Ww Balsamic Chicken With Garlic Couscous

Submitted by BouncyChef

"This is an exceptionally easy meal to make, but it tastes as if it took hours to do. Total WW points, 14, or 6 1/2 per serving."

 

• Ready In: 30mins
• Ingredients: 11
• Serves: 2

ingredients

• 2 chicken breasts
• 1⁄3 cup balsamic vinegar
• 1⁄2 cup chicken stock
• 1 tablespoon sugar (if use Splenda, reduce recipe points by 1)
• 1 garlic clove, crushed

• garlic couscous

• couscous
• 2 1⁄4 cups of boiling chicken stock
• low-fat cooking spray
• 4 garlic cloves, sliced
• 1 head broccoli, in florets
• 2 tablespoons fresh thyme

directions

1. Place the chicken fillets in a shallow dish and pour over the balsamic vinegar, chicken stock, sugar and garlic.
2. Marinate it for 10 minutes on each side.
3. After it has marinated, spray the low-fat spray on a frying pan over medium-high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and add to the pan, cooking for 3-4 minutes each side.
4. Add the marinade to the pan and cook the chicken for a further 1 minute each side.

5. To make the garlic couscous:

6. Place the couscous in a bowl and pour in the boiling stock. Cover tightly with plastic wrap or cover and allow to stand for 5 minutes or until all the liquid has been absorbed.
7. Use the low-fat spray on a heated pan. Add the garlic, broccoli florets and thyme and cook for 3 minutes or until the garlic is soft but not brown.
8. Add the couscous to the pan and cook, stirring, for 2 minutes.

Reviews

[Jane Gilley]

I liked this dish a lot. The chicken was nice and tender plus very flavorful. I didn't know how much Couscous to use but muddled through...it was very tasty as well. I will definitely make it again. Thanks for posting.