Sticky Moroccan Chicken with Herby Couscous

Sticky Moroccan chicken with herby couscous is a quick and easy meal for a busy weeknight - it's flavoursome and only needs a little speedy food preparation to get things cooking. 

Sticky Chicken With Couscous Ingredients

• 250g couscous

• Small bunch flat leaf parsley - roughly chopped

• Small bunch coriander - roughly chopped

• zest and juice of lemon

• ½ tin chickpeas

• olive oil

• 4 chicken breasts - sliced into chunky strips

• 1 tbs honey

• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon

• 1 teaspoon ground cumin

• 300g baby plum tomatoes - halved

• medium sized cucumber - sliced

• 2 tbs natural yogurt

• small bunch mint leaves - finely chopped

• salt and black pepper

How To Make Moroccan Chicken With Couscous

• Cook the couscous as per packet instructions then leave to one side whilst you get the rest of the dinner ready.

• Add a splash of olive oil to a large frying pan - add in the chicken, season with salt and black pepper and stir fry for a couple of minutes. Drizzle over the honey and continue to cook over a medium heat for 10 minutes - turning often.

• Tip in the ground cinnamon, ground cumin and baby plum tomatoes - cook for around 5-8 minutes until softened and the chicken is cooked through completely with no pink remaining.

• Whilst the chicken cooks - finish off the couscous - stir through the chickpeas, lemon juice and zest, and chopped parsley and coriander - then divide between the plates ready to serve.

• Mix up the minty yogurt dip - add the sliced cucumber to a bowl - stir in the yogurt and mint.

• To serve spoon the chicken and tomatoes over the couscous and add a spoonful of the minty yogurt.

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Make Chicken And Couscous Your Way

• Switch the Moroccan vibe and go for Indian flavours - add curry paste to the chicken. 

• Try it Italian style and switch the cumin and cinnamon for green pesto or a big pinch of Italian mixed herbs.

• Switch the couscous for 2 pouches of flavoured microwave rice for a quick alternative. 

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How To Serve Moroccan Chicken And Couscous

• Great for a quick and easy midweek dinner. 

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