Chicken couscous

Get dinner on the table in just 20 minutes with this five-ingredient chilli and lime chicken couscous with pumpkin and spinach.

Serves: 4

Time to make: 20 mins

Ingredients

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1¹⁄³ cups pearl couscous
1 x 400g packet pre-diced peeled pumpkin
6 store-bought chilli-lime marinated chicken skewers, meat removed from skewers
160g baby spinach and rocketarugulaX leaf mix
¹⁄³ cup Thai-style salad dressing

Instructions

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1 Cook couscous in a large saucepan of boiling water for 10 minutes, or until tender. Drain.

2 Meanwhile, spray a large non-stick frying pan with olive oil and set over medium-high heat. Add pumpkin to pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until golden and tender. Transfer to a bowl. Add the chicken to the pan and cook, stirring occasionally, for 5 minutes, or until browned and cooked. Season with cracked black pepper. Remove the pan from the heat. Cool slightly.

3 Add the couscous and spinach mix to pan along with the salad dressing. Toss to combine. Divide among four serving bowls and serve.

Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 429 cal

Kilojoules 1792 kJ

Protein 32.8 g

Total fat 11.2 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 44.7 g

Sugar 14.1 g

Dietary fibre 5.5 g

Sodium 459 mg

Calcium 62 mg

Iron 1.9 mg

Note: This nutrition analysis is a guide only. Nutrition composition will vary depending on the exact ingredients used. See our guides on your optimal daily nutrition intake, and supermarket shopping.