Best 8 Chicken Asparagus With Cous Cous Recipes

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Calling all chicken and asparagus lovers! This delicious dish combines tender chicken, crisp asparagus, and fluffy couscous in a savory and flavorful sauce. It's a quick and easy meal that's perfect for busy weeknights or a light lunch.

This recipe is packed with flavor, thanks to a combination of fresh ingredients and a flavorful sauce. The chicken is seasoned with a blend of herbs and spices, then seared until golden brown. The asparagus is roasted with olive oil and salt until tender-crisp. And the couscous is cooked in a flavorful broth until light and fluffy.

To bring it all together, a simple sauce is made with chicken broth, white wine, and a touch of cream. This sauce is then poured over the chicken, asparagus, and couscous, creating a delicious and cohesive dish.

This recipe is also incredibly versatile. Feel free to add other vegetables, such as bell peppers, zucchini, or mushrooms. You can also use different types of couscous, such as Israeli couscous or pearl couscous. And if you're looking for a vegetarian option, simply omit the chicken and add more vegetables.

No matter how you choose to make it, this chicken, asparagus, and couscous dish is sure to please. It's a flavorful, healthy, and easy-to-make meal that's perfect for any occasion.

Here are our top 8 tried and tested recipes!

PESTO CHICKEN & ASPARAGUS



Pesto Chicken & Asparagus image

With only five ingredients I can put a beautiful meal on the table for family or guests in very little time. I use store-bought pesto, which makes preparation quick and easy. This is a one-skillet dish, and it's also the only way I can get my 3-year-old son to eat asparagus. -Brooke Icenhour, Easley, South Carolina

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 30m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 pound boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 pound fresh asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1-inch pieces
1 cup heavy whipping cream
1/2 cup prepared pesto
1/8 teaspoon pepper
Hot cooked couscous

Steps:

  • In a large skillet, saute chicken in oil until no longer pink. Remove and set aside. In the same skillet, saute asparagus until crisp-tender. Stir in the cream, pesto and pepper until blended. Return chicken to the pan; heat through. Serve with couscous.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 525 calories, Fat 42g fat (19g saturated fat), Cholesterol 154mg cholesterol, Sodium 321mg sodium, Carbohydrate 6g carbohydrate (1g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 31g protein.

MOROCCAN COUSCOUS



Moroccan Couscous image

Provided by Ina Garten

Categories     side-dish

Time 20m

Yield 6 to 8 servings

Number Of Ingredients 19

4 tablespoons (1/2 stick) unsalted butter
3/4 cup chopped shallots
3 cups Homemade Chicken Stock, recipe follows, or canned broth
1/2 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1 1/2 cups couscous
1/2 cup pignoli nuts, toasted
1/4 cup currants
3 (5-pound) chickens
3 large onions, unpeeled and quartered
6 carrots, unpeeled and halved
4 celery stalks with leaves, cut in thirds
4 parsnips, unpeeled and cut in 1/2, optional
20 sprigs fresh flat-leaf parsley
15 sprigs fresh thyme
20 sprigs fresh dill
1 head garlic, unpeeled and cut in 1/2 crosswise
2 tablespoons kosher salt
2 teaspoons whole black peppercorns

Steps:

  • Melt the butter in a large saute pan, add the shallots and cook for 3 minutes over medium heat. Add the chicken stock, salt and pepper, raise the heat to high and bring the stock to a boil. Off the heat and add the couscous. Cover the pan and let it sit for 10 minutes.
  • Add the pignoli nuts and currants to the couscous, stir and serve.
  • Place the chickens, onions, carrots, celery, parsnips, parsley, thyme, dill, garlic, salt, and peppercorns in a 16 to 20-quart stockpot with 7 quarts of water and bring to a boil. Skim the surface as needed. Simmer uncovered for 4 hours. Strain the entire contents of the pot through a colander, discarding the chicken and vegetables, and chill. Discard the hardened fat, and then pack the broth in quart containers.

COUSCOUS PRIMAVERA



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This is a healthy, delicious, and easy side dish that takes about 10 minutes to make. I'm borrowing the name from Pasta Primavera which, like this recipe, takes advantage of fresh, seasonal, green produce.

