with Jewelled Carrot Couscous & 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 lemony yoghurt, there’s so much to love in this meal tonight!
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Olive oil
1
Red onion
1
Peeled & Chopped Pumpkin
1 packet
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 stock
1 cube
Currants
1 packet
Couscous
1 packet
Baby spinach leaves
1 bag
Mint
1 bunch
Greek-style yoghurt
1 packet
Preheat the oven to 220°C/200°C fan-forced. Cut the red onion into 2cm wedges. Place the onion and peeled & chopped pumpkin on the oven tray lined with baking paper. Drizzle with olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Spread in a single layer and roast until tender, 20-25 minutes. Set aside to cool slightly.
While the veggies are roasting, combine the plain flour, ras el hanout and salt in a large bowl. Add the chicken thigh and toss to coat. Heat a drizzle of olive oil in a large frying pan 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 to the pan. Turn occasionally until the chicken is glazed.
While the chicken is cooking, grate the carrot (see ingredients). Finely chop the garlic. Melt the butter with a drizzle of olive oil in a medium saucepan over a medium-high heat. Add the carrot and cook, stirring, until softened, 2-3 minutes. Add the garlic and cook, stirring, until fragrant, 1 minute. Add the water, chicken stock (1 cube for 2 people / 2 cubes for 4 people) and currants. Bring to the boil. 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.
While the carrot couscous is cooking, roughly chop the baby spinach leaves. Pick and roughly chop the mint. In a small bowl, combine the Greek-style yoghurt and 1/2 of the mint. Season to taste.
In a large bowl, combine the carrot couscous, roasted veggies, baby spinach and remaining mint (reserve some for garnish). TIP: Add everything to the couscous pan to save washing up a bowl!
Slice the Moroccan honey-glazed chicken. Divide the jewelled carrot couscous between bowls and top with the chicken. Top with the mint yoghurt and garnish with the reserved mint. TIP: For the Calorie-Smart option, serve with half the mint yoghurt.
0
kcal
Calories
2706
kJ
Energy (kJ)
24.2
g
Fat
9.6
g
of which saturates
60.5
g
Carbohydrate
26.1
g
of which sugars
0
g
Dietary Fibre
42.9
g
Protein
0
mg
Cholesterol
893
mg
Sodium