Jamaican Prepares Chicken and Vegetable Couscous Recipe | For the Love of Food

chicken breast

🥗Healthier: turkey breast

💰Cheaper: chicken thighs

Chicken thighs are often less expensive and remain juicy during cooking.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: canola oil

Canola oil is a more budget-friendly option for cooking.

chicken broth

🥗Healthier: vegetable broth

💰Cheaper: water + bouillon cubes

Using water with bouillon cubes can cut costs while adding flavor.

zucchini

🥗Healthier: yellow squash

💰Cheaper: cabbage

Cabbage is often less expensive and adds volume to the dish.

Prepare all ingredients: chicken, chickpeas, carrots, cucumbers, green peppers, onions, garlic, scotch bonnet pepper, and couscous.

Ensure vegetables are evenly distributed in the pot to cook properly, avoiding overcooking cucumbers.

Add boiled chickpeas to the pot and distribute evenly.

Cover the pot to simmer the vegetables.

Pour olive oil into the pot and add sweet peppers, onion, thyme, and garlic to sauté.

Heat about 3 cups of water in a separate pot.

Add about three-quarters of a packet of couscous to the boiling water for four servings.

Add sautéed vegetables to the couscous mixture.

Cover the couscous and let it sit for 7-8 minutes without mixing, then fluff with a fork.

After 7-8 minutes, uncover the pot and fluff the couscous with a fork.

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