Curried Chicken And Chickpeas

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 10 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• cooking spray
• 3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
• 1/2 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
• 1 lb chicken breast tenders, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 2 teaspoons curry powder
• 1 cup chopped plum tomato
• 1 cup reduced-sodium fat-free chicken broth
• 1 teaspoon hot chili sauce (such as sriracha)
• 1 (15 1/2 ounce) can chickpeas, drained
• 1 cup water
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 3/4 cup uncooked couscous
• 1 (10 ounce) package fresh spinach
• 4 lemon wedges (optional)

Recipe

• 1 heat a large nonstick skillet coated with cooking spray over medium-high heat. combine 1/2 teaspoon salt, garlic, and chicken, tossing to coat.
• 2 add chicken mixture to pan; saute 3 minutes or until browned. stir in curry powder; cook 1 minute.
• 3 add tomato, broth, chile sauce, and chickpeas; bring to a simmer. cover and cook 8 minutes.
• 4 while chicken mixture cooks, place 1/4 teaspoon salt, 1 cup water, and oil in a medium saucepan; bring to a boil. gradually stir in couscous; remove from heat. cover and let stand for 5 minutes. fluff couscous with a fork.
• 5 while couscous stands, poke holes in spinach bag. microwave at high 2 minutes. garnish with lemon wedges, if desired.