Couscous Chicken With Orange Sauce

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 1 onion, thinly sliced
• 2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon pepper
• 1 pinch cinnamon
• 1 pinch cayenne pepper
• 1/3 cup whole wheat couscous
• 2 tablespoons dried currants
• 1/2 cup orange juice
• 2 tablespoons sliced almonds
• 1/4 cup fresh parsley
• 4 boneless chicken breasts
• 1/4 teaspoon cornstarch

Recipe

• 1 in skillet, heat half of the oil over medium heat; cook onion, garlic, paprika, cumin, half of each the salt and pepper, the cinnamon and cayenne until onion is softened, 6 minutes.
• 2 meanwhile, in bowl, pour 1/3 cup boiling water over couscous; stir in currants and half of the orange juice. cover and let stand until no liquid remains, about 5 minutes. fluff with fork; stir in onion mixture, almonds and parsley.
• 3 cut each breast horizontally in half almost but not all the way through; stuff with couscous mixture. place in roasting pan. brush with remaining oil; sprinkle with remaining salt and pepper. roast in 400f oven for 20 minutes or until chicken is no longer pink inside. remove from pan.
• 4 strain pan juices into saucepan; pour in remaining orange juice and bring to boil. dissolve cornstarch in 1 tablespoon cold water; stir into pan juices and boil for 1 minute. serve with chicken.