Lemon & garlic chicken couscous
Mediterranean30 mins£1.37 a portion
Ingredients
Serves 4
- Chicken breast fillets500g
- Couscous300g
- Lemons (4 pack)1
- Garlic (4 bulbs, approx 40 cloves)3
- Courgettes (3 pack)2
- Mixed peppers (3 pack)1
- Stock cubes (12 pack)1
- Vegetable oilstore cupboard30ml
Plus salt and pepper. About £5.49 for the amounts used.
Method
- 1
Put 300g couscous in a large bowl. Dissolve 1 stock cube in 400ml boiling water, pour over, cover with a plate and leave for 10 minutes.
- 2
Cut 500g chicken breast into chunks. Fry in 1 tbsp oil for 6-8 minutes until golden and cooked through, adding 3 crushed garlic cloves for the last minute. Remove.
- 3
Fry 2 sliced courgettes and 1 sliced pepper in the remaining oil for 5 minutes until softened.
- 4
Fluff the couscous with a fork. Stir in the veg, chicken, the juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper.
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