Quick Curried Chicken and Couscous

Name: Quick Curried Chicken and Couscous
Prep time: 15 min
Total time: 15 min
Yield: 4 serving(s)
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups water; 1 cup couscous, uncooked; 10 3/4 ounces cream of chicken soup; 1/2 cup water; 1 1/2 teaspoons curry powder; 2 cups cooked chicken (can use canned); 1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

Submitted by Desperada

"A delicious but easy one-dish meal."

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Ready In:: 15mins
Ingredients:: 7
Serves:: 4

ingredients

1 ³⁄₄ cups water
1 cup couscous, uncooked
10 ³⁄₄ ounces cream of chicken soup
¹⁄₂ cup water
1 ¹⁄₂ teaspoons curry powder
2 cups cooked chicken (can use canned)
1 cup frozen mixed vegetables, thawed

directions

Boil 1 3/4 cups water in a 10 inch skillet. Stir in couscous. Remove from stove. Cover and let stand 5 minutes or until all water is absorbed.
Remove couscous to large platter or bowl and cover to keep warm.
In the same skillet, heat soup, 1/2 c water, curry powder, chicken and vegetables and bring to a boil.
Reduce heat and let simmer 5 minutes.
Pour over couscous.

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Reviews

If anything, this gets 4 stars for ease and speed of preparation! DH said he thought it was good, and when I told him it took just over 10 minutes he declared it excellent LOL! We both thought it was a touch bland, but that was easily remedied with salt and pepper at the table. I used an extra 1/2 c peas, 98% fat free soup, and I mixed in the couscous before serving. We agreed that we might increase the amount of chicken next time, as it seemed to be heavy on the couscous. I might also try to remedy the spice issue by using chicken broth instead of water in the sauce (and maybe to cook the couscous). This is definitely a keeper, though, and I envision it being go-to easy comfort food in the winter time when nothing will do but curry :). Thanks for posting, Desperada! Made for Healthy Choices 2008.

jessi_mcg

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If anything, this gets 4 stars for ease and speed of preparation! DH said he thought it was good, and when I told him it took just over 10 minutes he declared it excellent LOL! We both thought it was a touch bland, but that was easily remedied with salt and pepper at the table. I used an extra 1/2 c peas, 98% fat free soup, and I mixed in the couscous before serving. We agreed that we might increase the amount of chicken next time, as it seemed to be heavy on the couscous. I might also try to remedy the spice issue by using chicken broth instead of water in the sauce (and maybe to cook the couscous). This is definitely a keeper, though, and I envision it being go-to easy comfort food in the winter time when nothing will do but curry :). Thanks for posting, Desperada! Made for Healthy Choices 2008.

jessi_mcg