Couscous Tacos

Name: Couscous Tacos
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 5 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes; 1 cup water; 1/4 cup chopped onion; 5 teaspoons taco seasoning mix (1/2 of a 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 ounce envelope); 2/3 cup couscous; 8 ounces firm tofu (fresh bean curd) or 8 ounces extra firm tofu, drained and finely chopped (fresh bean curd); 10 taco shells, warmed; 1 1/2 cups shredded lettuce; 2/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese (about 3 ounces); salsa

Submitted by BeccaB3c

"From a vegetarian cookbook of mine. I love Couscous (KOOS-koos)- it is a quick-cooking grain made from ground semolina in the shape of very tiny beads, so it is a cool change from regular pasta! Also, I suppose you can use soft shell tacos shells, not just hard shell."

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photo by gunthera1

Ready In:: 20mins
Ingredients:: 10
Serves:: 5

ingredients

1 (14 1/2 ounce) can Mexican-style stewed tomatoes
1 cup water
¹⁄₄ cup chopped onion
5 teaspoons taco seasoning mix (1/2 of a 1 1/8 or 1 1/4 ounce envelope)
²⁄₃ cup couscous
8 ounces firm tofu (fresh bean curd) or 8 ounces extra firm tofu, drained and finely chopped (fresh bean curd)
10 taco shells, warmed
1 ¹⁄₂ cups shredded lettuce
²⁄₃ cup shredded cheddar cheese (about 3 ounces)
salsa

directions

In a medium saucepan combine undrained stewed tomatoes, water, onion, and taco seasoning mix.
Bring to a boil.
Stir in couscous and tofu.
Cover; remove from heat- Let stand for 5 minutes.
Spoon couscous mixture into taco shells.
Top with lettuce and cheese- Serve with salsa.

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Reviews

First, thank you for posting this as I have lost the cookbook this recipe was in. My family, too, likes this recipe. I mash the tofu with an egg masher, and it gives the filling a consistency of having ground beef in it. My non vegetarians like it that way.

washdryandfold
This was a very flavorful and a VERY fast vegetarian dinner. I added some chopped green pepper for crunch and pickled jalapeno for heat but otherwise kept it exactly as posted.

gunthera1