with Couscous Salad & Mint Yoghurt
Vibrant veggies and Moroccan spices combine to create this rich and colourful bowl. From the sweet currants in the couscous, to the succulent honey-glazed chicken and fresh mint yoghurt, there’s so much to love in this meal tonight! *This recipe is under 650kcal per serving.*
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Olive oil
1
Brown onion
1
Peeled & Chopped Pumpkin
1 bag
Plain flour
1 tsp
Ras el hanout
1 sachet
Salt
0.25 tsp
Chicken thigh
1 packet
Honey
1 tsp
Carrot
0.5
Garlic
2 clove
Butter
20 g
Water
0.75 cup
Chicken-style stock powder
1 sachet
Currants
1 packet
Couscous
1 packet
Baby spinach leaves
1 bag
Mint
1 bag
Greek-style yoghurt
1 packet
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Cut the brown onion into thick wedges. Place the onion and peeled & chopped pumpkin on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive oil, season with salt and pepper and toss to coat. Spread out evenly, then roast until tender, 20-25 minutes. TIP: If your oven tray is getting crowded, divide the veggies between two trays.
While the veggies are roasting, combine the plain flour, ras el hanout and the salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken thigh, tossing to coat. In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat. Cook the chicken, turning occasionally, until browned and cooked through, 10-14 minutes. In the last 2 minutes of cook time, add the honey, turning the chicken to coat. TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it's no longer pink inside.
While the chicken is cooking, grate the carrot (see ingredients). Finely chop the garlic. In a medium saucepan, melt the butter with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat Cook the carrot, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the water, chicken-style stock powder and currants. Bring to the boil, then add the couscous. Stir to combine, then cover with a lid and remove from the heat. Set aside until the water is absorbed, 5 minutes. Fluff up with a fork.
While the couscous is cooking, roughly chop the baby spinach leaves. Pick and roughly chop the mint leaves. In a small bowl, combine the Greek-style yoghurt and 1/2 the mint. Season to taste.
In a large bowl, combine the warm carrot couscous, slightly cooled roasted veggies, baby spinach and some of the remaining mint (reserve some for garnish!). TIP: Combine the salad ingredients in the couscous pan to save on washing up!
Slice the Moroccan honey-glazed chicken. Divide the couscous salad between bowls. Top with the chicken and a dollop of the mint yoghurt. Garnish with the reserved mint to serve.
2714
kJ
Energy (kJ)
25.6
g
Fat
10.4
g
of which saturates
58.9
g
Carbohydrate
23.8
g
of which sugars
42.3
g
Protein
929
mg
Sodium