Chicken soup with couscous
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- Number of Servings: 8
Ingredients
*3 lbs Chicken Breast, no skin, 48 ounces * Olive Oil, 2 tbsp * Onions, raw, 3 medium * *Cumin seed, 1 tsp * Paprika, .5 tsp * Pepper, red or cayenne, .5 tsp * Red Ripe Tomatoes, 2 plum tomato * Tomato Paste, 0.062 cup * *cinnamon stick, 1 serving * Couscous, .5 cup, dry, yields * Parsley, 2 tbsp * Cilantro, raw, 1 tbsp * Peppermint, fresh, 2 tbsp
-Cut up chicken into cubes.
-put oil in pan and heat then add chicken.
-once the chicken has browned add sliced onions and 4 cups water.
-add your cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper bring pot to a boil.
-peal your tomatoes and chop them up. Add the tomatoes to the pot, your tomato paste, and your cinnamon stick. Season to your liking (salt and pepper). Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low. Cover and allow to simmer for 1 hour, or until chicken is very tender.
-If you want you can take the chicken out and shred it then return to the pot. Add 2 cups of water and bring the pot up to boil, add the couscous, and your chopped up herbs. Allow to simmer for an additional 20 min.
We did 1 cup per serving, and ended up with about 8.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DOAA06.
-put oil in pan and heat then add chicken.
-once the chicken has browned add sliced onions and 4 cups water.
-add your cumin, paprika and cayenne pepper bring pot to a boil.
-peal your tomatoes and chop them up. Add the tomatoes to the pot, your tomato paste, and your cinnamon stick. Season to your liking (salt and pepper). Bring to a boil, and then reduce heat to low. Cover and allow to simmer for 1 hour, or until chicken is very tender.
-If you want you can take the chicken out and shred it then return to the pot. Add 2 cups of water and bring the pot up to boil, add the couscous, and your chopped up herbs. Allow to simmer for an additional 20 min.
We did 1 cup per serving, and ended up with about 8.
Number of Servings: 8
Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user DOAA06.
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
- Calories: 276.7
- Total Fat: 5.8 g
- Cholesterol: 98.6 mg
- Sodium: 132.0 mg
- Total Carbs: 12.7 g
- Dietary Fiber: 1.6 g
- Protein: 41.3 g
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