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Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous is for Dinner.

Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous takes 30 minutes to prepare.

Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous takes 40 minutes to cook.

Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous makes 4 servings.

The ingredients for Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous are:

1/2 cup couscous
coarse salt and ground pepper
1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, coarsely chopped
3 tablespoons pine nuts
2 scallions, thinly sliced crosswise
1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest
1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice (from 1/2 lemon)
2 tablespoons olive oil
4 boneless, skinless chicken breast

Here is how you make Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous:

In a small saucepan, bring 3/4 cup water to a boil. Add couscous; season with salt and pepper. Cover, and remove from heat; let steam 5 minutes. Add mint, pine nuts, scallions, lemon zest and juice, and 1 tablespoon oil; season with salt and pepper, and fluff with a fork. Lay chicken flat on a work surface. With a paring knife, cut a 2-inch-long slit in the thick side of each breast. Insert knife, and pivot inside chicken without enlarging opening, carefully forming a deep pocket (make sure not to pierce the opposite side). Stuff each breast with an equal amount of couscous mixture, packing it tightly. In a large skillet, heat remaining tablespoon oil over medium. Season chicken with salt and pepper. Place in skillet, and cook until browned on one side, 6 to 8 minutes. Carefully turn chicken over, and add 1/2 cup water to skillet (a little couscous may fall out). Cover, and cook until chicken is opaque throughout, 6 to 8 minutes more. Number of Servings: 4Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user CHEFSMITH.

The nutritional information for Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous is:

• Servings Per Recipe: 4
• Amount Per Serving
• Calories: 259.1

• Total Fat: 8.3 g
• Cholesterol: 65.7 mg
• Sodium: 77.4 mg
• Total Carbs: 15.5 g
• Dietary Fiber: 1.0 g
• Protein: 28.7 g

Chicken Breast stuffed with Herb Couscous is Indian cuisine.