Lemon Pepper Chicken and Couscous |
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Prep Time: 10 Minutes Cook Time: 10 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 24 |
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Just a recipe I whipped up with some ingredients I had on hand! It's great warm or cold out of the fridge. Feel free to make substitutions and mix it up! You can't go wrong! :-) Ingredients:
1 cup whole wheat couscous |
1 cup water |
4 boneless skinless chicken breasts |
1/4 cup lemon juice |
1 teaspoon pepper |
1/2 green pepper |
1/2 red pepper |
1/2 yellow pepper |
3 roma tomatoes |
1 teaspoon salt |
1 teaspoon pepper |
1 tablespoon oregano |
parmesan cheese (optional) |
Directions:
1. Bring 1 cup water to a boil. Add one cup cous cous. Let stand for 5 minutes. Fluff with fork.
2. Cook chicken breasts with 1/4 cup lemon juice and 1 teaspoon pepper to your desire. Bake, grill, broil, or even microwave - just make sure they are cooked!
3. Once coooked, chop chicken into bite-size pieces. Add to cooked cous cous.
4. Chop bell peppers and roma tomatoes into small bite-size pieces. Add to cooked cous cous and chicken mixture.
5. Add 1 teaspoon of salt and 1 teaspoon of pepper, as well as 1 tablespoon chopped oregano. Mix well.
6. Top with grated Parmesan cheese and serve! Enjoy!
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