Apricot Glazed Chicken and Couscous
Source of Recipe
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Recipe Introduction
"I got home from work late, what's for dinner?" This is so fast and delicious. You can make this faster than it would take you to order and get take-out food. This recipe is for 2, but doubles very nicely.
List of Ingredients
1/2 lb boneless chicken, cut into strips
1/8 tsp salt
1/4 tsp black pepper
2 Tbs olive oil
2 Tbs apricot preserves
1 tsp balsamic vinegar
1 cup chicken broth
1/3 cup finely chopped dried apricots
1/2 cup uncooked couscous Recipe
(To finely chop the apricots, spray kitchen shears with non stick spray, and snip them into small pieces.)
1.Sprinkle the chicken with salt and pepper.
2. Heat oil in a medium skillet over medium high heat, add chicken and cook for about 4 minutes or until just done.
3. Don't overcook, you don't want chewy chicken.
4. Combine preserves and vinegar in a bowl, then add the cooked chicken.
5. Add the broth to the pan, scraping up the good stuff on the bottom, add the apricots.
6. Bring to a boil.
7. Reduce heat and cover, simmer 2 minutes.
8. Stir in couscous, top with chicken mixture.
9. Remove from heat and let stand 5 minutes.
10. Fluff couscous with a fork, and serve.
Servings: 2
Preparation time: 5 minutes
Cooking time: 19 minutes
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