Spiced Couscous and Chicken

Name: Spiced Couscous and Chicken
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 118 milliliters sliced almonds; 4 mediums carrots, thinly sliced; 118 milliliters roughly chopped fresh cilantro, plus more for topping; 59 milliliters golden raisins; 4 servings Greek yogurt and/or harissa or other hot sauce, for topping; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 4 servings Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper; 473 milliliters coarsely shredded rotisserie chicken; 4 scallions, white and light green parts only, roughly chopped; 3 Tbsps unsalted butter; 237 milliliters couscous, preferably whole wheat

Spiced Couscous and Chicken might be just the main course you are searching for. This recipe serves 4. One serving contains 729 calories, 51g of protein, and 29g of fat. A mixture of almonds, kosher salt and pepper, greek yogurt and/or harissa, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so delicious. To use up the ground cinnamon you could follow this main course with the Cinnamon Twists as a dessert.

Instructions

Bring 2 1/2 cups water to a boil in medium saucepan over medium-high heat.

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Water

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Add 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, the ginger, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/2 teaspoon pepper.

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Cinnamon

Ginger

Pepper

Salt

Add the carrots and cook until crisp-tender, 3 to 4 minutes.

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Carrot

Drain the carrots, reserving the cooking liquid.

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Carrot

Put the couscous and chicken in a medium bowl; pour 1 cup of the hot cooking liquid on top. Stir, then cover tightly with plastic wrap and let sit 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork.

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Couscous

Whole Chicken

Wrap

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Meanwhile, melt the butter in a medium skillet over medium-high heat.

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Butter

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Add the almonds, raisins, scallions and the remaining 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon. Cook, stirring, until the nuts are toasted, 2 to 3 minutes. Stir in the cilantro.

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Green Onions