Chicken soup with couscous

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Nutritional Info
  • Servings Per Recipe: 8
  • 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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Introduction

Found this in a book ' the food of morocco' We all thought it tasted amazing! My kids loved it, and I thought it would even work well without any meat. The fresh mint really adds a great kick to it. Found this in a book ' the food of morocco' We all thought it tasted amazing! My kids loved it, and I thought it would even work well without any meat. The fresh mint really adds a great kick to it.
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

Directions

-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.