Recipes by Barbara Northwood

Mediterranean chicken couscous

Sep 03 02:52pm
Prep Time Cook Time Serves
15 mins 12 mins 4
Ingredients
  • 4 chicken breast fillets
  • 1 tblsp McCormick Season-All Garlic
  • 2 cups chicken stock
  • 2 cups couscous
  • 1 / 4 cup sliced kalamata olives
  • 1 / 3 cup sun-dried tomato strips, drained
  • 1 / 2 cup chopped fresh parsley
  • Salt and pepper, to taste
  • 1 / 3 cup light sour cream
  • 2 tblsps black olive tapenade
  • Fresh parsley leaves, to garnish

1. Combine chicken and seasoning in a bowl.
2. Heat an oiled grill pan. Add chicken. Cook for about 6 minutes on each side, or until browned and cooked through. Remove and slice thickly. Cover to keep warm.
3. Meanwhile, place stock in a medium saucepan. Bring to boil. Remove from heat. Add couscous. Cover and stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork. Add olives, tomatoes and parsley. Season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
4. Combine sour cream and tapenade in a bowl.
5. Serve couscous topped with chicken and sour cream mixture. Garnish with parsley.

Tip: Tapenade is a paste made from crushed olives. It's available from supermarkets. Lamb cutlets or thickly sliced pork fillets can be substituted for the chicken.

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1 Comments Report Abuse
1. michp1 - Sep 09 03:04pm
Sounds so yummy and easy! I have all these ingredients on hand so I'm going to make it tonight...
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