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Chicken with Couscous Salad and Yoghurt Pesto
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Chicken with Couscous Salad and Yoghurt Pesto

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Yield: 4 Ready in 45 minutes

Cuisine: EnglishMain Ingredient: Chicken

(4.3, 3) 100% would make again (reviews)

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Servings          
Original recipe makes 4
-- Yoghurt Pesto --
3/4 cupYogurt
4 tablespoonPesto sauce
1 cloveGarlic
2 tablespoonsMint; chopped
Salt; to taste
-- For the Chicken --
2 tablespoonolive oil
1 tablespoonPaprika
2 clovesgarlic; finely chopped
1 tablespoonGround cumin
1/2 teaspoonTumeric
Salt & Black pepper; to taste
4 eachChicken breast
-- For the Couscous Salad --
1 1/2 cupsCouscous
1/4 cupolive oil
1 clovegarlic; finely chopped
3 tablespoonsSherry vinegar
3 eachTomato; cored, cut into wedges
1/2 eachCucumber; peeled, seeded, diced
1 eachRed onion; thinly sliced
1/2 cupCoriander sprigs
1/2 cupParsley
1/4 cupWatercress
Salt & Black pepper; to taste

Chicken with Couscous Salad and Yoghurt Pesto Preparation

Oven Temperature: 200C

1. YOGHURT PESTO - mix all the ingrdients together. Season as desired. Reserve.

2. CHICKEN - Mix oil, paprika, garlic, cumin & tumeric together. Season well with salt & pepper. Rub all over chicken breats. Brown the chicken in a frying pan & then place in oven for 20 minutes or until chicken is cooked. Remove from oven, rest for 4-5 minutes and slice.

3. FOR THE COUSCOUS - Put couscous in a heatproof bowl with enough boiling water to cover. Mix well, cover with foil for 20 minutes, uncover & fluff up with a fork. Put the couscous & remaining ingredients into a large bowl & mix well.

4. TO SERVE - Serve chicken on the couscous with the yoghurt pesto on the side.

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    • Calories Per Serving: 737
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    Chicken with Couscous Salad and Yoghurt Pesto Reviews

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    very flaverful, be a great summer meal served cold
    3 years, 5 months, 1 weeks, 5 days, 6 hours, 50 minutes ago
    This is a great meal all on its own. Its summer down here
    6 years, 5 months, 2 weeks, 6 days, 15 hours, 31 minutes ago

    [I posted this recipe.]
    6 years, 6 months, 3 weeks, 13 hours, 42 minutes ago

    Tags

    1. Bake
    2. Main Dish
    3. English
    4. Chicken
    5. Dinner
    6. Lunch
    7. Fall
    8. Savory

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