Chicken-Mint Couscous with Raisins and Apricots

Name: Chicken-Mint Couscous with Raisins and Apricots
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 Tbsps butter; 237 milliliters uncooked couscous; 118 milliliters chopped dried apricots; 0 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 2 Tbsps olive oil; 118 milliliters raisins; 2 teaspoons salt; 454 grams boneless, skinless chicken breasts or thighs; 8 peppermint tea bags; 591 milliliters water

Chicken-Mint Couscous with Raisins and Apricots might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One portion of this dish contains around 31g of protein, 16g of fat, and From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 30 minutes. A mixture of ground cinnamon, couscous, apricots, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so yummy. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring water to a boil in a medium-size saucepan.

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Water

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Sauce Pan

Remove from heat.

Add tea bags and apricots; steep 10 minutes.

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Apricot

Tea Bag

Remove tea bags from water.

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Tea Bag

Water

Add couscous to pan (no need to remove the apricots). Stir to combine and let stand 20 minutes, covered (no extra heat is needed).

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Apricot

Couscous

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While couscous is soaking up tea, cut chicken into bite-size pieces.

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Couscous

Whole Chicken

Tea

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until hot.

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Olive Oil

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Add chicken and cook until no longer pink in the center, stirring a few times.

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Whole Chicken

When couscous has been sitting for 20 minutes, add it to skillet along with raisins, butter, salt, cinnamon, and chopped mint, if using. Stir well to combine.

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Cinnamon