Honey and chicken couscous

This low cost honey and chicken couscous recipe is seriously delicious! Ready in 25 minutes, great for those busy week night dinners!

Serves: 4

Time to make: 25 mins , plus marinating

Ingredients

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2 small (250g) skinless chicken breasts

1 lemon, juice and used halves cut in wedges

1 tablespoon honey

2 tablespoons olive oil

1 ½ cups couscous

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

1 ½ cups chicken stock made with 1 ½ cups boiling water and 1 teaspoon chicken stock powder

cooking spray oil

2 spring onions, chopped

½ cup ready-to-eat dried apricots

1 cup canned chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX, drained, rinsed

2 cups spinach, lightly blanched

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Instructions

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1 Flatten chicken breasts until doubled in size. Place in a non-metallic dish. Mix lemon juice, honey and oil together. Pour over chicken. Leave to marinate.

2 To prepare couscous, place couscous in a heatproof bowl with cinnamon. Make liquid stock and pour over couscous. Cover with a tight-fitting lid to allow couscous to steam. Leave for 5-6 minutes.

3 Heat a non-stick pan for a few minutes with a little oil spray. Cook chicken for 5-6 minutes each side until lightly golden, adding used lemon wedges in the final few minutes. Cool slightly before cutting chicken in bite-sized pieces.

4 Fluff couscous using a fork. Add chicken with remaining ingredients. Toss lightly. Serve as is or with a reduced-fat salad dressing.

Variations

Flavour couscous with oil or add 1 teaspoon spice such as coriander or cumin before you cook it. Or, once cooked, stir in 1 tablespoon chopped herbs such as coriander or parsley.

See also:

How to cook couscous

What to do with couscous

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Nutrition Info (per serve)

Calories 471 cal

Kilojoules 1970 kJ

Protein 29 g

Total fat 10 g

Saturated fat 2 g

Carbohydrates 65 g

Sugar 15 g

Dietary fibre 12 g

Sodium 500 mg

Calcium 210 mg

Iron 4.5 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.