Chicken Couscous (One Skillet Dinner)

Name: Chicken Couscous (One Skillet Dinner)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 2 chicken breasts, patted dry, trimmed; 0.75 tsp Salt; 0.5 tsp Garlic Powder; 0.25 tsp Ground Paprika; 0.5 tsp Dried Oregano; 1 tbsp Olive Oil; 1 tbsp Salted Butter; 0.5 cup yellow onion, small, diced; 2 Garlic, peeled minced; 0.5 tsp Salt; 0.125 tsp Red Pepper Flakes; 1 cup Moroccan couscous; 1 cup Chicken Stock; 2 tsp Lemon Juice; 0.5 cup Feta Cheese, crumbled; 2 tbsp Flat Leaf Parsley, minced; Lemon Wedges, optional

This Chicken Couscous is delicious, healthy, and a one skillet dinner. The recipe has easy clean up and is ready in under 30 minutes.

Brooke1999

Prep10 min

Cook20 min

Total30 min

Servings4

Difficultymedium

MediterraneanDinner / Supper

Ingredients

2chicken breasts, patted dry, trimmed
0.75 tspSalt
0.5 tspGarlic Powder
0.25 tspGround Paprika
0.5 tspDried Oregano
1 tbspOlive Oil
1 tbspSalted Butter
0.5 cupyellow onion, small, diced
2Garlic, peeled minced
0.5 tspSalt
⅛ tspRed Pepper Flakes
1 cupMoroccan couscous
1 cupChicken Stock
2 tspLemon Juice
0.5 cupFeta Cheese, crumbled
2 tbspFlat Leaf Parsley, minced
Lemon Wedges, optional

Instructions

1
Add in garlic and cook until fragrant, about 60 seconds. Pour in chicken stock and increase the heat to medium until the edges are boiling. Sprinkle in couscous and stir. Turn heat off and cover for 5 minutes.
2
Remove lid and fluff the couscous with a fork. Squeeze in lemon juice and stir.
3
Top with fresh parsley, feta cheese and lemon wedges. Serve and enjoy!
4
In a small bowl, combine 3/4 teaspoon salt, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1/4 teaspoon paprika, and 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano. Slice the width of the chicken breasts in half, to create 4 cutlets total. Pat dry with paper towels and season both sides with spice mixture.
5
Heat a large skillet to medium low heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Rotate pan to cover bottom in oil. Once hot, add in the chicken breast and cook for 4 to 5 minutes, on each side until the internal temperature reaches 165 degrees. Once the chicken is fully cooked, transfer to a plate and cover with foil. If the pan is super burnt on the bottom, allow it to cool and carefully clean it. If it's just a golden brown, it doesn't need to be cleaned, but black bits will be bitter.
6
Continue heat at medium low or reheat to medium low (if you needed to clean the pan). Add in butter until melted. Toss in the onions, and stir in 1/2 teaspoon salt and 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes. Cook for 3-4 minutes until the onions are softened.