Couscous is so quick and simple to prepare, and it goes well with lots of different flavours too.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 15 minutes
Serves 4
Ingredients
- 200g couscous
- 450ml reduced-salt chicken or vegetable stock
- 250g skinless, boneless roast chicken breasts, chopped
- 100g sweetcorn
- 2 tomatoes, chopped
- quarter of a cucumber, chopped
- 1 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 pinch ground black pepper
Method
- Put the couscous into a large mixing bowl and cover with the hot stock. Leave for 10 to 15 minutes to swell and cool, then stir with to fluff up the grains.
- Add the chicken, sweetcorn, tomatoes, cucumber, lemon juice and black pepper. Stir well to mix and then divide between 4 bowls.
You can make a fruity version of this meal by replacing the sweetcorn, tomatoes and cucumber with chopped apple, seedless grapes, and raisins or chopped ready-to-eat dried apricots.
Nutritional Information
Per serving:
- 1,362kJ / 322kcals
- 26.8g protein
- 4.2g fat, of which 0.9g saturates
- 42.8g carbohydrate, of which 4.5g sugars
- 3.3g fibre
- 0.5g salt