LEMON PEPPER CHICKEN AND COUSCOUS

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Just a recipe I whipped up with some ingredients I had on hand! It's great warm or cold out of the fridge. Feel free to make substitutions and mix it up! You can't go wrong! :-)

Provided by HealthyDoll7

Categories     One Dish Meal

Time 20m

Yield 4 , 4 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 cup whole wheat couscous
1 cup water
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cup lemon juice
1 teaspoon pepper
1/2 green pepper
1/2 red pepper
1/2 yellow pepper
3 roma tomatoes
1 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon pepper
1 tablespoon oregano
parmesan cheese (optional)

Steps:

  • Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add one cup cous cous. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
  • Cook chicken breasts with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon pepper to your desire. Bake, grill, broil, or even microwave - just make sure they are cooked!
  • Once coooked, chop chicken into bite-size pieces. Add to cooked cous cous.
  • Chop bell peppers and roma tomatoes into small bite-size pieces. Add to cooked cous cous and chicken mixture.
  • Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper, as well as 1 tablespoon chopped oregano. Mix well.
  • Top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve! Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 163.7, Fat 3.4, SaturatedFat 0.7, Cholesterol 75.5, Sodium 724.3, Carbohydrate 6.8, Fiber 1.8, Sugar 2.6, Protein 26.2

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