Dinner for 4
Chicken Couscous
Chicken, chickpeas, apricots, and spiced couscous simmer together for a warm one-pot meal.
Typical price
$10.30for 4 servings
$2.58 per serving$10.30 for 4
Typical price: Salefork's estimate of an everyday US shelf price for each ingredient. Pick your city to price it from this week's ad.
Photo: TheMealDB
- 40 minstart to table
- Mediumdifficulty
- 4servings as written
- $$typical cost tier
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What it costs
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| Ingredient | Amount | Cost |
|---|---|---|
| Onions$1.29/lb typical | 0.4 lb | $0.52Typical price |
| Chicken breast, boneless$3.49/lb typical | 0.45 lb | $1.54Typical price |
| Fresh ginger$0.40/oz typical | a little | $0.01Typical price |
| Dried fruit and raisins$0.45/oz typical | 10 oz | $4.50Typical price |
| Canned beans$0.09/oz typical | 7.75 oz | $0.70Typical price |
| Quinoa, couscous, barley$0.20/oz typical | 7 oz | $1.41Typical price |
| Broth or stock$0.07/oz typical | 7 oz | $0.49Typical price |
| Fresh herbs (cilantro, parsley, basil)$1.49 each typical | 0.5 | $0.74Typical price |
| Total for the servings shown | $10.30 | |
Pantry staples you likely have
Olive and cooking oilRelish, dressings, steak sauce
Not included in the cost.
Ingredients
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- 1 chopped onion
- 200 g chicken breast
- 1 pinch ginger
- 2 tblsp harissa spice
- 10 dried apricots
- 220 g chickpeas
- 200 g couscous
- 200 ml chicken stock
- 1 handful coriander
Steps
- Heat the olive oil in a large pot over medium heat and cook the onion for 5 minutes.
- Add the chicken, ginger, and harissa spice, then cook for 8 minutes until the chicken reaches 165 F.
- Stir in the apricots, chickpeas, chicken stock, and water, then simmer for 10 minutes.
- Stir in the couscous, cover the pot, and remove it from the heat for 5 minutes.
- Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir in the coriander.
Swaps
- Chicken breast, boneless for Chicken thighs, bone-in or bonelessabout $1.20/lb less at typical prices
- Onions for Red onionsabout $0.20/lb more at typical prices
- Canned beans for Dried beans and lentilsabout $0.02/oz more at typical prices
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