Recipe: Delicious Chicken Couscous & Greens

Chicken Couscous & Greens.

You can have Chicken Couscous & Greens using 12 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you achieve that.

Ingredients of Chicken Couscous & Greens

1. Prepare 200 g of skinless chicken thighs.
2. You need 50 g of whole wheat couscous(preferably Israeli pearl couscous).
3. You need 40 g of onion(chopped).
4. You need 2 of garlic cloves(minced).
5. You need 100 g of baby spinach or green chard.
6. You need 200 ml of chicken broth(low sodium).
7. Prepare 1 tsp of ground cumin.
8. It's 1/2 tsp of cinnamon.
9. You need 1/2 tbsp of thyme.
10. You need 1/2 tbsp of smoked paprika.
11. It's 1 tbsp of olive oil.
12. Prepare of Salt & pepper.

Chicken Couscous & Greens step by step

1. Season the chicken thighs with the ground cumin, cinnamon, thyme, pepper and salt..
2. Set a non-stick skillet on high heat. Once hot, add ½ tbsp of olive oil and then add the chicken thighs. Sear them on each side for 3 minutes, then set aside. Don't worry if they have not finished cooking..
3. Reduce the heat to medium, the add the rest of the olive oil, onion and garlic. Caramelize and brown the onion for 1-2 minutes..
4. Add the couscous to the skillet, and mix it around, ensuring the couscous is covered in oil. If desired sprinkle in the smoked paprika now..
5. Toast for 1-2 minutes then add the baby spinach(or chopped chard). Cook until the spinach begins to wilt and soften, about 1 minute..
6. Pour in the chicken stock and bring to a simmer. Add the chicken thighs back to the skillet and reduce the heat to low-medium. Cover and cook for 12-15 minutes, or until the couscous is plump and most of the liquid has been absorbed. (Note: it should not be soupy, rather saucy.).