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Pesto Chicken with Lemony Couscous
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

Soy
Wheat
Milk

Utensils

Large Bowl
Whisk
Ingredients
Chicken Breasts

Chicken Breasts

340 g

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Red Onion, chopped

Red Onion, chopped

56 g

Parsley

Parsley

7 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

Salt

Salt

1 tsp

Preparation
1
1 PREP

Preheat the oven to 450°F (to bake chicken). Start prepping when the oven comes up to temperature! Wash and dry all produce.* Zest, then juice half the lemon. Cut remaining lemon into wedges. Peel, then mince or grate garlic. Roughly chop parsley. Using a vegetable peeler, peel zucchini(s) lengthwise into long ribbons. Pat chicken dry with paper towel, then season with salt and pepper.

2
2 COOK CHICKEN

Heat a large non-stick pan over medium-high heat. When pan is hot, add 1 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then chicken. Sear, until golden, 2-3 min per side. Remove pan from heat. Directly to a baking sheet, add chicken. Bake, in middle of oven, until cooked through, 8-10 min. (TIP: Cook to a min. internal temp. of 74°C/165°F, as size may vary.**)

3
3 MAKE COUSCOUS

Meanwhile, heat a medium pot over medium-high heat. When pot is hot, add 1/2 tbsp oil (dbl for 4 ppl), then onions. 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 (dbl for 4 ppl) and 1 tsp salt (dbl 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
4 ASSEMBLE SALAD

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

5
5 WARM PESTO

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

6
6 FINISH AND SERVE

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

Nutrition per serving

3222

kJ

Energy (kJ)

770

kcal

Calories

36

g

Fat

8

g

Saturated Fat

60

g

Carbohydrate

5

g

Sugar

6

g

Dietary Fiber

52

g

Protein

135

mg

Cholesterol

710

mg

Sodium

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