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Black Bean Mole and Coconut Couscous

Serves: 6

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Serving Size: 1 1/2 cup
Virginia Moon - Harvest, Alabama
Bake-Off Contest 37, 1996 Prize Winner
Mole is a complex sauce supposedly created two centuries ago by nuns in a Mexican convent in honor of a visiting dignitary. Although there are many variations, it always includes the flavors of chili plus a touch of chocolate.


   COUSCOUS
   1 cup uncooked couscous
   1/2 cup coconut, toasted*
   1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
   
   MOLE
   1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
   2 teaspoons purchased minced garlic
   2 (15-ounce) cans black beans, drained, rinsed
   1 (16-ounce) jar mild homestyle salsa or chunky-style salsa
   1 1/2 teaspoons unsweetened baking cocoa powder
   1 teaspoon chili powder
   1/2 teaspoon cumin
   1/4 teaspoon cinnamon
   
   TOPPING
   3/4 cup (3 oz.) shredded Monterey Jack-Colby cheese blend
   6 tablespoons sour cream
   1/4 to 1/2 cup thinly sliced green onions
   1 medium tomato, seeded, chopped


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Cook couscous as directed on package. Stir in toasted coconut and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon. Cover to keep warm.

Heat oil in medium saucepan over medium heat until hot. Add garlic; cook and stir 1 minute. Stir in all remaining mole ingredients. Reduce heat to low; simmer 5 minutes or until thoroughly heated, stirring occasionally.

To serve, fluff couscous with fork; spoon onto serving platter. Spoon mole mixture over couscous. Top with cheese, sour cream, onions and tomato.

*TIP: To toast coconut, place in small skillet; cook and stir over low heat for 6 to 8 minutes or until light golden brown.

Nutrition Per Serving (1 1/2 cup): Calories 400; Protein 16g; Carbohydrate 55g; Fat 13g; Sodium 760mg

From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

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