Tomato Chicken with Salsa Verte Couscous

Tomato Chicken with Salsa Verte Couscous

Ready in 30 minutes Serves 4-5
This dish most recently appeared in My Classic (5 Nights For 4) on Sunday, April 22, 2018.

The chicken can be marinated overnight for extra flavour.


Ingredients

Tomato Chicken

  • 1 brown onion
  • 2 carrots
  • 600g chicken thighs
  • 2 Tbsp tomato chicken spice blend
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • ½ Tbsp rosemary
  • ¼ cup white wine (optional)
  • 1 cup chicken stock
  • 400g chopped tomatoes
  • ½ tsp salt
  • 1 Tbsp Worcestershire sauce

Couscous

  • 1¼ cups chicken stock
  • 1¼ cups couscous
  • ¼ tsp salt
  • Zest and juice of ½ lemon
  • 100g salsa vert

To Serve

  • 2 tsp mustard
  • 2 tsp vinegar
  • 2 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 courgette
  • 100g bag baby spinach

Steps

  1. Thinly slice onion and dice carrots 1cm. Pat chicken dry and cut each thigh into 2-3 even-sized pieces. Toss in a medium bowl, with tomato chicken spice blend and a drizzle of oil. Season well. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large fry-pan on high heat. Cook chicken for about 1 minute each side, until browned but not cooked through. Set aside.
  2. Return pan to medium-high heat with a drizzle of oil. Cook onion and carrots for about 5 minutes, until softened. While onion cooks, mince garlic and chop rosemary. Add both to pan and cook for about 1 minute, until fragrant. Add wine (if using) and simmer until evaporated.
  3. Add first measure of stock, tomatoes and salt to pan, reduce heat to medium and bring to a simmer. Return chicken to pan with sauce and cook for about 8 minutes, turning once, until chicken is cooked through and sauce has thickened. Stir through Worcestershire sauce and season to taste.
  4. While sauce simmers, bring second measure of stock to the boil in a medium pot on high heat. Once boiling, turn off heat, add couscous, stir, cover and leave for about 5 minutes, then fluff up grains with a fork. Fold through salt, lemon zest and juice and salsa vert.
  5. Whisk mustard, vinegar and olive oil in a large bowl. Peel courgette into ribbons and place in bowl with dressing. Add spinach, toss to combine and season to taste.
  6. To serve, divide salsa vert couscous between plates and top with tomato chicken. Serve spinach salad on the side.

Nutritional Information

Energy 2709 kj
647 kcal
Protein 32.2g
Carbohydrate 38.2g
Fat 40.5g