Roasted butternut squash with sautéed veg and couscous

Dinner time! My favourite time of day! Today is...

Roasted butternut squash with sautéed veg and couscous.

For about 2/3 portions:

1 small butternut squash cut into 50p sized chunks
1 small courgette also cut into 50p sized chunks
1 bell pepper (colour of your choice) cut into small strips
Half an onion  cut into small strips
1 garlic clove finely diced

 (I didnt use one today seen as I'm going out and it still tasted nice)
Olives
Halloumi cut in to medium squares
125g Couscous
Hot chilli powder
Cayanne pepper
Salt
Pepper
2tbsp Olive oil
Balsamic vinegar.

Boiling water

You can use as much or as little as you like of anything, as with all cooking just make it to suit your palette or just what you have in your house, but this is how I like it...

1.

 Turn the oven on to 200°C and put the kettle on :).

Place the diced squash on a baking tray and drizzle with a tbsp of oil, sprinkle with some cayenne, chilli powder and salt and pepper put in the oven for about 20 minutes. or until browned on the outside and tender on the inside.

2.

 Whilst the butternut is in the oven, cut up the rest of the veg. Put the couscous into a bowl and pour the water over it (or follow the instructions on the packet you have) and add some salt and pepper and cover with a plate until it is all soaked up and then fluff it up with a fork.

3.

 Heat a tbsp of olive oil in a pan, add the onion and the garlic shortly after. Sauté for 3 mins and add the rest of the veg. Cook for around 4 minutes dash about 2 teaspoons of the balsamic in the pan and cook for around 1 more minute. Add the halloumi and cook until brown then its ready!

4.

Add and toss everything together and dish out. Add a dollop of hummus and sprinkle over some balsamic vingar (try and get some of the thicker kind for dressing its much tastier).

THEN EAT.

It might look like a lot to do but it really isn't, 20 mins tops!!

I also tried this red Casillero del Diablo Cabernet Sauvignon the other day because it was on offer in Tesco and still is I think. It's delicious, one of my favourites now! and in my opinion it goes really well with this dinner! So if you're fancying a nice drink then go for this it's fantastic with food or without.  

Happy eating and drinking!!

B
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The finished result!

The action shot!