Moroccan couscous

Name: Moroccan couscous | Asda Good Living
Total time: 20 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 3 x 100g packs Chosen by you Moroccan Style Giant Couscous; 1L chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube; 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 red onion, chopped; 75g dried apricots, cut into small pieces; 400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 1 tsp dried mint; 10 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped; Green beans, halved; 1 unwaxed lemon, juice and zest of; 300g leftover cooked chicken, cut into strips; Lemon wedges, to serve

Perfect summer food, this dish is a mix of sweet and savoury. You could use roast lamb instead of chicken.

By Asda Good Living,21st September 2015

(5 votes)

Cook: 20 Mins

Serves: 4

Price: £1.77 per serving

Nutritional Information

Each 419g serving contains

Energy
2317kj
554kcal

28%

Fat
17.9g

Med
26%

Saturates
2.7g

Med
14%

Sugars
10.9g

Med
12%

Salt
1.1g

Med
18%

of your 5-a-day

of your reference intake.
Typical energy values per 100g:
553kj/132kcal

Ingredients

3 x 100g packs Chosen by you Moroccan Style Giant Couscous

1L chicken stock, made with 1 stock cube

2 tbsp olive oil

1 red onion, chopped

75g dried apricots, cut into small pieces

400g can chickpeas, drained and rinsed

1 tsp dried mint

10 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped

Green beans, halved

1 unwaxed lemon, juice and zest of

300g leftover cooked chicken, cut into strips

Lemon wedges, to serve

Method

Simmer the couscous in the stock for 10 minutes. Turn off the heat, cover and stand for 3 minutes.

Meanwhile, heat 1 tbsp oil in a pan and cook the onion until soft. Add the apricots, chickpeas, mint, sun-dried tomatoes, green beans, lemon juice and zest, and cook for 2 minutes. Set aside.

Heat the remaining oil in the pan and fry the chicken for 3-4 minutes.

Fluff the couscous with a fork. Stir in all the other ingredients and serve with lemon wedges.