Photo: Lily Banse
Moroccan chicken couscous with dates
12 ingredients
10 min + 25 min
Serves 4
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Wholewheat grains keep you fuller for longer - flavour with dates, lemon, cumin and cinnamon
Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)
608
Calories
40g
Protein
19g
Fat
73g
Carbs
What these numbers assume — 11 portions →
| Ingredient | Portion assumed | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Couscous | 1 cup cooked (157g) | 176 |
| Chicken | 100g cooked | 165 |
| Olive Oil | 1 tbsp (14g) | 119 |
| Date | 1 date (24g) medjool | 66 |
| Onion | 1 medium (110g) | 44 |
| Lemon | juice of 1 lemon (48ml) | 12 |
| Cumin | 1 tsp ground (2.1g) | 8 |
| Almond | 1 almond (1.2g) | 7 |
| Cinnamon | 1 tsp ground (2.6g) | 6 |
| Garlic | 1 clove (3g) | 4 |
| Parsley | 1 tbsp chopped fresh (3.8g) | 1 |
Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.
Ingredients
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 500g skinless chicken thighs
- 140g wholewheat couscous
- 2 onions , sliced
- 4 garlic cloves , sliced
- zest 2 lemons , juice of 1
- 350ml chicken stock
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 6 large dates , pitted and chopped (Medjool are nice)
- 50g flaked almonds
- small bunch parsley , chopped
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By bbcgoodfood ·
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