Moroccan Seasoned Chicken With Pine Nut Couscous

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon sweet paprika
• 2 teaspoons turmeric
• 2 teaspoons ground coriander
• 2 teaspoons ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 lbs chicken, cut into 2 inch pieces
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 large onion, thinly sliced
• 4 garlic cloves, crushed
• 2 lemons (1 thinly sliced, the other juiced)
• salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 2 1/2 cups chicken stock
• 1 cup large green olives
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 1 1/2 cups couscous
• 1/4 cup pine nuts, toasted
• 1 cup fresh parsley

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, combine paprika, turmeric, coriander, cumin and cinnamon; add chicken and toss.
• 2 in a large skillet, heat oil over medium high heat and cook chicken until browned, about 3 to 4 minutes.
• 3 add onion, garlic and lemon slices; season with salt and pepper.
• 4 cook, stirring frequently, until the onion is softened, about 6 minutes.
• 5 add 1 cup chicken stock, olives, and lemon juice; scrape brown bits from bottom of pan, remove from heat, and season with salt and pepper.
• 6 heat the remaining chicken stock and butter in a medium saucepan until boiling; stir in couscous, cover, and turn off the heat; let stand 5 minutes.
• 7 fluff couscous with a fork and stir in pine nuts.
• 8 serve the chicken and sauce over the couscous and sprinkle with parsley.