- 250g chicken breast mini fillets
- 1 onion
- 2 vine tomatoes
- 1 garlic clove
- 400g tin of green lentils
- ½-1 tsp harissa paste
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- A handful of mint, leaves only
- 75g wholewheat couscous
- 2 tsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 4 tbsp cold water
- 400ml boiling water
- Large pan with lid
- Measuring jug
- 1.
Pour 2 tsp olive oil into a large pan and warm over a medium-high for 2 mins. Add the chicken mini fillets and season with a pinch of salt and pepper. Fry for 3-4 mins on each side, till golden brown.
- 2.
While the chicken cooks, peel and finely chop the onion. Scoop the chicken out of the pan and onto a plate. Reduce the heat under the pan to medium and slide in the onion with 4 tbsp cold water. Fry for 5-6 mins, stirring often, till slightly softened.
- 3.
While the onion fries, dice the tomatoes. Peel the garlic and crush or finely grate it. Drain and rinse the lentils with cold water. Fill and boil your kettle.
- 4.
Slide the garlic into the pan and add ½-1 tsp harissa paste (it’s hot, so use as much or little as you prefer). Cook and stir for 1 min.
- 5.
Add the tomatoes to the pan and fry for 5 mins, stirring often, till they start to break down. Stir in the lentils and chicken and pour in 250ml boiling water. Bring to a simmer, pop on a lid and cook for 15 mins, stirring every now and then.
- 6.
While the veg simmer, tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl. Pour over 150ml boiling water from the kettle and swirl with a fork. Cover the bowl with a plate and set aside for 10 mins to soak up the water and become tender.
- 7.
Pick the mint leaves off their sprigs and finely slice them.
- 8.
Stir the baby leaf spinach into the lentils just wilt it. Taste and add more salt or pepper if needed. Fluff the couscous with a fork and divide it between 2 warm plates. Top with the chicken and lentils, garnish with mint leaves and serve.