Salsa Couscous Chicken

There will be no more complaints about plain old chicken! Fruit, nuts and spice make a honey of a main dish.

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Bake-Off® Contest 38, 1998

Ellie Mathews

Seattle, Washington

ingredients 11
Prep Time 30 min
Total Time 0 min

Ingredients

3: cups hot cooked couscous or rice

1: tablespoon oil

1/4: cup coarsely chopped almonds

2: garlic cloves, minced

8: chicken thighs, skin removed

1: cup Old El Paso® Salsa

: 1/4 cup water

2: tablespoons dried currants or raisins

1: tablespoon honey

3/4: teaspoon cumin

1/2: teaspoon cinnamon

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Directions

1 Cook couscous as directed on package.
2 Meanwhile, heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add almonds; cook 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from skillet; set aside.
3 Add garlic and chicken to skillet; cook 4 to 5 minutes until chicken is browned, turning once.
4 In small bowl, combine salsa and all remaining ingredients; mix well. Add to chicken. Reduce heat to medium; cover and cook 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink, stirring occasionally.
5 Stir in almonds. Serve over couscous.

Nutrition Information

NUTRITION INFORMATION PER SERVING

Serving Size: 1/4 of Recipe

Calories: 490
Calories from Fat: 170),

% Daily Value

Total Fat: 19g; 19%
(Saturated Fat 4g, 4% ),
Cholesterol: 100mg; 100%;
Sodium: 540mg; 540%;
Total Carbohydrate: 45g; 45%
(Dietary Fiber 3g 3% Sugars 11g 11% ),
Protein: 34g; 34%

% Daily Value*:

Vitamin A: 10%;
Vitamin C: 10%;
Calcium: 6%;
Iron: 15%;

Exchanges:

3 Starch; 3 1/2 Lean Meat; 1 1/2 Fat;

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Teri4Eric

report Posted Apr. 6, 2013 4:30 PM

Doubling the sauce is a must. Tasty and easy. Definitely a keeper.

Scrumptious631

report Posted Sep. 12, 2011 6:49 AM

I discovered this recipe while reading Ellie's bake-off memoir. I re-named it Million Dollar Chicken and served it to my fussy family. They all loved it. I'm making it again tonight!

nancymunn

report Posted Jun. 2, 2010 8:38 PM

This is a fantastic recipe. My husband, who is not a chicken fan, actually asks for this one. Highly recommended.

fromboop

report Posted Feb. 23, 2010 11:02 PM

I have made this recipe for my family, friends and company for years. Everyone loves it. Easy to double or even triple the amounts. Easy to substitute ingredients also, i.e. currants for raisins, cous cous for rice.

hedjo

report Posted Feb. 17, 2010 7:48 PM

The cinnamon, honey and raisins transformed the salsa into a unique yet great tasting sauce for the chicken. Great meal!