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Shortcut Chicken & Couscous Salad
Calorie Smart
Under 40g carbs
Air Fryer Friendly
Shortcut Chicken & Couscous Salad

with Kalamata Olives & Creamy Pesto Dressing

10 min
Difficulty: 1/3
Mediterranean

Everything about this salad is fresh and tasty. The crisp, couscous salad packs a punch from the kalamata olives and is ready to welcome crumbed chicken to your table. The creamy pesto dressing gives it that extra aromatic kick and brings all the flavours together!

Utensils

Large Non-Stick Pan

Tags

Quick
Quick Prep
Easy
Prepped in 10
Over 30g protein
Calorie Smart
Under 40g carbs
Super Quick
Air Fryer Easy
Air Fryer Friendly
Ingredients
Creamy pesto dressing

Creamy pesto dressing

1 packet

Broccoli

Broccoli

1 packet

Couscous

Couscous

1 packet

Kalamata Olives

Kalamata Olives

1 packet

Baby spinach leaves

Baby spinach leaves

1 packet

Vegetable stock pot

Vegetable stock pot

1 sachet

Chicken breast

Chicken breast

330 g

Lime

Lime

1

Preparation
1
Cook the couscous

• Boil the kettle.
• To a medium bowl, add couscous and vegetable stock powder.
• Add the boiling water (3/4 cup for 2 people /1 1/2 cups for 4 people) and stir to combine. Immediately cover with a plate and leave for 5 minutes. • Fluff up with fork and set aside.

2
Cook the chicken

• Meanwhile, set air fryer to 200°C. Place your hand flat on top of chicken breast and slice through horizontally to make two thin steaks.
• Place chicken into the air fryer basket and cook until cooked through (when no longer pink inside), 15-18 minutes.
• Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Season with salt and pepper.

TIP: No air fryer? Heat a large frying pan over medium-high heat with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook chicken steaks until cooked through, 3-6 minutes each side (cook in batches if your pan is getting crowded). Transfer to a paper towel-lined plate. Season with salt and pepper.

3
Cook the broccoli

• While the chicken is cooking, slice lime into wedges and half trimmed green beans.
• Add green beans and a splash of water to a microwave-safe bowl, then cover with a damp paper towel.
• Microwave green beans on high until just tender, 2-4 minutes. Drain, then add to the bowl with the couscous.
• To the bowl with couscous and green beans, add baby spinach leaves, kalamata olives, a good squeeze of lime juice and a drizzle of olive oil.
• Season with salt and pepper and toss to combine.

4
Finish & serve

• Divide olive couscous salad between bowls and top with chicken. Drizzle over creamy pesto dressing.
• Serve with any remaining lime wedges. Enjoy!

Nutrition per serving

558

kcal

Calories

2330

kJ

Energy (kJ)

22.8

g

Fat

2.9

g

of which saturates

37.1

g

Carbohydrate

3.2

g

of which sugars

7.5

g

Dietary Fibre

48.8

g

Protein

0

mg

Cholesterol

761

mg

Sodium

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