Warm Cumin Chicken and Olive Couscous

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recipe by Octopus Publishing https://octopusbooks.co.uk/

  • Time icon
    Total Time
    40mins
  • Serves icon
    Serves
    4
  • Calories icon
    Calories
    494
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For a lunchbox filler or side dish with plenty of flavour, make this fresh and zesty couscous salad.

recipe updated 11 Feb. 2020

Ingredients

  • Lemon peel icon
    Lemon peel
    ½
  • Garlic clove icon
    Garlic clove
    1
  • Chicken stock icon
    Chicken stock
    300 ml
  • Canned chickpeas icon
    Canned chickpeas
    400 g
  • Green olives icon
    Green olives
    50 g
  • Chicken breast icon
    Chicken breast
    2
  • Olive oil icon
    Olive oil
    4 tablespoons
  • Honey icon
    Honey
    1 tablespoon
  • Ground cumin icon
    Ground cumin
    ½ teaspoon
  • Couscous icon
    Couscous
    300 g
  • Coriander icon
    Coriander
    7 g
  • Mint leaves icon
    Mint leaves
    7 g
  • Salt & pepper icon
    Salt & pepper
    as needed

Tools

  • kCook icon Stove
  • kCook icon Large saucepan

Step preview

  1. Heat olive oil to a clean large saucepan
  2. Add lemon peel to the large saucepan
  3. Cook until soft - 2 min, low heat
  4. Add honey, ground cumin and garlic clove to the large saucepan
  5. Cook and turn off heat - approx 2 min, low heat
  6. Add couscous and chicken stock to the large saucepan
  7. Let rest then fluff with a fork - 5 min
  8. Add canned chickpeas, green olives and chicken breast to the large saucepan
  9. Stir coriander and mint leaves into the large saucepan
  10. Season with salt & pepper to taste
  11. Serve immediately
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