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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. 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. 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. 3

    Fry 2 sliced courgettes and 1 sliced pepper in the remaining oil for 5 minutes until softened.

  4. 4

    Fluff the couscous with a fork. Stir in the veg, chicken, the juice of 1 lemon, salt and pepper.

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