Grilled Moroccan Spiced Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Couscous and Pine Nuts
Grilled Moroccan Spiced Chicken Breasts Stuffed with Couscous and Pine Nuts might be just the side dish you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 315 calories, 32g of protein, and 15g of fat. It will be a hit at your The Fourth Of July event. If you have butter, cranberries, pepper, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 40 minutes.
Instructions
In small bowl, place couscous; set aside.
In 1-quart saucepan, heat broth, butter, coriander, 1/2 teaspoon cumin, 1/4 teaspoon salt and the turmeric to boiling.
Pour hot broth over couscous, stir well and cover with foil.
Let stand 5 minutes to allow liquid to be absorbed. Uncover and fluff couscous with fork. Stir in lemon peel, lemon juice, cranberries, pine nuts and pepper sauce; set aside.
Meanwhile, place 1 chicken breast on work surface. Notice it has a thick end and a thin end. To create a pocket for the stuffing, insert long, thin knife (a boning knife is ideal) into middle of thick end, parallel to work surface. Slide knife in until it reaches middle of chicken. Move knife up and down within the chicken to form a pocket. You want to have a smaller opening where knife entered the chicken and a larger pocket within the chicken to stuff with couscous mixture. Repeat with remaining chicken breasts.
Spray grill rack with cooking spray or brush with oil.
Heat coals or gas grill for medium heat. (Check the temperature of the coals by placing your hand, palm side down, near but not touching the cooking grill rack. If you can keep your hand there for two seconds [one-thousand one, one-thousand two], the temperature is high; three seconds is medium-high; four seconds is medium; five seconds is low.)
Use one hand to hold chicken with thick end up. With other hand, stuff 1/4 cup of the couscous into pocket. Repeat with remaining chicken.
In small bowl, mix 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon cumin and the pepper.
Sprinkle mixture evenly over chicken breasts.
Grill chicken covered 15 to 20 minutes, turning occasionally, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when center of thickest part is cut (170ºF) and stuffing is hot. To serve, slice each breast and layer on plate so stuffing is visible.