Chicken, vegetable and Gouda couscous
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- Prep: 15 min
- Cooking: 15 min
Ingredients
- 3/4 cup (180 mL) sodium-reduced vegetable broth
- 3/4 cup (180 mL) medium couscous
- 1/3 cup (80 mL) pure unsweetened apple juice
- 1 tbsp (15 mL) cider vinegar
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) sunflower oil
- Salt
- Freshly ground pepper
- 1 or 2 green onions chopped
- 1 cup (250 mL) carrots grated
- 1 cup (250 mL) zucchini grated
- 1/2 yellow pepper diced
- 1 apple diced
- 1 1/2 cups (375 mL) Canadian Gouda diced
- 1 cup (250 mL) cooked chicken
- 2 tbsp (30 mL) fresh mint chopped
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Preparation
In a small saucepan, bring broth to a boil. Remove from heat, add couscous and cover. Let rest 5 minutes or until couscous has absorbed all the broth. Stir with fork to separate the grains, and let cool.
In a bowl, mix apple juice, vinegar and oil. Season.
Add remaining ingredients and couscous.
Stir, adjust seasoning and serve cold or warm.
Tips
Chicken may be replaced with leftover turkey.
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Nutritional information
Per servingEnergy: | 318 Calories |
Protein: | 19 g |
Carbohydrate: | 27 g |
Fat: | 15 g |
Fibre: | 2.9 g |
Sodium: | 404 mg |
Top 5 Nutrients
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Calcium: | 24 % / 262 mg |
Vitamin C: | 41 % |
Vitamin B12: | 31 % |
Phosphorus: | 27 % |
Vitamin E: | 24 % |