Photo: Lily Banse
Roast chicken with couscous
12 ingredients
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It's best to use a nice free-range or organic chicken for this dish, or the best-quality bird you can afford; and I love the idea of the tasty vegetables in this recipe getting a whole lot of love. If you like, a mint sauce would make a great accompaniment. Pretty delish!
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
555
Calories
40g
Protein
18g
Fat
59g
Carbs
Counts 8 of 10 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.
What these numbers assume — 8 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Couscous | 1 cup cooked (157g) | 176 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Red Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Carrot | 1 medium (61g) | 25 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Pepper | 1 tsp ground (2.3g) | 6 |
| Peppermint | not in our table | 0 |
| Coriander | 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
- 1.75 kg higher-welfare chicken
- 1 lemon, halved
- 2 red onions, peeled and cut into quarters
- 2 carrots, peeled and cut into chunks
- a few sprigs fresh mint, leaves picked and chopped
- olive oil
- 1 heaped teaspoon ground cumin
- 200 g jarred roasted red peppers, drained and roughly chopped
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 tablespoon ground coriander
- 250 g couscous
- extra virgin olive oil
Directions
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By jamieoliver ·
Recipe sourced from
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