1 1/2 c Water

1/4 ts Salt

1 c Couscous, uncooked

15 oz Canned black beans, drained

8 3/4 oz Can no-salt-added whole

Kernel corn, drained 8 oz Canned sliced water

Chestnuts, drained 7 oz Jar, roasted red peppers in

Water, drained and cut into Strips 1/2 c Minced green onions

2 tb Minced pickeled jalapeno

Pepper 1 c Part-skim ricotta cheese

2 tb Balsamic vinegar

2 ts Sesame oil

1 ts Ground cumin

Vegetable cooking spray 6 c Fresh spinach leaves

1. Combine water and salt in a saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from

heat. Add couscous; stir well. Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until couscous is tender and liquid is absorbed. Add black beans and next 5 ingredients; stir gently. 2. Combine ricotta cheese, vinegar, oil, and cumin; stir into couscous

mixture. Spoon mixture into an 11x7x2" baking dish coated with cooking spray. Bake, uncovered, at 350F for 25 minutes or until thoroughly heated. 3. Cut spinach leaves into thin strips. Place 1 cup spinach on each

serving plate; spoon couscous mixture evenly over spinach. Nutritional Analysis (per serving): Calories 299, protein 15.3g, fat 5.8g, carbo 47.4g, sodium 206g, cholesterol 13mg