Spicy Cajun chicken with couscous
Ingredients:
4 skinless chicken breasts cut into bite-sized pieces
1 tbsp Cajun seasoning
1 cup couscous
1 cup hot chicken stock
125g ready-to-use Puy lentils
100g dried apricots
1 tbsp olive oil
2 red onions cut into thin wedges
1 bunch spring onions, chopped
Small bunch coriander, chopped
Method:
Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/gas 6
Sprinkle the chicken with the Cajun spice and place in a single layer in a roasting tin
Bake for 20 mins until the chicken is cooked and then set aside
Add the cup of boiling water with a chicken stock cube to the couscous and stand for 10 mins, adding the lentils and chopped apricots for the final 5 mins
Place into a large bowl with the chicken and toss together
While the couscous is ‘cooking’, heat the oil in a large frying pan and soften the onions for 10-15 mins
Toss the onions into the couscous with the coriander and some seasoning
then mix well and enjoy
My husband would probably love this recipe because of the spices. I don't eat a lot of spicy foods due to GI problems. I wish I could. Looks good though.
This looks a nice recipe, although I will have to go easy on the cajun spices. Also it looks simple enough to replace the chicken with salmon or tuna and maybe the couscous with quinoa too.
I'll definitely give this one a go.
Thank you! Perhaps you'll come back and let us know how it goes when you've made it.
I made this dish today and I have to say it was a huge success. I replaced the chicken with fresh tuna and it was absolutely delicious!
I'm pleased you enjoyed it. Thanks for letting us know.