Couscous Chicken Crunch
Inspired by Seattle’s Queen Anne Hill neighborhood, which from a distance looks like a layered masterpiece. The dish’s layers of pears, apples and romaine are reminiscent of the neighborhood’s unique and compelling stacked architecture and the steep hill they call home.
- Recipe Yield : Serves 6
Ingredients
- 1 box NEAR EAST® Roasted Garlic & Olive Oil Couscous
- 4 - 5 oz. boneless skinless chicken breasts, chopped into 1½ inch “cubes”
- 2 tbs. virgin or extra virgin olive oil
- Kosher salt to taste (suggested 1½ tsp.)
- 3 tbs. chopped fresh sage leaves
- 8 oz. apple juice
- 1/2 cup diced fresh apples
- 1/2 cup diced fresh pears
- 1 cup roughly chopped romaine lettuce
Preparation Steps
- Marinate the chicken breasts in olive oil, salt and sage for 5 minutes.
- Sauté the chicken over high heat in a large fry pan until golden brown and cooked through.
- Remove chicken from pan and set aside; add the apple juice to the pan and simmer in pan for 5 minutes.
- Add the apples, pears, couscous, and contents of Spice Sack and stir well for 1 minute.
- Cover the pan and allow the couscous to bloom for 6 minutes.
- Fold in the chicken, additional salt to taste, and the romaine lettuce; fluff thecouscous with a fork before serving.
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