Provided by Chef John

Categories     Side Dish     Vegetables     Green Peas

Time 35m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 12

2 cups dry couscous
½ cup chopped green onions
1 fresh jalapeno pepper, finely diced
2 tablespoons olive oil
½ teaspoon ground cumin
1 pinch cayenne pepper
1 pinch ground black pepper
2 cups vegetable stock
1 bunch asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/4-inch pieces
1 cup shelled fresh or thawed frozen peas
2 tablespoons chopped fresh mint
salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste

Steps:

  • Combine couscous, green onion, jalapeno, olive oil, cumin, cayenne pepper, and black pepper in a large bowl; stir until olive oil is completely incorporated.
  • Bring vegetable stock, asparagus, and peas to a boil in a saucepan over high heat.
  • Pour stock, asparagus, and peas over couscous mixture; shake bowl to settle couscous into liquid. Cover and let stand for 10 minutes. Fluff with a fork, then stir in mint and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 306 calories, Carbohydrate 53.7 g, Fat 5.3 g, Fiber 6.3 g, Protein 10.9 g, SaturatedFat 0.7 g, Sodium 163.7 mg, Sugar 2.7 g

VICKI'S FAVORITE CHICKEN WITH GRAPES, COUSCOUS AND ROASTED ASPARAGUS



Vicki's Favorite Chicken with Grapes, Couscous and Roasted Asparagus image

Provided by Rachael Ray : Food Network

Categories     main-dish

Time 25m

Yield 4 servings

Number Of Ingredients 13

1 1/2 pound asparagus
5 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
3 tablespoons chopped fresh thyme leaves, stripped from 6 to 7 sprigs
Coarse salt and pepper
2 tablespoons butter, cut into pieces
1/4 cup all-purpose flour, eyeball it
2 pounds chicken tenders
1/2 cup white wine, eyeball it
2 1/2 cups chicken stock (available on soup aisle in paper boxes), divided
1 cup heavy cream
1/4 cup grainy, stone-ground mustard
1 1/2 cups, about 1/2 pound, seedless red grapes, halved
2 cups couscous

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 400 degrees F.
  • Trim tough ends of asparagus and save for soup. Place asparagus in a large bowl and toss with about 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 tablespoons of chopped thyme leaves and salt and pepper. Spread the asparagus out on a cookie sheet and roast 10 to 12 minutes until the asparagus is tender and crispy at the tips.
  • Heat a large skillet over medium to medium high heat; add 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, 2 turns of the pan, and 2 tablespoons butter to the pan. Place flour in a shallow dish. Season chicken with salt and pepper then dredge the tenders in flour and add it to the pan. Cook chicken 7 to 8 minutes until browned. Add wine and scrape up browned bits as wine cooks down and bubbles, 30 seconds. Add 1/2 cup stock to skillet. Combine cream and mustard and add to stock. Add grapes to the pan and turn chicken and grapes to coat and combine with the sauce. Simmer 5 minutes over low heat.
  • Bring remaining 2 cups chicken stock and remaining tablespoon of fresh thyme to a boil in a small pot. Add couscous. Put a tight fitting lid on pot and remove from heat. Let stand 5 minutes, then fluff with a fork.
  • Serve tenders and grapes on couscous alongside asparagus.

ISRAELI COUSCOUS WITH ASPARAGUS, PEAS, AND SUGAR SNAPS



Israeli Couscous with Asparagus, Peas, and Sugar Snaps image

Provided by Jeanne Kelley

Categories     Side     Vegetarian     High Fiber     Backyard BBQ     Dinner     Lunch     Parmesan     Asparagus     Pea     Summer     Chill     Healthy     Potluck     Couscous     Sugar Snap Pea     Bon Appétit     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Tree Nut Free     Soy Free     No Sugar Added     Kosher

Yield Makes 6 servings

Number Of Ingredients 11

4 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil, divided
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
2 large garlic cloves, minced, divided
1/2 teaspoon finely grated lemon peel
1 1/3 cups Israeli couscous (6 to 7 ounces)
1 3/4 cups (or more) vegetable broth
14 ounces slender asparagus spears, trimmed, cut diagonally into 3/4-inch pieces (about 2 1/2 cups)
8 ounces sugar snap peas, trimmed, cut diagonally into 1/2-inch pieces (about 2 1/2 cups)
1 cup shelled fresh green peas or frozen, thawed
1/3 cup chopped fresh chives
1/2 cup finely grated Parmesan cheese

Steps:

  • Whisk 2 tablespoons oil, lemon juice, 1 garlic clove, and lemon peel in small bowl; set dressing aside. Heat 1 tablespoon oil in heavy medium saucepan over medium heat. Add couscous, sprinkle with salt, and sauté until most of couscous is golden brown, about 5 minutes. Add 1 3/4 cups broth, increase heat, and bring to boil. Reduce heat to medium-low, cover, and simmer until liquid is absorbed and couscous is tender, about 10 minutes, adding more broth by tablespoonfuls if too dry.
  • Meanwhile, heat remaining 1 tablespoon oil in heavy large nonstick skillet over high heat. Add asparagus, sugar snap peas, green peas, and remaining garlic clove. Sprinkle with salt and pepper; sauté until crisp-tender, about 3 minutes. Transfer vegetables to large bowl.
  • Add couscous to bowl with vegetables. Drizzle dressing over. Add chives and cheese; toss. Season with salt and pepper.
  • Test-kitchen tip:
  • To trim asparagus, hold onto the top of the stalk with one hand and bend the bottom of the stalk with your other hand. The stalk will snap, separating the woody end from the tender top.

