and was surprised at how many I found.
Thank you.
They are all the rage at the moment! I have another one with pineapple and tofu you can find on my recipe index as well
I like roasting a sheet pan full of veggies for dinner, but I don’t think I’ve ever cooked the full meal in one.
Oh you have to try it!
I absolutely love sheet pan meals! They are so simple and make clean up so much easier. This looks divine! Bookmarking for meatless monday next week.
Thanks so much hope you enjoy
i have never tried couscous or any grain in a sheet pan..thank you for this idea. i m going to have to try it soon.
It was a first for me too!
Love pan meals and love that these are meatless! How fun!
Totally entered!
Great! The cookbook is fantastic and gave me lots of ideas too
I have never made a sheet pan dish before, but I’d love to give it a try.
Oh it’s so easy you will be hooked on them!
I sadly can’t have cous cous but I bet this might be good with a quinoa sub!
Definitely you could sub with quinoa or rice and adjust the cooking time a bit
This looks so delicious!! We hadn’t used feta in a while even though we love it and I think it will go perfectly with this recipe. Thank you!
Thank you hope you enjoy it
This looks so amazing! I’m going to make it this week!! Hope I win the giveaway 🙂
Thanks for stopping in and for entering. Hope you enjoy the Cous Cous
I LOVE THIS FLAVOR COMBO!! Eggplant, Tomatoes, Chick Peas … Mmmm! Yes please 🙂
Thanks one of my faves as well
I love using just one sheet pan to
Make dinner
It’s very easy isn’t it? Thanks for stopping by today
I have never made a sheet pan meal but I really need to try it. We get stuck in a dinner rut!
It is super easy hope you try it!
Yes, I love sheet pan meals!
They are great aren’t they?
Yes so simple
definitely! Hope you try it out and thanks for stopping by
Oh yes… love them! So simple and easy peasy! I make a great sheet pan balsamic veggie dish.
That sounds good too. I love balsamic on my roasted veggies
I usually use a sheet pan for baking here and there but not too often
They really can make cooking a lot easier
I’ve never made a sheet pan meal but I certainly love to make one skillet meals so of course, I’m sure I will love sheet pan cooking.
Definitely! Hope you give it a try. Thanks for stopping by today
I sure do, they’re quick, easy and the kids love’m. I actually have a well seasoned sheet pan we use every time!
Fantastic! Hope you give this one a try too.
absolutely my families favorite sheet pan meal is Chicken stir-fry
OH I bet that is super easy too! Thanks for stopping by tonight
I enjoy using my lonely sheet pan for various recipes from jelly roll cakes to cauliflower pizzas.
They do work well for pizzas too!
Yes, I love them. They make cooking a lot easier.
What a cool idea, why haven’t I thought of that? I never come up with great ideas like this that’s why! It looks amazing!
Thanks! I am enjoying finding new ways to cook fun dinners for the family
I do like to make sheet pan meals. Clean up is so much easier.
It sure is!
I like sheet pan meals. Sometimes it ends up dried out. We’ve had good luck with chicken and broccoli. Or fish and asparagus.
They can dry out if you over cook them for sure
i feed 5 people so sheet pan dinners are the best.
They sure are!
Yes, I enjoy making sheet pan meals, they’re easy to set up and makes dinner a breeze.
definitely! Thanks for stopping by!