Mushroom Couscous

I was so happy to find this recipe with a review as I was thinking along these lines for dinner tonight. Following the reviewer's comment about blandness, I added some extra onion (about 3/4 cup instead of 1/2 cup). Instead of using water, I made a quick "stock" with the mushroom stems, onion ends and the skins from the garlic and onion, which I simmered while I was chopping and sauteeing. In place of cooking spray, I used 1 Tbsp of butter. I upped the salt to 1/2 tsp and added 1 tsp of dried basil and 1/2 tsp each of thyme, onion and garlic powders, which I sauteed with the mushrooms, onion and garlic for about a minute before adding the stock. Overall, I was very pleased with the results. Thank you for a great starting point, Michele 7!

This recipe would benefit from some extra herbs eg thyme, basil. It was a litle bland for my tastes and even the garlic taste did not really come through. I used a red onion. I also would add some chicken or vegetable stock powder to the water.