Best Chicken And Spinach Couscous Recipes

TOMATO BALSAMIC CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Wash spinach leaves a few minutes ahead of time and allow to dry in a salad-spinner or colander.
• Heat a large saute pan over medium-high heat. Add the olive oil and heat. Add the garlic and cook for 1 minute. Add the chicken and cook about 4 minutes per side, or until cooked through and juices run clear. Remove the chicken and set aside. To the same pan, add the spinach and cook just until wilted, about 1 to 2 minutes. Remove from the pan and set aside. Lower the heat to medium and add the balsamic vinegar and chicken broth to the pan and stir, scraping the bottom of the pan to remove any browned bits. Add the tomatoes, bring to a simmer and cook 3 to 5 minutes.
• Place the couscous in a serving bowl. Top with the spinach, chicken and balsamic-tomato sauce.
• *A few pointers:.
• I use either thin-sliced chicken or pound the chicken so it's about a 1/2 inch thick. It cooks much more evenly that way. This recipe is also tasty with a dash or two of dried basil and rosemary and a few turns of fresh ground black pepper added to the vinegar/tomato mixture. The prep time of this recipe includes washing the spinach, cooking the couscous and pounding the chicken.

COUSCOUS WITH MUSHROOMS, SPINACH AND CHICKEN

Steps:

• In large skillet, heat olive oil over medium. Add chicken, onion, garlic; cook 3-4 minutes, stirring frequently until chicken is cooked.
• Stir in spinach, mushrooms, water, wine, and contents of Spice Sack, bring to boil.
• Stir in couscous, cover and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes, fluff couscous with fork, sprinkle with parmasean cheese.

GRILLED CHICKEN WITH SPINACH AND WHOLE-WHEAT COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Combine spices and 1 teaspoon salt; season chicken on both sides with all but 1/2 teaspoon of the spice mixture.
• Working in batches, grill cutlets, 2 at a time, in a grill pan over medium-high heat, until browned, 3 to 4 minutes. Flip; reduce heat to medium. Grill until cooked through, about 2 minutes.
• Prepare couscous according to package directions. Meanwhile, cook garlic and ginger in oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat until fragrant and just golden, about 30 seconds. Stir in 6 cups spinach, the raisins, reserved 1/2 teaspoon spice mixture, 1/4 teaspoon salt, and the water. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 15 seconds; push to side of skillet. Add remaining 6 cups spinach. Cook until wilted, about 1 minute. Slice chicken, and serve over spinach with couscous and yogurt.

CHICKEN AND SPINACH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in a skillet over medium-low heat. Cook chicken until no longer pink in the center but not browned, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a dish.
• Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the same skillet over medium heat. Add pine nuts; cook and stir until lightly browned, 3 to 5 minutes. Remove pine nuts to another dish. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in the skillet; cook spinach until wilted, about 3 minutes. Transfer spinach to a separate dish.
• Heat 2 tablespoons oil in the same skillet. Add couscous; cook until lightly browned, about 3 minutes. Pour in chicken broth; bring to a simmer. Cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until couscous is tender, about 12 minutes. Uncover; add parsley and pepper. Stir. Layer couscous, chicken, spinach, and pine nuts onto a plate in that order.