- 250g chicken breast mini fillets
- 1 onion
- 1 lemon
- 50g dried apricots
- 2 tsp ras al hanut
- 150g wholewheat couscous
- 100g baby leaf spinach
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Sea salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 300ml boiling water
- Medium pan with lid
- Measuring jug
- Baking tray (optional)
- 1.
Fill your kettle and boil it. Chop the chicken breast mini fillets into bite-sized chunks. Put a mediumsized pan on a medium heat for 1 min, then add ½ tbsp olive oil and the chicken. Fry for 4-5 mins, turning once or twice, till the chicken is browned all over.
- 2.
While the chicken fries, peel and finely chop the onion. When the chicken has browned, add another ½ tbsp oil to the pan with the onion (keep the chicken in the pan). Season with a good pinch of salt and pepper. Fry, stirring often, for 5 mins till the onion looks glossy.
- 3.
Finely grate the zest from the lemon. Roughly chop the dried apricots.
- 4.
Tip the chopped dried apricots into the pan. Add the lemon zest and 2 tsp ras al hanut. Cook, stirring, for 1 min, then tip in the couscous and stir.
- 5.
Pour in 300ml boiling water from your kettle. Stir to mix, bring up to the boil and then pop on a lid (or use a baking tray if you don’t have a lid) and turn the heat off. Set the pan aside for 5-6 mins till the couscous has absorbed the water and become tender.
- 6.
Fork the baby leaf spinach into the pan to just wilt it. Squeeze in the juice from half the lemon. Taste and add a pinch more salt and pepper or a squeeze more lemon juice if you think it needs it. Divide between 2 warm plates and serve with the remaining lemon, sliced into wedges for squeezing.