Couscous Chicken With Orange Sauce
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 16
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
- 1 onion, thinly sliced
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄2 teaspoon pepper
- 1 pinch cinnamon
- 1 pinch cayenne pepper
- 1⁄3 cup whole wheat couscous
- 2 tablespoons dried currants
- 1⁄2 cup orange juice
- 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
- 1⁄4 cup fresh parsley
- 4 boneless chicken breasts
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cornstarch
directions
- In skillet, heat half of the oil over medium heat; cook onion, garlic, paprika, cumin, half of each the salt and pepper, the cinnamon and cayenne until onion is softened, 6 minutes.
- Meanwhile, in bowl, pour 1/3 cup boiling water over couscous; stir in currants and half of the orange juice. Cover and let stand until no liquid remains, about 5 minutes. Fluff with fork; stir in onion mixture, almonds and parsley.
- Cut each breast horizontally in half almost but not all the way through; stuff with couscous mixture. Place in roasting pan. Brush with remaining oil; sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. Roast in 400F oven for 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. remove from pan.
- Strain pan juices into saucepan; pour in remaining orange juice and bring to boil. Dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon cold water; stir into pan juices and boil for 1 minute. Serve with chicken.
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