Mediterranean Chicken and Couscous
Created by Marg CaymanDesigns on January 4, 2012
- Servings: 4
- Prep Time: 15m
- Cook Time: 15m
- Recipe #3861
Ingredients
- 1 (5 5/8 ounce) package couscous (near east roasted garlic & olive oil couscous)
- 2 tablespoons olive oil (I used the oil from the sun-dried tomatoes)
- 1/2 to 1 pound uncooked boneless skinless chicken breast (about 2)
- 1 garlic clove , minced
- 2 cups baby spinach
- 1 1/3 cups water
- 1/3 cup chopped sun-dried tomato packed in oil , drained
- 1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes (I only use 1/4 tsp.)
- 1/4 cup feta cheese, crumbled
- 2 tablespoons toasted pine nuts (optional)
How to Make
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Step 1: In a large saucepan, heat the olive oil over medium heat. Add chicken and garlic and cook 5 minutes, stirring frequently or until the chicken is no longer pink. Add the spinach during the last 1-2 minutes of cooking chicken.
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Step 2: Stir in water, tomatoes, red pepper flakes, and spice pack from couscous. Bring to a boil. Stir in couscous. Cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes.
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Step 3: Stir with a fork to fluff couscous. Stir in feta cheese and pine nuts if using. Serve.
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (349.9 g)
- Calories 674.7
- Total Fat - 21.3 g
- Saturated Fat - 6.3 g
- Cholesterol - 48.6 mg
- Sodium - 1278.8 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 101.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 4.6 g
- Sugars - 55.9 g
- Protein - 18.9 g
- Calcium - 86.9 mg
- Iron - 1.8 mg
- Vitamin C - 11.5 mg
- Thiamin - 0.1 mg