Salsa Couscous Chicken


Serves: 4
Total Calories: 371

Ingredients

1 tablespoon olive oil or vegetable oil
1/4 cup coarsely chopped almonds
2 garlic cloves, minced
8 chicken thighs, skin removed
1 cup salsa
1/4 cup water
2 tablespoons dried currants or raisins
1 tablespoon honey
3/4 teaspoon cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
3 cups hot cooked couscous or rice

Directions:

Heat oil in large skillet over medium-high heat until hot. Add almonds cook 1 to 2 minutes or until golden brown. Remove almonds from skillet with slotted spoon set aside.

Add garlic to skillet cook and stir 30 seconds. Add chicken cook 4 to 5 minutes or until browned, turning once.

In medium bowl, combine salsa and all remaining ingredients except couscous mix well. Add to chicken mix well. Reduce heat to medium cover and cook 20 minutes or until chicken is fork-tender and juices run clear, stirring occasionally. Stir in almonds. Serve chicken mixture with couscous.

Nutrition Per Serving: Calories 490 Protein 34g Carbohydrate 46g Fat 19g Sodium 560mg

From "Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook." Copyright 2004 General Mills. Used with permission of the publisher, Wiley Publishing, Inc. All Rights Reserved.

Nutritional Facts:

Serves: 4
Total Calories: 371
Calories from Fat: 98

This Salsa Couscous Chicken recipe is from the Pillsbury Best of the Bake-Off® Cookbook Cookbook. Download this Cookbook today.


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