French
Couscous au Poulet et Legumes (Chicken and Vegetable Couscous)
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Couscous au Poulet et Legumes (Chicken and Vegetable Couscous) is French home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
The quantities follow this count.
How to cook it
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Heat the olive oil in a large pot and brown the chicken thighs on both sides over medium-high heat, about 8 minutes total, then remove them to a plate.
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Add the onion and garlic to the pot and cook for 3 minutes, then stir in the cumin, coriander, turmeric and ras el hanout and cook for 1 minute more, until fragrant.
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Return the chicken to the pot with the carrots, turnips, chickpeas, tomatoes and 3 cups of the chicken broth, bring to a boil, then lower to a simmer, cover, and cook for 30 minutes.
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Add the zucchini and simmer, uncovered, for 15 to 20 minutes more, until the chicken is cooked through and all the vegetables are tender, then season with the salt and pepper.
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Meanwhile, bring the remaining 1 cup of broth to a boil, pour it over the couscous in a heatproof bowl, cover, and let it stand for 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
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Mound the couscous on a large platter, top with the chicken, vegetables and chickpeas, and ladle plenty of the spiced broth over the top before bringing it to the table.
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Serve it with
A French dinner is a plate rather than a single dish. These are the courses that normally sit beside Couscous au Poulet et Legumes (Chicken and Vegetable Couscous), read from the same composition Dinejot builds a real meal from.
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The cooked vegetable
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Something cool and fresh
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Couscous au Poulet et Legumes (Chicken and Vegetable Couscous) carries gluten. It is free of the remaining 9 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | No | |
| Gluten | Yes | Blanc de Poulet Grille et Haricots Verts (Grilled Chicken Breast with Green Beans) |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | No | |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Estimated, per serving
- Calories
- 550 kcal
- Protein
- 31 g
- Carbs
- 72 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Fiber
- 9 g
- Sugar
- 5 g
- Sodium
- 640 mg
- Saturated fat
- 3 g
Estimated values. Actual nutrition varies with ingredients, brands, and how you cook.
When to cook it
Couscous au Poulet et Legumes (Chicken and Vegetable Couscous) takes about 75 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
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