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Chicken couscous

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

  • Time to make: 20 mins
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 3.8
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 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 rocket leaf mix
  • ¹⁄³ cup Thai-style salad dressing
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    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.

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