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

Prep Time: 30 Min

Total Time:

Makes: 4 servings

Ellie Mathews
Seattle, Washington
Bake-Off® Contest 38, 1998
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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

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.

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Nutritional Information

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1/4 of Recipe)
  • Calories 490
    • (Calories from Fat 170),
  • Total Fat 19g
    • (Saturated Fat 4g,
  • Cholesterol 100mg;
  • Sodium 540mg;
  • Total Carbohydrate 45g
    • (Dietary Fiber 3g,
    • Sugars 11g),
  • Protein 34g;
Percent Daily Value*:
  • Vitamin A 10.00%;
  • Vitamin C 10.00%;
  • Calcium 6.00%;
  • Iron 15.00%;
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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