

Honey and chicken couscous
(at time of publication)
Ingredients
- 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
Instructions
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:
Recipe ideas
Couscous vegetable and egg salad
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 471cal
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Kilojoules 1970kJ
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Protein 29g
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Total fat 10g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 65g
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–Sugars 15g
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Dietary fibre 12g
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Sodium 500mg
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Calcium 210mg
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Iron 4.5mg
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