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Cherry Chicken Couscous

Mon, 08/10/2009 - 12:14 — Sarah

Summary

Yield
Prep Time10 minutes
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Recipe TypesFBC

Description

Hearty pasta dish.

Ingredients

  • 1 c couscous
  • 1⁄2 c diced dried cherries
  • 1 T diced dried onion
  • 1 tsp dried parsley
  • 1 t true lime powder
  • 1⁄2 t diced dried garlic
  • 7 oz pouch chicken breast
  • 1 T olive oil (1 packet)
  • 1 1⁄2 c water
  • 1 1⁄2 t lower sodium chicken bouillon

Instructions

Pack the dry ingredients in a quart freezer bag or a sandwich bag. Tuck the oil and chicken in with it.

One Pot method:
Bring 1 1/2 cups water, oil and chicken with broth to a boil in your pot. Add in the dry ingredients, stir well, cover tightly and turn off the heat. Let sit for 10 minutes, fluff up.

Insulated mug method:
Add 1 1/2 cups boiling water, oil and chicken with broth to the dry ingredients in a large mug. Stir well, cover tightly and let sit for 10 minutes. In cooler temperatures use a pot cozy to insulate. Fluff up.

Freezer bag method:
Add 1 1/2 cups near boiling water, oil and chicken with broth to the bag. Stir well, seal tightly and put in a cozy for 10 minutes. Fluff up.

For all methods, fluff and add salt and black pepper to taste.

Notes

True Lime powder is often found in the baking or sugar aisle of most grocery stores. Feel free to use True Lemon as well.
You can also bring a small lime and squeeze it in fresh.
For the couscous, use either regular or whole wheat for more protein.
If you cannot find dried cherries, dried cranberries can be used.
For the chicken, look for 5 ounce cans with pop tops or preferably the easy to use 7 ounce pouches.

This recipe was featured in WTA's Washington Trail's Jan/Feb 2010 issue: http://www.wta.org/trail-news/magazine

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Comments

Tue, 07/27/2010 - 12:20 — lurches

Good enough to eat at home!

I recently used this recipe in the BWCAW and it was really good.  My brother said it was good enough to eat at home, and fast to make.  I made a few modifications using what I had on hand - dried soup veggie mix instead of just parsley, garlic,  and onion - and fresh lime because I couldn't find powder. ( It worked out great because another dinner of Pad Thai needed a squeeze of lime to make it really good.)  The kids liked it, too.  Definitely a keeper!  Thanks.