Spicy chicken couscous

Spicy chicken couscous

This quick one-pot Moroccan dish is perfect for a summer supper

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-30 minutes

Super healthy

Method

  1. Prepare couscous with chicken stock, according to the packet instructions. Heat olive oil in a pan and cook the onion for 2-3 mins until softened.
  2. Toss in chicken breast fillets and stir fry for 5-6 mins until tender. Add the blanched almonds and, when golden, stir in the hot curry paste and cook for 1 min more.
  3. Add the couscous along with the apricots and the coriander. Toss until hot then serve with plain yogurt if you like.

Per serving

486 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, salt 0.56 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, August 2004.

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  • 03 February 2010

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  • 08 April 2010

    BigBen commented on this recipe

    This was top munch. If you find that your cous cous is a little dry pop in 50ml more stock or so after you add the cous cous in the final stage. Tasty stuff.

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  • 05 July 2010

    bean_mother rated and commented on this recipe

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    Really quick and tasty. I added about three tbsp of hot water from the kettle to the pan with the curry sauce which stopped it becoming too dry when I added the cous cous.

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  • 18 October 2010

    kitikat rated and commented on this recipe

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    nice meal, slightly inappropriate for a night in october, but never mind. I spiced it up a little bit, and put the onions in last, as my other half likes crunchy onions in his food. will make again for sure!

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  • 25 November 2010

    mayanne rated and commented on this recipe

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    I wasn't a fan, maybe I didn't use the right curry paste but it was quite bland and too dry even though I added extra stock when I added the couscous.

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  • 26 March 2011

    st.k8 rated this recipe

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  • 18 May 2011

    Yvonne rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    Delicious. Made this last night and followed all the advice of the other reviewers about using madras curry paste, adding in raisins or sultanas and also needing to add some water when mixing with the couscous. Served with a simple salad. Will make again !

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  • 19 June 2011

    BkelAries commented on this recipe

    Really nice,my partner loved it! I used chicken thigh fillets instead of breast (cheaper and still yummy!) and added some chilli powder and cayenne pepper for extra kick.

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  • 19 June 2011

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  • 04 August 2011

    hattie commented on this recipe

    could you serve the chicken and couscous separatley and maybe put some chicken stock or yogurt in chicken mixture to make it less dry?

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  • 15 February 2012

    andrew1913 rated and commented on this recipe

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    Great recipe, quick and tasty!

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  • 01 April 2012

    CocoVanilla rated and commented on this recipe

    4 stars

    This is quite tasty - I love the mix of the heat of the curry paste and the sweetness of the apricot and the crunchiness of nuts. Unfortunately my fiancee did not like it much though..so probably won't be making it again!

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  • 13 January 2013

    Ellie rated this recipe

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  • 23 February 2013

    Food Recipes rated and commented on this recipe

    5 stars

    This has become a regular family recipe that we all love. So easy to make and really delicious. I like to use whole chicken breasts and served on top of a large bowl of the cous cous mixed with the sauce - looks fabulous and colourful in the middle of the table!

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  • 27 February 2013

    Misslongbody rated and commented on this recipe

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    I'd give this 5 stars if I could work out how to on this iPad! Very easy and the children liked it, good for using up left over roast chicken.

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Difficulty and servings

Easy

Serves 4

Preparation and cooking times

Total time

Ready in 25-30 minutes

Super healthy

Good source of iron

Ingredients

  • 250g couscous
  • 3 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 chopped onion
  • 2 large sliced skinless boneless chicken breast fillets
  • 85g blanched almonds
  • 1 tbsp hot curry paste
  • 100g halved ready-to-eat apricots
  • 20g pack 1 oz fresh coriander
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Per serving

486 kcalories, protein 28g, carbohydrate 45g, fat 23 g, saturated fat 2g, fibre 4g, salt 0.56 g

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