MEDITERRANEAN CHICKEN AND COUSCOUS SALAD

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When you have healthy recipes like this, you look forward to every meal, every bite is a pleasure. You can rest assured that your taste buds will be satisfied and your body will be suitably nourished. The beautifully blended mix of herbs, vegetables and succulent chicken, create a mouth-watering dish that can be enjoyed for lunch or dinner.

Provided by hello

Categories     Free Of...

Time 30m

Yield 8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 14

4 chicken breast fillets, butterflied
200 g aubergines or 200 g eggplants, sliced
4 tomatoes, ripe, cut into halves
1 white onion, quartered
1 courgettes or 1 zucchini, cut in half lengthwise
30 ml olive oil
2 sprigs rosemary
3 tarragon leaves
2 garlic cloves, chopped
400 g couscous
500 ml chicken stock
1 lemon, juice and zest
1 pinch salt, to taste
1 pinch pepper, to taste

Steps:

  • In a baking pan, lay chicken breasts, eggplant, tomato, onions, zucchini, chopped garlic, and rosemary. Toss with olive oil, and season with salt and pepper.
  • Roast in a pre-heated oven at 180°C/360F for about 12 minutes or until juices run clear.
  • Remove out of the oven, tent with aluminum foil and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  • In a small stockpot, bring chicken stock to a boil.
  • Add in couscous, give it a quick stir, and cover. Turn off the heat and let stand to cook for 5 minutes.
  • While the couscous is cooking, chop chicken and all roasted vegetables into bite-sized pieces.
  • Fluff the cooked couscous with a meat fork and toss in the chopped chicken and vegetables together with the cooking juices.
  • Fold in the lemon juice, zest, and chopped herbs.
  • Season with salt and pepper if needed.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 269.4, Fat 4.6, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 1.9, Sodium 121.5, Carbohydrate 47.8, Fiber 4.8, Sugar 4.6, Protein 9.3

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