Chicken & Couscous Tagine

Chicken & Couscous Tagine

With the weather being so nice out there i wanted dinner to taste like i was away on holidays and a couple of weeks ago i watched Rachel Allen's Easy Meals Programme and she made this dish sound just perfect and strangely enough i had all the ingredients on hand. 

It tasted and smelled middle eastern which is exactly what i wanted without it being too strong or overpowering. Also each portion works out at only 10 Weightwatchers Propoints which i consider a bargain. 

Saying that my other half said that he would have preferred more flavor so with this dish i recommend tasting it as you go so that you can get the flavor to suit your own taste buds.

Chicken & Couscous Tagine

Serves: 4

Weightwatchers Propoints per serving 10

Preparation Time: 40 minutes

Ingredients

• 2 medium breast
• 1 chopped Onions, raw
• 4 cloves Garlic, raw and chopped
• 180 grams Couscous, dry
• 1 cinnamon stick
• 1 tbsp Spices, saffron (expensive)
• 1 teaspoon Salt
• 2 tablespoons Honey
• 1 Chicken stock cube with 1 Ltr of boiling water
• 1 tbsp Spices, paprika
• A pinch of coriander to garnish
• 2 tablespoons Almonds, roasted
• 200 grams Squash, winter, butternut, raw

Directions

• Toast the almonds in a dry pan, when they have little brown dots in the middle there ready to be removed from the heat and set aside to use later

• Make up the chicken stock and set aside
• Spray a little spray oil in the pan over a medium to high heat and add the chicken with salt and pepper to the pan until the chicken is getting a golden colour
• Add the onions, butternut squash and the garlic to the pan, add salt and pepper  with the cinnamon stick and cook covered for about 5 minutes or until the onion starts to soften
• Once softened add the saffron, the smoked paprika and then add the chicken stock and the honey.

• Cover and simmer for 20 minutes covered
• In the mean time chop the toasted almonds
• after the 20 minutes add in the couscous, stir and allow to cook for roughly 3 minutes 
• Once the couscous has soaked up most of the water,  drain the excess, return to the heat and stir in the chopped almonds leave a small amount for garnish

• Serve with some chopped almonds and a sprinkling of coriander

Enjoy the Niptuck way so you don't have too!

Nutrition Info (per serving)

Calories	374
Total Fat	5.4g
Saturated	0.9g
Polyunsaturated	1.4g
Monounsaturated	2.5g
Cholesterol	41mg
Sodium	958mg
Total Carbs	58g
Dietary Fiber	6.4g
Sugar	12g
Protein	24g
Vitamin A	332mcg
Vitamin C	18mg
Calcium	101mg
Iron	2.5mg