Best 7 One Pan Chicken Couscous Recipes

ONE PAN MOROCCAN CHICKEN AND COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat 1 Tbsp olive oil in a non-stick 12-inch saute pan or deep skillet over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken to pan season with salt and pepper, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp coriander and 1/4 cinnamon. Cook, turning occasionally, until cooked through, about 7 minutes.
• Transfer chicken to a sheet of foil and wrap to keep warm. Heat remaining 2 Tbsp oil in skillet.
• Add in bell pepper and onion and saute 5 minutes.
• Add in carrots, garlic, remaining 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/4 tsp coriander, 1/4 tsp cinnamon and turmeric and saute 1 minute.
• Add in chicken broth and apricots, season with salt and pepper to taste and bring to a boil (it shouldn't just simmer on the edges it should boil lightly in the center as well).
• Stir in couscous then remove from heat and let rest 5 - 6 minutes until tender.
• Stir in chicken and any accumulated juices, lemon juice, almonds, cilantro and mint (you can also add in little more broth if desired). Serve warm.
• Recipe source: Cooking Classy

ONE-PAN CHICKEN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and cook the onion for 1-2 mins just until softened. Add the chicken and fry for 7-10 mins until cooked through and the onions have turned golden. Grate over the ginger, stir through the harissa to coat everything and cook for 1 min more.
• Tip in the apricots, chickpeas and couscous, then pour over the stock and stir once. Cover with a lid or tightly cover the pan with foil and leave for about 5 mins until the couscous has soaked up all the stock and is soft. Fluff up the couscous with a fork and scatter over the coriander to serve. Serve with extra harissa, if you like.

ONE-PAN CHICKEN AND COUSCOUS PILAF WITH PEAS, ALMONDS, AND SPICY CREMA

Steps:

• Wash and dry all produce. Pat chicken dry with a paper towel. Season all over with plenty of salt and pepper. Heat a large drizzle olive oil in a medium pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook until browned on surface and no longer pink in center, 5-7 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and set aside.
• Meanwhile, place ⅔ cup water and stock concentrate in a medium, microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high until very hot, about 2 minutes. Carefully remove bowl from microwave and stir in couscous, 1 TBSP butter, and a large pinch of salt. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside.
• Meanwhile, trim and thinly slice scallions. Core and dice tomato. In a small bowl, mix sour cream, hot sauce (to taste), and a pinch of salt. Stir in water, 1 tsp at a time, until you reach a loose, drizzly consistency.
• Melt 1 TBSP butter in pan used for chicken over medium-high heat. Stir in peas, tomato, half the scallions, half the almonds, half the Turkish spice (use the rest as you like), and a large pinch of salt. Cook, stirring, until fragrant and peas are warmed through, about 1 minute.
• Remove plastic wrap from bowl with couscous. Fluff couscous with a fork. Stir in veggies from pan. Season with salt and pepper.
• Divide couscous and chicken between plates. (TIP: Slice chicken first for easier eating.) Drizzle with crema. Garnish with remaining scallions and almonds. Cut lemon into quarters and serve on the side for squeezing over.

ONE PAN CHICKEN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat the olive oil in a large frying pan and cok the onion for 1-2 mins just until softened. Add the chicken and fry for 7-10 mins until cooked through and the onions have turned golden.
• Stir in the ginger and harissa to coat everything and cook for 1 more minute.
• Tip in the apricots, garbanzos and cous cous then pur over the broth and stir once.
• Cover with a lid or tightly cover the pan with foil and leave for about 5 mins until the cous cous has soaked up all the broth and is soft.
• Fluff up the cous cous with a fork and serve with extra harissa if liked.

CHICKEN & COUSCOUS ONE-POT

Steps:

• Toss the chicken thighs in half the spices and a pinch of salt until completely coated. Heat 1 tbsp oil in a large sauté pan with a lid. Fry chicken, skin-side down, for 10 mins until golden brown, turn over, then cook for 2 mins before removing from the pan. Pour the rest of the oil into the pan, then fry the onions and garlic for 8 mins until golden. Stir in the rest of the spices, then cook for 1 min longer. Pour over the chicken stock and scatter in the olives. Bring everything to the boil, turn down the heat, then sit the chicken, skinside up, in the stock.
• Cover the pan with a lid, then simmer gently for 35-40 mins until the chicken is tender. Put the kettle on, then lift the chicken onto a plate and keep warm. Take the pan off the heat. Stir the lemon juice and couscous into the saucy onions in the pan and top up with enough boiling water just to cover the couscous if you need to. Place the lid back on the pan, then leave to stand for 5 mins until the couscous is cooked through. Fluff through half the parsley and the lemon zest, then sit the chicken on top. Scatter with the rest of the parsley and zest before serving.

CHICKEN COUSCOUS ONE POT

Steps:

• Toss the chicken thighs in half the spices and a pinch of salt until completely coated.
• Heat 1 tablespoon of the oil in a large saute pan with a lid.
• Fry the chicken, skin side down, for 10 minutes until golden brown, then turn over and cook for 2 more minutes before removing from the pan.
• Pour the rest of the oil into the pan, then fry the onions and garlic for 8 minutes until golden.
• Stir in the rest of the spices, then cook for 1 minute longer.
• Pour over the chicken stock and scatter the olives.
• Bring everything to a boil, turn down the heat, then sit the chicken, skin side up, in the stock.
• Cover the pan with a lid, then simmer gently for 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is tender.
• Lift the chicken onto a plate and keep warm.
• Take the pan off the heat.
• Stir in the juice of the lemon and couscous into the saucy onions in the pan. Top up with boiling water, if necessary, to cover the couscous.
• Place the lid back on the pan, then leave to stand for 5 minutes until the couscous is cooked through.
• Fluff through half of the parsley and lemon zest, then sit the chicken on top.
• Scatter the remaining parsley and lemon zest on top before serving.

ONE-POT SHRIMP AND CHICKEN COUSCOUS

Steps:

• Heat butter and olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat until butter is melted. Add broccoli, mushrooms, onion, garlic, Italian seasoning, and crushed red pepper; saute for 2 to 3 minutes. Add shrimp, chicken, and couscous; stir to coat.
• Add chicken broth and lemon juice and bring to a boil. Cover, reduce heat to low, and simmer until chicken and shrimp are cooked through and couscous has absorbed all the liquid and is tender yet firm to the bite, about 10 minutes.