Chicken couscous

Cooking time:

1 hour 10 minutes

Active time:

30 minutes

Complexity:

Average

Need to marinate

The main secret of this recipe is a marinade based on natural yogurt. He not only softens the chicken breast, making it literally melting in the mouth, but also gives the meat subtle fresh notes. And all this - without unnecessary calories and fat .

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Recipe "Couscous with chicken "

Ingredients per 1 serving

chicken breast fillet

120 g

natural drinking yogurt

100 ml

fresh garlic

2 cloves

vegetable oil

1 tbsp. l.

couscous

40 g

lemon

quarter (20g)

For the salsa sauce:

tomatoes

50 g

onion red

20 g

olive oil

10 ml

salt

to taste

ground black pepper

to taste

Step 1/6

Make several shallow transverse and longitudinal cuts on the chicken breast: this way it will cook better and cook more evenly.

Step 2/6

Prepare a marinade for chicken: mix yogurt, garlic, passed through the press, salt and pepper.

Fold the fillets into the yoghurt and leave to marinate for at least 20 minutes, preferably 1 hour. You can marinate in the morning and leave until the evening in the refrigerator.

Step 3/6

Fry the chicken breast in vegetable oil on both sides until golden brown or bake in an oven preheated to 200 degrees for 20-25 minutes.

Step 4/6

Cook couscous according to the instructions on the package.

Step 5/6

For the salsa sauce, finely chop the tomatoes and onion. Mix with olive oil, salt and pepper to taste. Optionally, add lime juice or a little balsamic vinegar.