Roasted Chicken with Goat Cheese-Macadamia Nut Crust and Parsley-Pimento Couscous

Roasted Chicken with Goat Cheese-Macadamia Nut Crust and Parsley-Pimento Couscous
You can never have too many main course recipes, so give Roasted Chicken with Goat Cheese-Macadamia Nut Crust and Parsley-Pimento Couscous a try. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 849 calories, 64g of protein, and 47g of fat. This recipe covers 38% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of honey mustard, parsley leaves, pimentos, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. To use up the macadamia nuts you could follow this main course with the Banana bread with chocolate and macadamia nuts as a dessert. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes around 40 minutes.

Instructions

1
Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
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Coat a shallow roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.
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3
Season chicken all over with salt and black pepper and place in prepared pan.
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4
Brush mustard all over tops of chicken. Then spread with goat cheese.
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Place macadamia nuts in a plastic bag and smash with the flat side of a meat mallet or bottom of a heavy skillet until finely crushed.
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Sprinkle nuts over goat cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 to 10 more minutes, until cheese is golden brown and chicken is cooked through.
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While chicken is baking, cook couscous according to package directions. Fluff with a fork, and stir in pimentos, parsley and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
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Serve half of the chicken and all of the couscous. Reserve remaining chicken for the chopped salad, if desired.
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DifficultyHard
Ready In40 m.
Servings4
Health Score40
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