Spicy Chicken, Corn and Couscous Salad
This Spicy Chicken, Corn and Couscous salad is healthy, delicious and ready in under 30 minutes!
Servings 4 serviings
Calories 384kcal
Ingredients
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breasts,
- ½ teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- ¼ cup olive oil
- 2 cobs of corn husks and silks removed
- 2 long red chilies
- 2 zucchini sliced
- 3 cups cooked couscous
- 1 ½ cups cilantro leaves
- lemon wedge to serve
Instructions
- Slice chicken breasts in half horizontally. Place the chicken, cayenne pepper, garlic and 1 tablespoon of oil in a bowl and set aside.
- Heat a grill or grill pan over high heat. Toss the corn, zucchini and chiles with the remaining oil. Char-grill or grill the corn and the chilies for about 8 minutes, turning, until tender and blackened in parts. Remove from the heat and chop the chile and place in a bowl. Remove the kernels from the corn cob and place in the bowl with the chile. Grill the zucchini for about 2 minutes per side. Add to the corn mixture, along with the couscous and cilantro and toss to combine. Grill the chicken for about 3-4 minutes per side, or until cooked through.
- Serve the chicken sliced over the couscous salad with a lemon wedge for serving.
Nutrition
Calories: 384kcal | Carbohydrates: 41g | Protein: 19g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 91mg | Potassium: 758mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1020IU | Vitamin C: 55.7mg | Calcium: 38mg | Iron: 1.7mg