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Tunisian Chicken Couscous
Photo: Lily Banse

Tunisian Chicken Couscous

21 ingredients Serves 6 openrecipes

Traditional Tunisian couscous, lots of flavour, really, easy and filling to make and once you've eaten this version you won't view couscous the same way again! Delicious!!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

894
Calories
55g
Protein
21g
Fat
123g
Carbs

Counts 13 of 15 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 13 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Couscous 1 cup cooked (157g) 176
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Potato 1 medium (173g) baked 161
Chickpea 1/2 cup canned (120g) drained 134
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Pea 1/2 cup (72g) 62
Onion 1 medium (110g) 44
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Broad Bean not in our table 0
Water 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

  • 4-6 Chicken Thighs (or legs depending on your preference)
  • 3 Medium potatoes peeled and cut into four
  • 1 Can Chickpeas, drained
  • 1 cup peas fresh or frozen (or broad beans or a mix of both)
  • 2 medium onions sliced
  • 2 cloves of garlic, chopped finely
  • 1 tbsp tomatoe puree
  • 2 tsp harrissa paste
  • 1 tsp cayenne pepper
  • 1/2 tsp ground black pepper
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 1 tsp Tumeric
  • 1 tsp Cumin
  • 1 tsp Corriander
  • 1ltr Water
  • 300ml Passata
  • 1 chicken stock cube
  • Olive Oil
  • 500g medium couscous
  • Optional (Whole large green chillies)
  • Large saucepan which will fit a colander or steamer on top tightly.

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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