Spiced Chicken With Couscous Pilaf
- Ready In:
- 18mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
-
4
ingredients
- 2 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 3⁄4 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1⁄2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon ground red pepper
- 4 (4 ounce) boneless skinless chicken breast halves
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil, divided
- 1⁄2 cup onion, chopped
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- 1 cup uncooked couscous
- 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
- 1 cup frozen whole kernel corn
- 2 tablespoons fresh cilantro, minced
- 1 tablespoon lime juice
- fresh cilantro stem (optional)
directions
- Combine first 7 ingredients in a shallow dish. Dredge chicken in paprika mixture.
- Heat 2 teaspoons oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Add chicken, and cook 5 minutes on each side or until done. Remove the chicken from pan. Keep warm.
- Heat 1 teaspoon oil in pan over medium-high heat. Add onion and garlic; sauté 1 minute. Stir in couscous and broth; bring to a boil. Remove from heat. Stir in corn; cover, and let stand 5 minutes or until liquid is absorbed. Stir in the minced cilantro and lime juice. Serve with the chicken. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.
- Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 1 chicken breast half and 1 cup couscous mixture).
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I love to cook, to feed people and to experiment. Unfortunately I have a very limited audience, so most of my creations are reserved for me alone. My BF is a sort of picky eater and all of my favorites he dislikes, so I'm learning how to get around lots of ingredients. Like mushrooms (so sad), tomatoes and onions... who cooks without onions? In this one way, it's almost a good thing that our schedules allow for only 3 meals a weeks together :-)