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Salsa Couscous Chicken

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30 min prep time
30 min total time
11 ingredients
4 servings

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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.

Bake-Off® Contest 38, 1998

Ellie Mathews

Seattle, Washington

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

Steps

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.

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; 29%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol: 100mg; 33%
Sodium: 540mg; 23%
Total Carbohydrate: 45g; 15%
Dietary Fiber 3g 12% Sugars 11g
Protein: 34g

% Daily Value*:

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