Lemon Pepper Chicken and Couscous

Submitted by HealthyDoll7

"Just a recipe I whipped up with some ingredients I had on hand! It's great warm or cold out of the fridge. Feel free to make substitutions and mix it up! You can't go wrong! :-)"

 

• Ready In: 20mins
• Ingredients: 13
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 1 cup whole wheat couscous
• 1 cup water
• 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1⁄4 cup lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1⁄2 green pepper
• 1⁄2 red pepper
• 1⁄2 yellow pepper
• 3 roma tomatoes
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon pepper
• 1 tablespoon oregano
• parmesan cheese (optional)

directions

1. Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add one cup cous cous. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
2. Cook chicken breasts with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon pepper to your desire. Bake, grill, broil, or even microwave - just make sure they are cooked!
3. Once coooked, chop chicken into bite-size pieces. Add to cooked cous cous.
4. Chop bell peppers and roma tomatoes into small bite-size pieces. Add to cooked cous cous and chicken mixture.
5. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper, as well as 1 tablespoon chopped oregano. Mix well.
6. Top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve! Enjoy!