Chicken Couscous & Greens
Chicken Couscous & Greens

Hello everybody, it’s John, welcome to my recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, chicken couscous & greens. It is one of my favorites food recipes. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.

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To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can have chicken couscous & greens using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Couscous & Greens:
  1. Take 200 g skinless chicken thighs
  2. Take 50 g whole wheat couscous(preferably Israeli pearl couscous)
  3. Prepare 40 g onion(chopped)
  4. Get 2 garlic cloves(minced)
  5. Get 100 g baby spinach or green chard
  6. Take 200 ml chicken broth(low sodium)
  7. Make ready 1 tsp ground cumin
  8. Get 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  9. Take 1/2 tbsp thyme
  10. Prepare 1/2 tbsp smoked paprika
  11. Take 1 tbsp olive oil
  12. Prepare Salt & pepper
Steps to make Chicken Couscous & Greens:
  1. Season the chicken thighs with the ground cumin, cinnamon, thyme, pepper and salt.
  2. Set a non-stick skillet on high heat. Once hot, add ½ tbsp of olive oil and then add the chicken thighs. Sear them on each side for 3 minutes, then set aside. Don't worry if they have not finished cooking.
  3. Reduce the heat to medium, the add the rest of the olive oil, onion and garlic. Caramelize and brown the onion for 1-2 minutes.
  4. Add the couscous to the skillet, and mix it around, ensuring the couscous is covered in oil. If desired sprinkle in the smoked paprika now.
  5. Toast for 1-2 minutes then add the baby spinach(or chopped chard). Cook until the spinach begins to wilt and soften, about 1 minute.
  6. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken thighs back to the skillet and reduce the heat to low-medium. Cover and cook for 12-15 minutes, or until the couscous is plump and most of the liquid has been absorbed. (Note: it should not be soupy, rather saucy.)

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