Coriander Chicken Couscous Food

ONE-PAN CHICKEN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 1-2 mins just until softened. Add the chicken and fry for 7-10 mins until cooked through and the onions have turned golden. Grate over the ginger, stir through the harissa to coat everything and cook for 1 min more.
• Tip in the apricots, chickpeas and couscous, then pour over the stock and stir once. Cover with a lid or tightly cover the pan with foil and leave for about 5 mins until the couscous has soaked up all the stock and is soft. Fluff up the couscous with a fork and scatter over the coriander to serve. Serve with extra harissa, if you like.

LEMON & CORIANDER COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Prepare 250g couscous with boiling water or stock, according to the packet's instructions.
• Add the lemon zest, fresh coriander, raisins and pine nuts. Season well and drizzle with plenty of olive oil. Goes really well with fish or lamb.

CHICKEN WITH COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a medium saucepan, bring 2 cups of the chicken broth to a boil. Stir in couscous and 1 1/2 teaspoons of the olive oil. Turn off heat, cover, and let stand 10 minutes.
• Heat 1 tablespoon olive oil in a medium skillet over medium heat. Stir in the chicken, season with pepper, and cook until no longer pink and juices run clear. Remove chicken from the skillet, and set aside.
• Heat the remaining olive oil in the skillet over medium heat. Stir in the jalapeno peppers and carrot, and saute about 2 minutes. Mix in the zucchini, green onions, ginger, and 1/4 cup chicken broth. Continue to cook and stir until tender, about 5 minutes.
• In a small bowl, blend the remaining 1 cup chicken broth with curry powder, coriander, and cornstarch. Pour over the vegetables. Return chicken to the skillet. Continue cooking about 2 minutes until chicken is coated and the broth mixture begins to thicken. Serve over the couscous.

CORIANDER LEMON COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Cook the couscous according to package directions.
• Meanwhile, put the coriander and lemon zest in a bowl.
• When the couscous is done, mix it with the coriander and lemon zest.
• Add the olive oil and nuts and mix again.
• Season with salt and pepper.
• Serve immediately or chill if desired.
• Squeeze a little lemon juice over the couscous just before serving.

COUSCOUS WITH PINE NUTS, CORIANDER & RAISINS

Steps:

• Put the couscous in a medium-sized bowl, pour over the stock, cover with cling film, and leave to stand for 5 mins. Meanwhile, toast the pine nuts in a dry pan for a few mins, until pale golden.
• Fluff up the couscous with a fork, add all the remaining ingredients and mix well to combine.

LIME AND CORIANDER COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Finely grate zest of the lime then squeeze the juice out.
• Chop the coriander.
• Boil the chicken stock and lime jiuce together.
• Add couscous to stock.
• Allow to sit 5 minutes then fluff with a fork.
• Add zest and coriander and mix to combine.
• Good hot or cold.

CORIANDER CHICKEN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the oil in a large saucepan then add the chicken and brown on all sides. Remove from the pan.
• Reheat the oil, add the garlic, onions and turmeric and cook over a medium heat for 5 minutes, turning from time to time.
• Return the chicken to the pan together with the basil, salt and pepper, mix well then add enough water to just cover the chicken. Bring to the boil, stirring, then reduce the heat and simmer for 40 minutes, stirring from time to time and adding a little more water if necessary, until the chicken is very tender.
• Add the olives, cilantro, and lemon slices and continue to cook for a further 10 minutes. Serve over couscous.

POACHED CHICKEN WITH VEGETABLES, CORIANDER AND SAFFRON COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Prepare the chicken:
• In a shallow dish sprinkle the chicken with the cumin, the ginger, the salt, and the garlic, drizzle it with the oil, and rub it all over to coat it well. Chill the chicken, covered, for at least 1 hour or overnight.
• In a heavy saucepan cook the onion and the garlic in the oil over moderately low heat, stirring, until they are softened, stir in the ginger and the saffron, and cook the mixture for 30 seconds. Add the broth and 2 tablespoons each of the coriander and the parsley, bring the mixture to a boil, and simmer it for 10 minutes. Add the chicken and the carrot and poach the chicken, covered, for 10 minutes. Turn the chicken, add the zucchini, and cook the mixture, covered, for 10 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through. Transfer the chicken with tongs to a cutting board and let it stand for 5 minutes. While the chicken is standing, add the olives and the remaining 1 tablespoon each of the coriander and the parsley to the pan, bring the liquid to a boil, and boil the mixture for 2 minutes.
• Prepare the couscous:
• Put the saffron in a small dish, set the dish on a rack set over a saucepan of the broth and 3/4 cup water, and bring the liquid to a boil. Heat the saffron for 1 minute, crumble it into the broth, and add the oil. Stir in the couscous, remove the pan from the heat, and let the couscous stand, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork before serving.
• Slice the chicken, divide it between 2 plates with the couscous, and spoon the vegetable mixture over it.

LEMON GARLIC CHICKEN WITH CORIANDER

Steps:

• Season the chicken. Mix together the remaining ingredients together and marinate the chicken in it ( in a non metallic bowl!) for approx 2-3 hours in the fridge (overnight won't hurt).
• Pre-heat the oven to 200 degrees.
• Roast the chicken in the marinade for approx 35-40 minutes, until the chicken is cooked through and tender.
• Great served with couscous!

ALMOND CORIANDER COUSCOUS

Steps:

• In a large saucepan, heat olive oil, garlic and spring onion.
• Prepare couscous according to packet instructions (usually, add boiling water, steam till water is absorbed).
• Add currants, almonds, couscous to the saucepan, stirring for one minute on low heat.
• Finally, toss in coriander, and give one final stir.
• Serve immediately.