Traditional Moroccan Couscous with Chicken

Name: Traditional Moroccan Couscous with Chicken
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 35 min
Total time: 50 Minutes
Yield: 6 servings

With

15 minutes

35minutes

6 people

Economical

Ingredients 17 items

2 tablespoons olive oil
1 large onion or 200 g, chopped
500 g skinned chicken breasts
3 cloves garlic crushed
35 g or ½ cup fresh parsley chopped
¾ teaspoon ground cardamom
¾ teaspoon ground coriander
¾ teaspoon dried ginger powder
¾ teaspoon ground black pepper
¼ teaspoon saffron filaments
3 medium tomatoes or 450 g, diced
2 medium carrots or 200 g, cut into cubes
1 small cinnamon stick
1 cup water or 250 ml
2 cubes MAGGI Less Salt Chicken Stock
1 can canned chickpeas or 400 g, drained
2 medium zucchini or 200 g, cut into cubes

How to prepare

Warm oil in a large pan and fry onions over medium heat for 3-4 minutes or until tender. Add chicken, garlic, parsley, all spices and saffron. Cook for 4-5 minutes.
Add tomatoes, carrot, cinnamon, water and MAGGI Less Salt Chicken Stock cubes. Bring to a boil, cover and simmer for 20 minutes or until chicken is almost tender.
Add chickpeas and zucchinis and cook for 10 minutes or until cooked.
Serve with cooked couscous.

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Is coucous considered a healthy grain?

Used a lot in Morrocan cuisine, couscous is rich in carbohydrates that are a great energy source for your body, and it also provides good amounts of fiber and proteins.