Couscous Chicken Salad

Name: Couscous Chicken Salad Recipe
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 1 1/4 C low-sodium chicken broth; 1 C tri-color pearl couscous; I Tbsp unsalted butter; 1/2 C extra-virgin olive oil; juice of one lemon; 1 tsp salt; 1/2 tsp coriander; 1/2 tsp dijon mustard; 1 large clove garlic minced; fresh ground pepper to taste; 1 C cooked diced chicken; 4 green onions thinly sliced; 1 large Granny Smith apple cored and diced; 1 large rib celery diced; Bibb lettuce leaves; Directions:; In saucepan bring stock to a boil. Add couscous and butter. Bring to a boil again then simmer per package directions (8 to 10 minutes). Remove from heat fluff with fork and set aside to cool.; Combine olive oil lemon juice salt coriander mustard garlic and pepper. Wisk until well mixed. In large bowl combine cooled couscous chicken onions apple and celery. Add olive oil mixture and toss to coat. Serve over Bibb lettuce leaves.

Number of Servings: 8

Ingredients

1 1/4 C low-sodium chicken broth1 C tri-color pearl couscousI Tbsp unsalted butter1/2 C extra-virgin olive oiljuice of one lemon1 tsp salt1/2 tsp coriander1/2 tsp dijon mustard1 large clove garlic, mincedfresh ground pepper, to taste1 C cooked, diced chicken4 green onions, thinly sliced1 large, Granny Smith apple, cored and diced1 large rib celery, dicedBibb lettuce leavesDirections:In saucepan, bring stock to a boil. Add couscous and butter. Bring to a boil again, then simmer per package directions (8 to 10 minutes). Remove from heat, fluff with fork and set aside to cool.Combine olive oil, lemon juice, salt, coriander, mustard, garlic and pepper. Wisk until well mixed. In large bowl, combine cooled couscous, chicken, onions, apple and celery. Add olive oil mixture and toss to coat. Serve over Bibb lettuce leaves.

Directions

Serving Size: Makes approximately 8 1/2-cup servings

Number of Servings: 8

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user LISA_HUDSON.

Servings Per Recipe: 8

Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving

Calories: 296.6
Total Fat: 23.0 g
Cholesterol: 3.8 mg
Sodium: 91.9 mg
Total Carbs: 14.1 g
Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
Protein: 6.6 g

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