What's for dinner!?

Fruit, veggies, grains and proteins, and healthy fat!

If you google the title of this recipe, you'll find a few variations. But I'm willing to bet these bloggers are Clean Eating subscribers and found the original recipe in a magazine in the 18 months. I did! I made this last year with my sister on a cooking day where we planned and cooked 4 meals for us to freeze (in preparation for my final semester in grad school). I really liked this recipe and thought it froze relatively well. It's sort of a wet meal--the couscous cooks in orange juice and broth and stores up a lot of liquid, so re-heating was easier. Or maybe I just added a tad of water to re-heat...Either way, it worked well!

So, this time around, I added about 3 cups of spinach (packed into the 3 cups!) It was the perfect amount, even though it looked like way too much going into the pot. There are several really great things about this meal. For one, its got a lot of major food groups! For two, its SUPER healthy. 9 WW+ points! For three, after the prep is done, you use 1 large pan with a lid to cook it all in--which makes for a super nice and easy clean up. (Dave appreciated that!)

Anyways, the link I'm sharing calls for 3 tangerines or fresh juice. The original recipe calls for a 1/2 cup of mandarin juice AND 3 sectioned mandarins. I like the latter better, I think because you *see* the oranges and taste them throughout the dish. Also, I wouldn't use frozen broccoli or onions in this one (unless you cook them ahead of time before placing them in the large pan) because I think frozen veggies often have extra water in them, and that will throw off the flavors.

Enjoy!