Southwest Chicken Piccata with Peppered Couscous

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Finalist in the 45th National Chicken Cooking Contest (2003)

Preparation facts

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

4 boneless, skinless chicken breast halves

3 Tbs flour

1 tsp garlic salt

1/2 tsp cumin

1/8 tsp pepper

4 tsp vegetable oil, divided

3/4 cup chicken broth

2 tsp minced seeded jalapeno pepper

1 Tbs thinly sliced cilantro

1 1/2 tsp fresh lime juice

Peppered Couscous:

1 cup uncooked couscous

1 cup chicken broth

1 cup julienne sweet red pepper

1 cup frozen corn kernels

1 tsp minced jalapeño pepper

1 tsp salt

1 tsp seasoned pepper blend

2 Tbs cilantro sprigs

lime slices

Directions

In large sealable plastic bag, place chicken and pound to 1/4 inch thickness.

On plate, mix together flour, garlic salt, cumin and pepper. Dip chicken in flour mixture, turning to coat.

In large nonstick frypan over medium high heat, heat 2 teaspoons of the oil. Add 2 breast halves and cook about 5 minutes or until lightly browned and fork can be inserted in chicken with ease.

Remove chicken from pan and keep warm.

Wipe pan clean and repeat with remaining oil and chicken. To frypan, add chicken broth and jalapeno pepper; bring to a boil, stirring to loosen brown bits.

Cook about 3 minutes to reduce by half, remove from heat and stir in cilantro and lime juice.

Place couscous on serving dish and arrange chicken on top. Spoon sauce over chicken and garnish with cilantro sprigs, lime slices and chile peppers.

Peppered Couscous:

In small saucepan, mix together remaining cup chicken broth, frozen corn kernels, sweet red pepper, jalapeno pepper, pepper blend and salt.

Bring to a boil over high heat. Stir in uncooked couscous.

Remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes.

Stir in thinly sliced cilantro.

Recipe created by Mary Hawkes from Prescott, Arizona

Recipe courtesy of the National Chicken Council

Nutrition facts

Serving Size 1 serving
Calories 493
Calories from Fat 154 (31%)
% Daily Value*
26%Total Fat 17g
20%Saturated Fat 4g
Polyunsaturated Fat 5.2g
Monounsaturated Fat 6.2g
25%Cholesterol 76mg
63%Sodium 1511mg
18%Potassium 622mg
17%Total Carbohydrate 50g
18%Dietary Fiber 4.5g
Sugars 3g
Sugar Alcohols 0g
69%Protein 35g
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
Nutrition facts are calculated by a food expert using nutritional values provided by the USDA for common products used as recipe ingredients. Actual nutritional values may differ depending on the amounts or products used and can be affected by cooking methods.