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Mediterranean chicken with wholemeal couscous

Cooking couscous in stock will allow it to soak up all the chicken and vegetable flavours, creating a delicious base for the dish.

  • Time to make: 1 hr
  • Serving: 4 people
Ratings: 4.5
Ingredients

Ingredients

  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil, plus 2 extra tablespoons
  • ½ tablespoon garam masala
  • ½ tablespoon ground turmeric
  • 500g skinless boneless chicken thighs
  • 1 cup sliced onion
  • 1 cup sliced red capsicum
  • 1 cup sliced carrot
  • 4 cloves garlic, thinly sliced
  • 1 cup reduced-salt chicken stock
  • 1 cup roughly chopped pitted prunes
  • ½ cup wholemeal couscous
  • 4 cups baby spinach
  • 1 cup broad beans
  • ½ cup sliced almonds, toasted
  • ½ cup chopped fresh parsley, plus extra to garnish
  • 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
  • ¼ teaspoon each salt and black pepper
  • Always check food labels for allergens or trace warnings before buying your ingredients.
    Ingredients

    Instructions

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    1 Preheat oven to 180°C. In a cast iron pot or Dutch oven, heat oil over medium-high.

    2 Rub garam masala and turmeric evenly over chicken thighs. Add chicken to pot and cook until browned. Remove and set aside.

    3 Add onion, capsicum, carrot and garlic to the pot and cook until fragrant. Place chicken back into the pot with stock, 1 cup water and prunes. Cover and place in oven. Cook for 35-40 minutes until chicken is tender.

    4 Remove chicken from pot, leaving stock and veges behind, cover and set aside. Add couscous, spinach and broad beans to the pot, stir to combine then cook on stovetop over a medium heat for 3-4 minutes. Add almonds and stir.

    5 In a jar, shake extra oil, parsley and vinegar to combine. Season with salt and pepper.

    6 Slice chicken thighs and serve on top of couscous. Drizzle parsley vinaigrette over both, garnish with extra parsley and serve.

    Variations

    Make it gluten free: Use cooked brown rice instead of couscous and check ground spices and stock are gluten fre

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