Nemo Couscous

The blizzard named Nemo has come and gone and left us with 28 inches of snow, and a new fridgespiration.

Enjoy, and happy shoveling! 

What's in the fridge:

1 red and 1 yellow pepper

3/4 cup uncooked couscous

1 4 oz package of pancetta (can be substituted with diced bacon)

Hand full of chopped walnuts

1/2 TBSP cumin

Directions:

- Slice peppers into large (about 1-2 inch wide) slices

- Place on oiled baking sheet and drizzle with olive oil

peppers to be broiled

- Broil peppers until browning starts, about 7-15 minutes depending on strength and proximity of your broiler.

roasted peppers

- Meanwhile, cook pancetta (or bacon) in a med-high skillet for about 7 minutes.  

Cooking pancetta

- Add walnuts and cumin and continue cooking for about 5 minutes

- Cook couscous according to package directions

- Chop now roasted peppers

- Assemble dish with couscous as the base, then chopped roasted peppers then pancetta and walnut mixture.

Bon Appetit!