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Pesto Chicken with Lemony Couscous
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Pesto Chicken with Lemony Couscous

and Zucchini Salad

Difficulty: 1/3
Greek

Lemony couscous with crumbles of feta cheese and beautiful zucchini ribbons makes for a picture-perfect salad. It is paired with a crispy pesto chicken that is as easy to make as 1,2,3!

Allergens

Wheat
Milk

Utensils

Measuring Spoons
Zester
Large Bowl
Large Non-Stick Pan
Medium Pot
Whisk
Measuring Cups
Paper Towel
Peeler

Tags

Quick
Ingredients
Chicken Breasts

Chicken Breasts

2 unit

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Shallot

Shallot

50 g

Basil Pesto

Basil Pesto

0.25 cup

Pearl Couscous

Pearl Couscous

0.75 cup

Zucchini

Zucchini

200 g

Garlic

Garlic

6 g

Feta Cheese, crumbled

Feta Cheese, crumbled

0.25 cup

Oil

Oil

2.5 tbsp

Salt and Pepper

Salt and Pepper

0.25 tsp

Preparation
1
Prep

Before starting, preheat the oven to 425°F. Wash and dry all produce. Zest, then juice half the lemon (whole lemon for 4ppl). Cut any remaining lemon into wedges. Peel, then finely chop shallot. Peel, then mince or grate garlic. Using a vegetable peeler, peel zucchini lengthwise into long ribbons. Pat chicken dry with paper towel, then season with salt and pepper.

2
Cook chicken

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then chicken. Sear, until golden-brown, 2-3 min per side, then transfer directly to a baking sheet. Bake chicken, in the middle of the oven, until cooked through, 8-10 min.\*\*

3
Make couscous

While chicken cooks, heat a medium pot over medium-high heat. When hot, add 1/2 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then shallots. Cook, stirring occasionally, until softened, 2-3 min. Add couscous and garlic. Stir together, until couscous is slightly golden, 2-3 min. Add 1 1/3 cups water and 1 tsp salt (dbl both for 4 ppl). Cover and bring to a boil over high heat. Once boiling, reduce heat to medium-low. Simmer, still covered, until couscous is tender, 8-10 min.

4
Assemble salad

While couscous cooks, whisk together half the lemon zest, half the pesto, 1 tbsp lemon juice and 1 tbsp oil (dbl both for 4 ppl) in a large bowl. Set aside. When couscous is tender, add zucchini ribbons and couscous to the dressing. Season with salt and pepper. Toss together.

5
Warm pesto

Heat the same pan (from step 2) over low. When the pan is hot, add remaining lemon zest and remaining pesto. Cook, stirring often, until pesto is warmed and slightly loose, 1 min.

6
Finish and serve

Thinly slice chicken. Divide chicken and couscous salad between plates. Spoon lemony-pesto sauce over chicken and sprinkle feta over top. Squeeze over a lemon wedge, if desired.

Nutrition per serving

3473

kJ

Energy (kJ)

830

kcal

Calories

41

g

Fat

5

g

Saturated Fat

65

g

Carbohydrate

6

g

Sugar

7

g

Dietary Fiber

52

g

Protein

125

mg

Cholesterol

550

mg

Sodium

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