Pizza Couscous

Happy Friday, readers! We have made it through another week, congratulations! I hope you're all making your Thanksgiving preparations and starting your Holiday plans (I, for one, cannot wait for Christmas season!)


As you know, this weekend my fantastic in-laws are visiting so there will definitely be some eating-out going on (yay!). However, to prepare our stomachs (and wallets) for the influx of down-home and gourmet eateries, Nate and I have been eating in every night.


Every Thursday Nate, myself and a group of our friends play Team Trivia at a local dive bar. To keep with the theme of saving money, I quickly whipped up dinner for us before we went out and the best part was it took under 5 minutes.


Do you love quick-cooking meals? Do you hate the flavorless mush that is frozen entrees? Do you wish there was a better option than sodium-loaded Ramen noodles? Well there is! BEHOLD: Pizza Couscous (or quinoa).


Pizza Couscous (or Quinoa)


1 box original couscous (or quinoa)
2 C water
1 Tbsp olive oil
3/4 C marinara sauce
28 pepperoni slices, cut into quarters
1/2 C mozzarella cheese


Prepare couscous (or quinoa) according to box instructions. Mine was boil 2 C water over medium heat, add in olive oil, stir in couscous, remove from heat and cover, let sit for 5 minutes.


Once your couscous (or quinoa) is prepared, return to medium heat and stir in marinara sauce and cheese and voila! You have a delicious and filling meal in under 5 minutes.


 The best part about this recipe is that you can FINALLY use all those random things in your fridge. That leftover sauce that you don't want to throw out but don't have enough to make a full spaghetti dinner, that small about of cheese you can't use for anything, that pepperoni you bought awhile ago and keep snacking on. Heck, you could even add in some chopped veggies and spices if you wanted to. Or, if you're the traditionalist like me, good ole' pepperoni and mozzarella.


Check back for the restaurant reviews and tasty treats I'll be posting in the next week!