Sweet & spicy apricot chicken

Sweet & spicy apricot chicken

Experience Moroccan-style chicken in minutes - it's easily doubled too

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 (generously)

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 - 15 mins

Method

  1. Put a kettle of water on to boil. Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large non-stick frying pan and add the chicken in a single layer. Scatter the spices on top and leave to cook, without stirring, for about aminute. Flick the chicken pieces over and cook for a minute or so on the other side.
  2. While you are waiting, tip the couscous into a saucepan. Pour 400ml/14fl oz boiling water over the couscous and allow to bubble on the heat for a minute. Cover, turn off the heat and leave to soak for 5 minutes.
  3. While the couscous is soaking, pour 300ml/1⁄2 pint boiling water over the chicken in the frying pan and crumble in the stock cube. Tip in the conserve, beans and olives, add salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste, stir, then leave to bubble gently for 5minutes. Meanwhile, chop the coriander and sprinkle it into the pan before serving.
  4. Fork through the couscous - it should have plumped up by now - and pile into 2 large shallow bowls. Spoon the chicken, beans and olives on top and pour the sweet and fragrantly spiced juices over.

Per serving

514 kcalories, protein 56g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 5.24 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2002.

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  • 14 October 2008

    Petit Chat rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is very easy and very tasty - perfect for midweek dinner. Make sure the olives still have stones as they are much tastier and juicier that way.

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    04 August 2010

    jdr rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    There seemed to be far too much liquid in this recipe. I temporarily removed the chicken and boiled the sauce to reduce it. It worked out very tasty though and will be making it again.

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  • 15 November 2010

    LMCFritz commented on this recipe

    Loved this. Had some preserved lemons in the fridge so I added two (small ones), chopped roughly, to counteract the sweetness. Also used chopped dried apricots instead of apricot conserve. The lemon and apricot together worked together really well.

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  • 19 March 2012

    Margaret59 rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    "Monday evening easy" - who wants to have a complicated recipe on a Monday night...? Made this and it was easy / tasty and will definitely make again.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 2 (generously)

Easily doubled

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 - 15 mins

Ingredients

  • 100g frozen chopped French green beans
  • 400g packet mini chicken breast fillets
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 14 kalamata olives
  • chicken stock cube
  • 1 tbsp apricot conserve (with large pieces of fruit)
  • 2 110g packets coriander and lemon couscous
  • A small handful fresh coriander
  • 1 tsp each ground cumin and coriander
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Per serving

514 kcalories, protein 56g, carbohydrate 38g, fat 16 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 3g, sugar 8g, salt 5.24 g

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