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Chicken with fruity couscous recipe

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This lovely North African/Middle-Eastern inspired chicken, butternut squash and spinach stew makes the best of all three ingredients. Making the couscous with the apricots and raisins really elevates it up a notch. See method

Serves 4
55mins to cook
493 calories / serving
Dairy-free

Ingredients

1 tbsp rapeseed oil
1 onion, chopped
1 garlic clove, finely chopped
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
1 tbsp tomato purée
2 x 400g tins chopped tomatoes
750g (1½lb) butternut squash, peeled, deseeded and chopped
500g (1lb) chicken, diced
150g (5oz) baby spinach
200g couscous
75g dried apricots, roughly chopped
50g (2oz) raisins
½ x 31g pack coriander, chopped

If you don't have chopped tomatoes, chop up a tin of plum tomatoes instead

Each serving contains

Energy
2085kj
493kcal 25%
Fat
6g 8%
Saturates
1g 3%
Sugars
33g 36%
Salt
0.6g 10%

of the reference intake
Carbohydrate 65.3g Protein 40g Fibre 10g

Method

Heat the oil in a pan and cook the onion for 5-10 minutes until softened. Add the garlic and spices for the final minute. Stir in the tomato purée and the chopped tomatoes, with 200ml (7fl oz) water and bring to the boil. Add the butternut squash, then cover and cook for 20 minutes. Add the chicken and cook for a further 10 minutes. Just before serving stir through the spinach until just wilted.
Meanwhile, place the couscous in a bowl with the apricots and raisins and pour over 275ml (9fl oz) boiling water. Cover with a plate and leave for 10 minutes until all the water has been absorbed. Once ready, fork through to break the grains up. Season to taste, then stir through most of the coriander. Serve the couscous with the chicken stew and scatter over the remaining coriander.

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