Chargrilled Spiced Chicken With Couscous With Pine Nuts Recipe
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- CHARGRILLED SPICED
- 4 x Boneless skinless chicken breasts
- 10 ml Paprika Salt and freshly grnd black pepper
- 6 Tbsp. Extra virgin olive oil
- 1 x Clove garlic, peeled and crushed
- 1 Tbsp. Lemon juice Fresh coriander sprigs, to garnish
- 500 ml Chicken or possibly vegetable stock
- 275 gm Couscous
- 4 Tbsp. Freshly minced coriander
- 50 gm Toasted pine nut kernels
- 75 gm Minced dry apricots
Directions
- 1. Split each chicken breast almost in half horizontally, open out like a book and place between sheets of clingfilm. Beat with a rolling pin to flatten the chicken. Remove clingfilm, sprinkle with paprika, salt and pepper, then drizzle over 2 tbsp extra virgin olive oil.
- 2. Heat a griddle pan or possibly grill till warm then cook the chicken breasts for 8-10 min, turning once (you might have to do this in batches if your griddle or possibly grill pan isn"t large sufficient).
- 3. Meanwhile, put the remaining extra virgin olive oil, garlic, lemon juice and seasoning in a screw-topped jar and shake well to mix.
- 4. when the chicken is cooked, cut it into strips and arrange on top of the couscous. Drizzle over the dressing and serve garnished with the sprigs of fresh coriander.
- COUSCOUS WITH PINE NUT KERNELS AND APRICOTS
- In a large saucepan bring 500ml chicken or possibly vegetable stock to the boil.
- Stir in 275g couscous and season with salt and pepper. Cover, remove the saucepan from the heat and leave for 5 min or possibly till the stock has been absorbed. Add in 4 tbsp freshly minced coriander, 50g toasted pine nut kernels and 75g minced dry apricots. Serve topped with the chargrilled chicken strips.
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Nutrition Facts
| Amount Per Serving | %DV |
|---|---|
| Serving Size 247g | |
| Recipe makes 4 servings | |
| Calories 696 | |
| Calories from Fat 311 | 45% |
| Total Fat 35.02g | 44% |
| Saturated Fat 6.75g | 27% |
| Trans Fat 0.01g | |
| Cholesterol 91mg | 30% |
| Sodium 99mg | 4% |
| Potassium 509mg | 15% |
| Total Carbs 58.47g | 16% |
| Dietary Fiber 5.9g | 20% |
| Sugars 1.71g | 1% |
| Protein 36.16g | 58% |
