A home-cooked chicken dinner in a skillet can be on your dinner table in less than 30 minutes.
Southwest Chicken and Couscous
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 25 min
- Servings 4
- Ingredients 8
Ingredients
- 1 cup frozen bell pepper and onion stir-fry (from 1-lb bag)
- 1/2 cup frozen corn
- 1/2 cup thick & chunky salsa
- 1 can (15 oz) black beans with cumin and chili spices, undrained
- 1 package (9 oz) frozen cooked southwest-seasoned chicken breast strips
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked couscous
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Instructions
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Step1Spray 12-inch nonstick skillet with cooking spray. Add stir-fry vegetables to skillet; cook 2 to 3 minutes, stirring frequently, until crisp-tender.
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Step2Stir in corn, salsa, beans and frozen chicken. Heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 5 minutes, stirring occasionally, until chicken is thoroughly heated (break up large pieces of chicken with spoon as mixture cooks).
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Step3Meanwhile, heat water to boiling. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
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Step4Fluff couscous with fork; spoon onto serving plates. Top with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cilantro.
Nutrition
470
Calories
3 1/2g
Total Fat
29g
Protein
79g
Total Carbohydrate
6g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 470
- Calories from Fat
- 35
- Total Fat
- 3 1/2g
- 6%
- Saturated Fat
- 1g
- 4%
- Trans Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 30mg
- 10%
- Sodium
- 790mg
- 33%
- Potassium
- 220mg
- 6%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 79g
- 26%
- Dietary Fiber
- 11g
- 43%
- Sugars
- 6g
- Protein
- 29g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 10%
- 10%
- Calcium
- 10%
- 10%
- Iron
- 20%
- 20%
Exchanges:
4 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 2 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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