RizzieFarms • The Chicken Cookbook

Tastes Like Chicken!

From the 1992 cookbook

Main Dishes

Couscous with Chicken

Servings: 8 servings

Chicken and vegetables simmered in spices, served with steamed couscous and raisins.

Ingredients

  • 2 T olive or vegetable oil
  • 2.5 to 3 lb broiler-fryer whole chicken, cut up
  • 4 small carrots, 2-inch pieces
  • 2 med onions, sliced
  • 2 med turnips, quartered
  • 2 cloves garlic, chopped
  • 2 t ground coriander
  • 1.5 t salt
  • 1 t chicken bouillon
  • 1/4 t ground red pepper
  • 1/4 t ground turmeric
  • 1 C water
  • 3 zucchini, sliced
  • 1 can (15 oz) garbanzo beans, drained
  • 1 1/3 C couscous
  • 3/4 C raisins
  • 1/2 t salt
  • 1 C boiling water
  • 1/2 C margarine or butter
  • 1/2 t ground turmeric

Instructions

  1. Brown chicken in oil. Drain fat. Add vegetables, garlic, spices, and water. Simmer 30 minutes.
  2. Add zucchini and cook until tender. Stir in beans and heat 5 minutes.
  3. Mix couscous, raisins, and salt. Add boiling water. Let absorb, then sauté with butter and turmeric.
  4. Serve couscous mounded on platter with chicken and vegetables around.
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