Moroccan Chicken With Pistachio Couscous
photo by Kiwi Kathy
- Ready In:
- 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 15
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1 teaspoon paprika
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground turmeric
- 1⁄4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 teaspoons lemon rind, finely grated
- 4 chicken breasts
- 1 red capsicum, sliced thinly
- 2 (100 g) sachet's quick-cooking couscous (I buy my couscous in a box of 4 quick cooking sachets each one serves 2, so make according to your b)
- 1 -2 teaspoon vegetable bouillon granules
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1⁄2 cup roasted pistachios, chopped coarsely
- 2 tablespoons sultanas, chopped roughly
- 1⁄2 cup fresh coriander, chopped coarsely
directions
- Combine spices and rind in a bowl mix well, add chicken one breast at a time and rub spice mixture firmly into chicken. Cook chicken in a heated, oiled fry pan until browned on both sides and cooked through. Remove and set to one side.
- In same cleaned pan add capsicum and cook for 1 minute, stirring.
- While chicken is cooking, boil enough water to cover sachet's, with 1-2 teaspoons of vegetable stock added, place sachet's in water and cook for 1-2 min's until couscous softens.
- Cut bag open and pour into a large bowl fluff with fork, stir in juice and oil.
- Stir in nuts, sultana's and coriander.
- To Serve: Place couscous in a serving bowl, top with sliced chicken and capsicum.
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