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Stir-Fried Couscous with Chicken and Apricots

Pearl couscous and chicken pieces go into a hot pan with scallions, sweet apricots, cumin and cinnamon, then pistachios for crunch. Good hot or at room temperature.

  • YieldServes 4
  • Hands-on30 min
  • Total45 min
  • Difficulty

Ingredients

  • 300 gIsraeli couscous, about 1 3/4 cups
  • 60 mlextra virgin olive oil, divided in half
  • 565 gboneless chicken breast, cut into bite-size chunks
  • 4scallions, thick, chopped
  • 150 gdried apricots, chopped, about 1 cup
  • 1 tspground cumin
  • 1 tspground cinnamon
  • 125 gpistachios, shelled, about 1 cup
  • to tastesalt
  • to tasteblack pepper, freshly ground

Contains

  • Gluten
  • Tree nuts
  • Pistachio
  • Sulfites
  • Wheat
  • Stone fruits (any)
  • Apricot
  • Olive
  • Onion family (any)
  • Scallion (green onion)
  • Black and white pepper
  • Cinnamon
  • Cumin
  • Poultry and birds (any)
  • Chicken

Taste

  • Sweet
  • Salty
  • Umami / savory
  • Richness / fat
  • Aromatic spice

Equipment

  • Stovetop

Season

  • Any season

Occasion

  • Weeknight
  • Entertaining

Effort

  • 20–45 min active
  • 30–60 min total
  • Difficulty 2
  • Leftovers-friendly

Nutrition

  • Calories: high
  • Protein: high
  • Carbs: high
  • Fat: high
  • Fiber: high
  • Sodium: low

Budget

  • Budget: moderate

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