Couscous With Chicken, Walnuts& Golden Raisins

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 garlic cloves
• 2 boneless skinless chicken thighs
• 1/8 teaspoon turmeric
• 1 dash cinnamon
• 1/8 teaspoon salt
• 1/8 teaspoon pepper
• 1/3 cup walnuts
• 1 1/4 cups chicken broth
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1 cup couscous
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 3 tablespoons fresh scallions

Recipe

• 1 chop up the garlic; mince the scallions. dice up the chicken into ½" cubes.
• 2 heat up the olive oil in a skillet; add the garlic and sauté for a minute or two, till the garlic starts to smell good and yummy.
• 3 add the chicken and give it a stir to coat thoroughly in oil. add the turmeric and salt, plus a few generous dashes of cinnamon and pepper.
• 4 cook the chicken over medium-high heat. when the outside has mostly turned opaque, add the pine nuts. continue cooking until the chicken is just cooked through -- do your best not to overcook!
• 5 while the chicken is cooking, bring the broth to a boil in a small pot. stir in the couscous and raisins/currants, add 1/8 tsp salt plus a few dashes of ground pepper. cover and remove from heat; let sit for five minutes. stir in 1 tablespoons olive oil and the minced scallions with a fork, then continue using the fork to fluff the couscous.
• 6 stir in the chicken and pine nut mixture, and fluff some more. you can serve it hot if you like, but the dish is also good at room temperature.