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Glazed Chicken over Couscous Pilaf

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By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Aug 19, 2010
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Betty Crocker's Heart Healthy Cookbook shares a recipe! Serve couscous pilaf topped with chicken and drizzled with orange juice mixture that’s ready in just 30 minutes – perfect for a dinner.

Glazed Chicken over Couscous Pilaf

  • Prep Time 10 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 2
  • Ingredients 8
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Ingredients

Couscous Pilaf

  • 1/2 cup frozen sweet peas (from 9 oz box)
  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1/8 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/2 cup uncooked couscous

Glazed Chicken

  • 2 tablespoons orange juice
  • 1 tablespoon apricot preserves or honey
  • 1/2 teaspoon spicy brown mustard
  • 2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Place peas, water, salt and ginger in 1-quart saucepan. Heat to boiling over high heat; reduce heat to medium-­low. Cover and simmer 2 minutes. Remove from heat; stir in couscous. Cover; let stand 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Set oven control to broil. Mix orange juice, preserves and mustard in small bowl. Pour half of mixture (about 2 tablespoons) into another small dish; reserve for topping.
  • Step 
    3
    Place chicken on rack in broiler pan; brush with about half of remaining orange juice glaze.
  • Step 
    4
    Broil with tops about 4 inches from heat 8 to 10 minutes, turning and brushing with glaze after 5 minutes, until juice of chicken is no longer pink when centers of thickest pieces are cut. Discard any remaining glaze.
  • Step 
    5
    Stir pilaf lightly with fork; divide evenly onto plates. Top with chicken; drizzle with reserved orange juice mixture.

Nutrition

360 Calories
4 1/2g Total Fat
34g Protein
47g Total Carbohydrate
9g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
360
Calories from Fat
40
Total Fat
4 1/2g
7%
Saturated Fat
1g
6%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
75mg
24%
Sodium
260mg
11%
Potassium
360mg
10%
Total Carbohydrate
47g
16%
Dietary Fiber
3g
14%
Sugars
9g
Protein
34g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
4%
4%
Vitamin C
8%
8%
Calcium
4%
4%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 1 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 4 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
3
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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