Lemony roast chicken couscous

Lemony roast chicken couscous is a dairy free main course. One serving contains 792 calories, 68g of protein, and 27g of fat. This recipe serves 4. For $5.93 per serving, this recipe covers 32% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A couple people made this recipe, and 39 would say it hit the spot. This recipe from BBC Good Food requires fresh mint leaves, juice of lemon, olive oil, and cherry tomatoes. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes about 20 minutes. All things considered, we decided this recipe deserves a spoonacular score of 97%. This score is amazing. If you like this recipe, take a look at these similar recipes: Roast Split Chicken with Lemony Artichoke Sauce, Lemony Couscous, and Lemony Couscous Salad.

Servings: 4

Preparation duration: 20 minutes

 

Ingredients:

4 ready-cooked skinless chicken breasts, sliced

zest and juice of 1 lemon

3 tbsp olive oil

300g couscous

400ml hot chicken stock

250g pack of cherry tomatoes, halved

50g toasted pine nuts, almonds or walnuts

large handful of mint leaves

Equipment:

whisk

bowl

Cooking instruction summary:

Place the chicken in a shallow dish. Whisk together lemon zest and juice, and olive oil, season, if you want, then pour over the chicken. Cover and leave to marinate for 10 mins in the fridge. Meanwhile, put the couscous in a bowl and pour over the hot stock. Leave until the stock is absorbed, about 10 mins. Fluff up with a fork, cool for a few mins. Fold in the tomatoes, nuts and half the mint, then season to taste. Drain the lemony marinade from the chicken and mix two-thirds of it in with the couscous. Pile the chicken on top of the couscous, drizzle over the remaining juices and top with the rest of the mint.

 

Step by step:


1. Place the chicken in a shallow dish.

2. Whisk together lemon zest and juice, and olive oil, season, if you want, then pour over the chicken. Cover and leave to marinate for 10 mins in the fridge.

3. Meanwhile, put the couscous in a bowl and pour over the hot stock. Leave until the stock is absorbed, about 10 mins. Fluff up with a fork, cool for a few mins. Fold in the tomatoes, nuts and half the mint, then season to taste.

4. Drain the lemony marinade from the chicken and mix two-thirds of it in with the couscous.

5. Pile the chicken on top of the couscous, drizzle over the remaining juices and top with the rest of the mint.


Nutrition Information:

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792k Calories
67g Protein
26g Total Fat
66g Carbs
72% Health Score
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Calories
792k
40%

Fat
26g
41%

  Saturated Fat
4g
26%

Carbohydrates
66g
22%

  Sugar
3g
4%

Cholesterol
149mg
50%

Sodium
285mg
12%

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Protein
67g
136%

Vitamin B3
28mg
143%

Manganese
1mg
90%

Selenium
50µg
72%

Phosphorus
637mg
64%

Vitamin B6
1mg
62%

Magnesium
125mg
31%

Vitamin B5
2mg
27%

Copper
0.54mg
27%

Potassium
894mg
26%

Vitamin E
3mg
24%

Vitamin B1
0.35mg
23%

Vitamin B2
0.39mg
23%

Zinc
3mg
23%

Iron
4mg
22%

Vitamin C
17mg
22%

Fiber
4g
19%

Vitamin K
15µg
15%

Folate
41µg
10%

Vitamin B12
0.58µg
10%

Vitamin A
391IU
8%

Calcium
58mg
6%

Vitamin D
0.17µg
1%

covered percent of daily need
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