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    Roasted veg chickpea couscous

    Roasting gives these everyday vegetables a lovely edge. Choose wholewheat couscous for the version scored here.

    35 minutes2 servings
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    Roasted veg chickpea couscous in a ceramic bowl
    1out of 10110Mostly gentle

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    Ingredients

    Amounts for 2 servings

    • 120 g wholewheat couscous
    • 1 × 400 g tin, drained chickpeas
    • 1 red pepper
    • 1 courgette
    • 1 tbsp olive oil
    • 150 ml boiling water

    Let's make it

    1. Heat oven to 220°C and chop pepper and courgette.
    2. Toss vegetables and chickpeas with oil and roast for 25 minutes.
    1. Cover couscous with boiling water in a bowl for 5 minutes, following packet ratios.
    2. Fluff couscous and fold in the tray vegetables and chickpeas.

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    Why it's gentle in Renya

    Wholewheat couscous, chickpeas and vegetables all lower the score. This describes the ingredient score, not a health effect.

    Start at 4, add the ingredient contributions below, then round and keep the result between 1 and 10. Portions here describe one serving.

    Wholewheat couscouswhole grain · medium portion−1
    Chickpeaslegumes · medium portion−1
    Red peppervegetables · medium portion−1
    Courgettevegetables · medium portion−1
    Olive oilolive oil · small portion−0.5
    Boiling watermixed ingredients · medium portion0
    Start 4 → 1/10Mostly gentle

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