SPRING-VEGETABLE COUSCOUS WITH CHICKEN



Spring-Vegetable Couscous with Chicken image

This one-pan dish would also be good with sugar snap peas added at the end.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Ingredients     Meat & Poultry     Chicken

Time 15m

Number Of Ingredients 9

3 tablespoons unsalted butter
4 scallions, white and green parts separated, and thinly sliced crosswise
2 wide strips lemon zest, plus 1 tablespoon lemon juice
Coarse salt and ground pepper
1 pound asparagus, trimmed and cut into 1/2-inch pieces
1/2 cup frozen peas
1 cup couscous
Leg and thigh meat from 1 rotisserie chicken, torn into bite-size pieces
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley

Steps:

  • In a medium saucepan, melt butter over medium-high. Add scallion whites and cook, stirring constantly, until softened, about 3 minutes. Add lemon zest and 1 1/4 cups water and season with salt and pepper. Cover pan and bring liquid to a boil, then add asparagus and peas. Return to a boil and stir in couscous. Add chicken and remove pan from heat; cover and let sit 7 minutes. Add lemon juice and parsley and season with salt and pepper. Fluff couscous with a fork and serve.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 377 g, Fat 13 g, Fiber 5 g, Protein 22 g

SAUCY CHICKEN AND ASPARAGUS



Saucy Chicken and Asparagus image

You won't believe how delicious, yet how easy this chicken asparagus recipe is. We tasted it for the first time when our son's godparents made it for us. Even my grandmother-who's 95 years old-likes to serve this creamy dish for luncheons with friends! -Vicki Schlechter, Davis, California

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Dinner

Time 50m

Yield 4 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 10

1-1/2 pounds fresh asparagus spears, halved
4 boneless skinless chicken breast halves
2 tablespoons canola oil
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 teaspoon pepper
1 can (10-3/4 ounces) condensed cream of chicken soup, undiluted
1/2 cup mayonnaise
1 teaspoon lemon juice
1/2 teaspoon curry powder
1 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Steps:

  • If desired, partially cook asparagus; drain. Place the asparagus in a greased 9-in. square baking dish. In a skillet over medium heat, brown the chicken in oil on both sides. Season with salt and pepper. Arrange chicken over asparagus. , In a bowl, mix soup, mayonnaise, lemon juice and curry powder; pour over chicken. Cover and bake at 375° for 40 minutes or until the chicken is tender and juices run clear. Sprinkle with cheese. Let stand 5 minutes before serving.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 591 calories, Fat 44g fat (12g saturated fat), Cholesterol 119mg cholesterol, Sodium 1266mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 37g protein.

BAKED ASPARAGUS AND COUSCOUS



Baked Asparagus and Couscous image

Enjoy this easy casserole dinner made with asparagus and couscous topped with crispy bread crumbs - ready in 40 minutes.

Provided by By Betty Crocker Kitchens

Categories     Entree

Time 40m

Yield 6

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 1/4 cups vegetable or chicken broth, heated
1 pound asparagus, cut into 2-inch pieces
1 cup uncooked couscous
1 can (10 3/4 ounces) condensed cream of asparagus soup
2 medium carrots, shredded (1 1/2 cups)
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 teaspoon fresh or 1/2 teaspoon dried dill weed
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup soft bread crumbs (about 1 1/2 slices bread)
2 tablespoons margarine or butter, melted

Steps:

  • Heat oven to 425°.
  • Mix broth, asparagus, couscous, soup, carrots, lemon juice, dill weed and salt in 2-quart casserole. Cover and bake 20 minutes or until hot and bubbly.
  • Toss bread crumbs and margarine; sprinkle over asparagus mixture. Bake uncovered 8 to 10 minutes or until crumbs are golden brown.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 270, Carbohydrate 46 g, Cholesterol 2 mg, Fiber 4 g, Protein 8 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, ServingSize 1 Serving, Sodium 990 mg

Tips:

  • To save time, use pre-cooked or leftover chicken. You can also use rotisserie chicken.
  • If you don't have fresh asparagus, you can use frozen asparagus. Just thaw it before using.
  • Feel free to add other vegetables to this dish, such as broccoli, carrots, or zucchini.
  • If you don't have couscous, you can use rice or quinoa instead.
  • Add a squeeze of lemon juice or a sprinkle of chopped fresh parsley before serving for extra flavor.

Conclusion:

This chicken asparagus with couscous is a quick and easy weeknight meal that's also healthy and delicious. It's a great way to get your daily dose of vegetables, and the couscous adds a fluffy and flavorful base to the dish. The lemon-herb sauce is the perfect finishing touch, adding a bright and tangy flavor that complements the chicken and asparagus. Whether you're looking for a simple weeknight meal or a healthy dish to impress your friends, this chicken asparagus with couscous is sure to please.

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