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
- 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
Instructions
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)
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Calories 429cal
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Kilojoules 1792kJ
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Protein 32.8g
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Total fat 11.2g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 44.7g
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–Sugars 14.1g
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Dietary fibre 5.5g
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Sodium 459mg
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Calcium 62mg
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Iron 1.9mg
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.
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