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Quick chicken couscous recipe
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Quick chicken couscous recipe

8 ingredients 2 steps nhs_uk
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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

441
Calories
41g
Protein
4g
Fat
60g
Carbs

Counts 7 of 8 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 7 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Sweetcorn not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 200g couscous
  • 450ml reduced-salt chicken or vegetable stock
  • 250g skinless, boneless roast chicken breasts, chopped
  • 100g sweetcorn
  • 2 tomatoes, chopped
  • quarter of a cucumber, chopped
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 pinch ground black pepper

Directions

1

Put the couscous into a large mixing bowl and cover with the hot stock. Leave for 10 to 15 minutes to swell and cool, then stir with to fluff up the grains.

2

Add the chicken, sweetcorn, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice and black pepper. Stir well to mix and then divide between 4 bowls. Information: You can make a fruity version of this meal by replacing the sweetcorn, tomatoes and cucumber with chopped apple, seedless grapes, and raisins or chopped ready-to-eat dried apricots.

Recipe sourced from nhs_uk

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