Dinner

Chicken Couscous

Moroccan-inspired chicken couscous with chickpeas, sweet dried apricots, harissa, and fresh coriander.

  • 25 min
  • 800 kcal
  • Moroccan

Mellowpan tip: Ready in 25 min. A good one for a busy weeknight.

Chicken Couscous

Ingredients

For 2 servings

Steps

  1. Step 1:

    Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan.

  2. Step 2:

    Cook the chopped onion for 1–2 minutes, just until softened.

    1–2 min
  3. Step 3:

    Add the chicken breast and fry for 7–10 minutes, until cooked through and the onion is golden.

    7–10 min
  4. Step 4:

    Grate over the ginger.

  5. Step 5:

    Stir in the harissa spice to coat everything and cook for 1 minute more.

    1 min
  6. Step 6:

    Add the dried apricots, chickpeas, and couscous to the pan.

  7. Step 7:

    Pour over the chicken stock and stir once.

  8. Step 8:

    Cover with a lid or tightly cover the pan with foil, then leave for about 5 minutes until the couscous has absorbed all the stock and is soft.

    5 min
  9. Step 9:

    Fluff the couscous with a fork.

  10. Step 10:

    Scatter over the coriander to serve.

  11. Step 11:

    Serve with extra harissa spice, if you like.

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