One-pan chicken couscous

One-pan chicken couscous

This satisfying yet superhealthy recipe is all cooked in one pan for minimum washing up

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

Method

  1. Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 1-2 mins just until softened. Add the chicken and fry for 7-10 mins until cooked through and the onions have turned golden. Grate over the ginger, stir through the harissa to coat everything and cook for 1 min more.
  2. Tip in the apricots, chickpeas and couscous, then pour over the stock and stir once. Cover with a lid or tightly cover the pan with foil and leave for about 5 mins until the couscous has soaked up all the stock and is soft. Fluff up the couscous with a fork and scatter over the coriander to serve. Serve with extra harissa, if you like.

281 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 9g, salt 0.48 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, November 2009.

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  • Binder photo Jen

    2009-10-21 10:10:28.770671

    Jen rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really lovely - added extra harrissa at the end.

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  • 2009-10-23 09:00:17.688519

    Frantic Flapjack rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was very good. Easy to prepare for a week night meal. I didn't have any harissa so used curry paste instead and it worked really well. Good protein dish.

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  • 2009-11-03 19:09:54.003246

    jaffa3008 commented on this recipe

    Absolutely delish - I added a chilli to mine also as I like extra heat.

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  • 2009-11-03 23:26:29.377181

    fiona rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    really good just done it for dinner party guest inssited on tkaing recipie home and i got some yummy left overs! very tasty

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  • 2009-11-08 14:17:56.807945

    Natalie rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This was very tasty with the harissa. I had to add more water to the couscous, and next time I will soak the apricots in boiled water to soften them a bit before adding them to the pan.

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  • 2009-11-26 10:30:50.220528

    louche_boy commented on this recipe

    Lovely dish...I increased amount of chicken, and used chicken thigh meat which is more tasty. Served with warmed pitta bread...excellent meal :-)

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  • 2009-12-17 19:23:23.93517

    YummyFood rated and commented on this recipe

    3 stars

    Quite tasty!

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  • 2010-04-20 17:43:47.694686

    stalbot rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is really quick and easy - mix the extra harissa into greek yoghurt to make it slightly more interesting (You can add extra harissa while cooking if you want to negate the cooling effects of the yoghurt!)

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  • 2010-05-05 10:51:14.896355

    dragonslayerpurple rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy to make and loved the fact that there was hardly any washing up. Very tasty (although I did put in more harrissa paste, more chicken and more apricots) but a little bit dry - would be nice with a tasty sauce.

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  • 2010-06-14 18:06:00.021328

    stalbot commented on this recipe

    Dragonslayerpurple - mix a bit of harissa with natural yoghurt - nice sauce and you can make it hotter or less so as you wish!

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  • Binder photo Ali

    2010-06-17 19:03:04.56904

    Ali commented on this recipe

    This really is quick and easy. Somehow I always run out of ginger or forget to buy some for cooking this dish and have found that ground ginger does work nicely, though I'd always prefer to use fresh.

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  • 2010-07-27 19:53:10.564106

    barrybubbles rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Very easy and quick for a midweek meal. It's missing something.....not sure what but it didn't look all that appealing on the plate. Good level of heat and flavour thought I also put in extra chicken and harissa. The couscous stuck to the bottom of the pan when the water was added :(

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  • 2010-09-16 20:47:47.24595

    Sparkly Gem rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    Really easy and super tasty. Swap the apricots for sultanas and leave out the chicken for an excellent side dish.

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  • Binder photo Rod

    2010-09-17 20:42:18.964432

    Rod rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    Not impressed. Far too dry.

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  • Binder photo Evy

    2010-09-17 21:47:54.778606

    Evy rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    I made this for our student horse back riding group and my fellow students loved it. It was so easy and quick to make. There was also no left over!

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  • 2010-10-19 08:58:33.536552

    Sue Sid rated and commented on this recipe

    1 stars

    It was ok, didn't go down too well with the family. Needs something more I think.

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  • 2010-10-25 20:03:15.629146

    Paul Ford rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    I left out the stock and used water with a bit of salt and parsley. I also used Tabasco at the table instead of Harissa so my kids could have it less spicy. My wife didn't like the apricots. My kids ate half of it but they weren't keen on the chick peas. I loved it all!

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  • Binder photo Jan

    2010-11-02 19:14:27.169245

    Jan commented on this recipe

    Loved this recipe. Substituted some sultanas for a couple of the apricots and added some toasted flaked almonds. I served it with warm flatbreads, yogurt dip and a crisp salad. Divine!

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  • 2010-12-02 22:04:24.4437

    Bally commented on this recipe

    The whole family loved this one, even my 7 year old who is a fussy eater. We made flat bread with this and a few dips...yummie :o)

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  • 2010-12-07 16:57:51.806052

    LauraEmmeline commented on this recipe

    Felt this dish lacked something, even with the addition of chilli, still felt like something was missing. Both my husband and I thought it was too dry, definitely needed a side sauce, like the comments above, of maybe a yoghurt dip.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 5 mins

Cook time

Cook 10 mins

Low-fat

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281 kcalories, protein 20g, carbohydrate 41g, fat 6 g, saturated fat 1g, fibre 3g, sugar 9g, salt 0.48 g

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