Seared chicken with mint yogurt dressing
4
Points®
Total time: 20 min • Prep: 15 min • Cook: 5 min • Serves: 4 • Difficulty: Easy
Juicy strips of chicken on a bed of couscous and veg, with a tangy yogurt dressing


Ingredients
Wholewheat Couscous, dry
150 g
Vegetable stock cube
1 cube(s), crumbled
Chicken breast, skinless, raw
660 g, cut into 1cm-wide strips
Thyme, Fresh
2 tablespoon(s)
Coriander, Dried
4 teaspoon(s), level
Calorie controlled cooking spray
4 spray(s)
Peas, fresh or frozen
100 g
Sugar Snap Peas
100 g, sliced diagonally
Red pepper
1 medium, deseeded and cut into thin strips
Spring Onions
2 medium, sliced diagonally
Cumin seeds
½ teaspoon(s), level
Mint, Fresh
10 g
0% fat natural Greek yogurt
150 g
Lime Juice, Fresh
20 ml
Instructions
1
Put the couscous in a bowl, pour over enough boiling water to cover, stir in the stock cube and cover with a plate. Leave for about 5 minutes, or until the stock is absorbed and the grains are tender. Using a fork, fluff up the couscous and set aside.
2
Meanwhile, using a hand-held blender, blend together all the dressing ingredients, except the cumin seeds. If you don’t have a hand-held blender, finely chop the mint and combine with the yogurt and juice of the lime. Transfer to a bowl, season and scatter the cumin seeds over.
3
Sprinkle the chicken with the thyme and coriander. Season then turn until evenly coated. Heat a griddle pan or nonstick frying pan over a high heat. Spray the chicken with the cooking spray. Cook over a medium-high heat for 6 minutes, turning once, until cooked through and golden.
4
Meanwhile, bring a saucepan of water to the boil, add the peas, sugar snaps, pepper and spring onion, and cook for 3 minutes, or until tender. Drain and refresh under cold running water.
5
Divide the couscous between 4 large, shallow bowls then top with the peas, sugar snaps, pepper, spring onion and chicken. Serve with the dressing spooned over.
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