Moroccan chicken couscous with dates

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• Helen Bee

  09 February 2013

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  Delicious but needed double the liquid to make the couscous rehydrate.

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• huguesk

  05 March 2013

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  Really easy to make followed it to the letter. My wife and I will be making it again.

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• Four Candles

  09 May 2013

  Four Candles rated and commented on this recipe

  

  Couldn't find wholewheat couscous anywhere (don't tell me, I should have tried Waitrose! ). This cooked beautifully, and tasted nice, but its very dry - I would have liked a thin carrot tagine/stew to go with it.

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Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500g skinless chicken thighs
• 140g wholewheat couscous
• 2 onions , sliced
• 4 garlic cloves , sliced
• zest 2 lemons , juice of 1
• 350ml chicken stock
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 6 large dates , pitted and chopped (Medjool are nice)
• 50g flaked almonds
• small bunch parsley , chopped

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Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Prep 10 mins

Cook 25 mins

Ingredients

• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 500g skinless chicken thighs
• 140g wholewheat couscous
• 2 onions , sliced
• 4 garlic cloves , sliced
• zest 2 lemons , juice of 1
• 350ml chicken stock
• 1 tsp ground cumin
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon
• 6 large dates , pitted and chopped (Medjool are nice)
• 50g flaked almonds
• small bunch parsley , chopped

PER SERVING

534 kcalories, protein 40g, carbohydrate 55g, fat 18 g, saturated fat 3g, fibre 9g, sugar 23g, salt 0.5 g

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