

Middle Eastern chicken skewers with couscous
Ingredients
- 12 bamboo skewers, soaked
- 3 teaspoons Middle Eastern spice mix
- 12 chicken tenderloins (about 600g), trimmed
- 1 cup wholemeal couscous
- 420g can chickpeagarbanzoXsgarbanzosX, drained, rinsed
- ⅓ cup chopped fresh mint, plus extra to serve
- 1 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 250g punnet cherry tomatoes, halved or 400g can cherry tomatoes, drained
- 4 tablespoons low-fat plain yoghurt, to serve
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Instructions
1 Preheat a grill to medium-high. Sprinkle spice mix evenly over chicken, turning to coat. Thread chicken onto pre-soaked skewers. Grill chicken for 4 minutes each side or until golden and cooked through.
2 Meanwhile, place couscous in a large heatproof bowl. Pour over 1 cup boiling water. Cover and stand for 5 minutes, or until water is absorbed. Fluff grains with a fork to separate.
3 Add chickpeas, mint, onion and tomatoes to couscous. Stir to combine. Season with black pepper.
4 Serve chicken skewers with couscous, extra mint and yoghurt.
Variations
Make it gluten free: Use gluten-free seasoning, use quinoa instead of couscous, and check yoghurt is gluten free.
HFG tip
- Chicken can be marinated in spice a day ahead, covered and kept chilled.
- You can also use metal skewers.
Nutrition Info (per serve)
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Calories 416cal
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Kilojoules 1740kJ
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Protein 46g
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Total fat 6g
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–Saturated fat 2g
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Carbohydrates 45g
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–Sugars 7g
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Dietary fibre 9g
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Sodium 380mg
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Calcium 100mg
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Iron 3.5mg
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