Lemon roast chicken couscous recipe | safefood

Lemony roast chicken couscous

7 ratings

Prep Time:5 mins

Cooking Time:10 mins

Serves:4 Adults

Lemony roast chicken with couscous and tomatoes, ready in only 15 minutes!

About this recipe

Adapted from 101 Square Meals

Ingredients

4 cooked chicken breasts, sliced
Zest and juice of 1 lemon
30ml of olive oil
300g of couscous
400ml of hot low-salt chicken stock
250g of cherry tomatoes, halved
50g of toasted pine nuts

Method

For the dressing whisk together the lemon zest and juice, and olive oil.
Place the chicken in a bowl and pour the dressing over it.
Cover and leave to marinade in the fridge for 10 minutes.
Place the couscous in a bowl and pour over the hot stock.
Leave for about 10 minutes until the stock has absorbed.
Mix in the tomatoes, pine nuts and chicken with the couscous and serve.

What you will need

Cheese grater
Chopping board
Chopping knife
Mixing bowl
Wooden spoon
Whisk

"Remember to wash your hand thoroughly with warm soapy water after handling raw chicken"

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