- 150g wholewheat couscous
- 35g flaked almonds
- 250g diced chicken leg
- 300g sweet potatoes
- 1 tsp harissa paste
- 400g tin cherry tomatoes
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- 300ml boiling water
- Sea salt
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Freshly ground pepper
- Bowl
- Frying pan
- 1.
Fill and boil your kettle. Tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl and cover with 200ml hot water from the kettle. Add a pinch of salt, cover with a plate and set aside to soak.
- 2.
Warm a frying pan on a medium heat for 2 mins then tip in the flaked almonds. Toast for 2-3 mins, shaking the pan regularly till they are golden and nutty smelling. Tip out onto a plate.
- 3.
Place the pan back on a medium heat then pour in 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the diced chicken leg and fry for 5 mins, turning once, till golden on most sides.
- 4.
While the chicken cooks, peel and chop the sweet potatoes into bite-sized chunks.
- 5.
When the chicken has cooked for 5 mins, add 1 tsp harissa paste and stir. Add the sweet potatoes and pour in the tin of cherry tomatoes. Top up with 100ml hot water from the kettle and add a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer for 10 mins till the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are tender.
- 6.
Roughly chop the baby leaf spinach. After 10 mins stir through the chicken to slightly wilt it.
- 7.
Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir through half the toasted almonds. Taste the chicken and add more salt or some black pepper if you think it needs it. Scoop the couscous into a couple of warmed bowls and top with the chicken and plenty of sauce. Scatter over the remaining toasted almonds to serve.