Curry powder and distinct flavors enhance chicken served with couscous and apple cubes.
Pepper-Curry Chicken
- Prep Time 25 min
- Total 1 hr 5 min
- Ingredients 14
- Servings 4
Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1 cut-up whole chicken (3 1/2 to 4 lb)
- 1 medium onion, finely chopped (1/2 cup)
- 1 medium green bell pepper, cut into thin bite-size strips
- 2 medium tomatoes, chopped (1 1/2 cups)
- 3 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tablespoon curry powder
- 1/2 teaspoon dried thyme leaves
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
- 1/2 cup chicken broth
- 2 cups water
- 1 1/2 cups uncooked couscous
- 1 medium tart red apple, cut into cubes
Instructions
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Step1In 4- to 5-quart Dutch oven, heat oil over medium heat. Add chicken pieces; cook about 5 minutes on each side or until browned (if necessary, cook chicken a few pieces at a time). Remove chicken from Dutch oven; set aside.
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Step2In same Dutch oven, cook onion and bell pepper 3 to 4 minutes, stirring occasionally, until onion begins to brown; drain. Stir in tomatoes, garlic, curry powder, thyme, salt, ground red pepper and broth. Return chicken pieces to Dutch oven. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer 30 to 40 minutes or until juice of chicken is clear when thickest piece is cut to bone (180°F).
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Step3In 2-quart saucepan, heat water to boiling. Stir in couscous. Remove from heat; cover and let stand 5 minutes.
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Step4Stir apple into chicken mixture; simmer uncovered 2 minutes longer or until apple is hot. Fluff couscous lightly with fork before serving with chicken mixture.
Nutrition
760
Calories
31g
Total Fat
57g
Protein
64g
Total Carbohydrate
8g
Sugars
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Serving
- Calories
- 760
- Calories from Fat
- 280
- Total Fat
- 31g
- 48%
- Saturated Fat
- 8g
- 38%
- Trans Fat
- 1g
- Cholesterol
- 150mg
- 50%
- Sodium
- 580mg
- 24%
- Potassium
- 820mg
- 23%
- Total Carbohydrate
- 64g
- 21%
- Dietary Fiber
- 6g
- 25%
- Sugars
- 8g
- Protein
- 57g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 20%
- 20%
- Vitamin C
- 35%
- 35%
- Calcium
- 6%
- 6%
- Iron
- 25%
- 25%
Exchanges:
3 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 6 1/2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choice
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