Quick Meals Planner: Island Chicken
Island Chicken | Citrus Couscous Salad
Island Chicken
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 2 |
| Category: | Chicken Entrée |
| Meal: | Island Chicken (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | Tb | lime juice |
| 1 | Tb | lime zest |
| 6 | cloves | garlic, chopped |
| 2 | medium | scallions, sliced |
| 1 | Tb | ginger, fresh, minced |
| 1 | Tb | thyme, fresh |
| 1 | tsp | pepper, fresh cracked |
| 3 | oz | soy sauce |
| 2 | oz | vinegar, balsamic |
| 1 | tsp | cinnamon. ground |
| 2 | medium | chicken breasts, boneless, skinless |
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Place all ingredients except the chicken in a bowl and mix. Add chicken and cover, place in refrigerator for 1-2 hours. Grill or broil until done.
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Citrus Couscous Salad
Recipe Summary
| Complexity: | Easy |
| Serves: | 8 |
| Category: | Salad |
| Meal: | Island Chicken (Quick Meals Planner) |
| 2 | cup | orange juice |
| 0.5 | cup | water |
| 1 | tsp | salt, table |
| 1 | package | couscous |
| 0.5 | cup | apricots, dried |
| 0.5 | cup | raisins, golden |
| 2 | Tb | vinegar, red wine |
| 1 | medium | cucumbers, sliced |
| 0.75 | cup | scallions, sliced |
| 0.5 | cup | almonds, slivered |
| 0.25 | cup | mint, fresh |
| 0.25 | cup | lemon, juice of |
| 3 | Tb | oil, vegetable |
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Bring 1- 1/2 cups orange juice, water, and salt to boil in a medium saucepan; gradually stir in 1 box couscous. Remove from heat, cover and let stand 5 minutes. Fluff with a fork and put it in a large bowl. Combine 1/2 cup orange juice, sliced dried apricots, raisins, and vinegar in a small saucepan; bring to a boil. Remove from heat; let stand 15 minutes. Add apricot mixture, cucumbers and remaining ingredients to couscous, stirring to combine.
