Chicken and Couscous

Rita~'s Note:

A colorful flavorful one dish meal Traditional of West Africa great for a hot summer day!

• Total Time: 15 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 0 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 8

• 2 cups chicken broth
• 1 ½ cups couscous , uncooked
• ½ cup golden raisin
• ½ cup frozen orange juice concentrate , thawed & undiluted
• 1⁄3; cup fresh lemon, juice and zest of
• 2 tablespoons water
• ¼ cup virgin olive oil
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1 teaspoon coriander seed , crushed
• ½ teaspoon salt
• ¼ teaspoon black pepper
• 3 cups boneless chicken breasts , chopped ready-to-eat roasted skinned
• 1 cup canned chick-peas , rinsed and drained
• 1 cup green olives
• 1 cucumber , peeled and chopped
• 1 large red bell pepper , cup chopped
• ¼ green onion , cup thinly sliced
• ½ cup fresh cilantro , chopped

Garnish

• sliced green onion

Directions:

1. Bring the broth to a boil in a medium saucepan, and gradually stir in couscous and raisins. Remove from heat. Cover; let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork.
2. Combine orange juice and next 7 ingredients (orange juice through black pepper); stir well with a whisk.
3. Combine the couscous mixture, juice mixture, chicken, and remaining ingredients in a large bowl, and toss well. Garnish with green onions, if desired.

Reviews

[mliss29]

Very nice combination of sweet couscous (but not too), salty and tangy olives, crunchy veggies, & sweet gooey raisins. ("Gooey" was the best word I could think of, but is probably not a very nice-sounding word. Sorry.) I used vegetable stock and served the chicken on the side for the meat-eaters. I sliced up 3 chicken thighs, brushed them with a little oil, salted them, and baked them at 350 for about half an hour. Like another reviewer said, it looks like a long list of ingredients, but it goes together quickly. Delicious! Reviewed for ZWT4.

[CraftScout]

We really like the combination of flavors, too. Very nicely balanced, between sweet and tang. I pulled some cooked chicken from my freezer, which made this really fast for me. This made a wonderful summer dinner down here in Texas, very cool, very quick, filling. Thank you for posting, made for ZWT4.

[Sassy in da South]

A very tasty and colourful dish. We enjoyed this for dinner last nite. At first glance, it appears to be quite a long list of ingredients but went together really quickly. I did "cheat" and buy roasted chicken breasts from our grocery deli so that speeded things up a lot. Made for ZWT4.