Apricot Glazed Chicken Amongst The Nigh Amazing Couscous

One of our favorite restaurants is Houston's. It is an upscale chain, alongside perhaps 10 locations across the province that focuses on fresh comfort classics. It is our favorite comfort indulgence restaurant. In fact, I worked at that spot for a brief stint 10+ years agone when I outset started my draw concern (had to pay bills, after-all!). Working at that spot taught me hence much virtually the sort of nutrient people similar to swallow - existent food. Our all-time favorite carte du jour detail was the super rare french dip sandwich alongside a baked potato. I conduct maintain ordered the same affair for the concluding xx years.

Then, some wacky hateful solar daytime I ordered the Thai Steak Noodle Salad. Obsessed. Over the holidays nosotros went alongside Mike's parents for his birthday dinner as well as I must conduct maintain been feeling strange, because I ordered the Apricot Roasted Chicken alongside Couscous. Oh my goodness. I recollect when I worked at that spot that people went nuts over it, precisely I couldn't imagine it existence that good. It is. It is ane of those meals I grab myself thinking about.

Obviously, I had to endeavor it at home. The habitation version was hence uncomplicated to laid upwards - hence flavorful as well as super salubrious (in my book). The sauce is made from jarred apricot preserves as well as takes minutes to stir/cook together. While the chicken was inwards the oven I prepared the couscous. Super easy. We are adding it to our ii calendar week rotation - it is that good.

Apricot Glazed Chicken alongside Couscous

iv Large Chicken Breasts
Sea Salt
2 Tablespoons of Butter
iii Cloves of Garlic, minced
1/2 Cup of Apricot Preserves
1 Tablespoons of Dijon
2 Tablespoons of Lemon Juice
2 Tablespoons of Soy Sauce

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a baking dish, identify chicken. Sprinkle liberally alongside common salt on all sides.

To brand sauce, saute garlic inwards butter for 1 minute, hence add together apricot preserves, dijon, lemon juice as well as soy. Cook on medium until thickened as well as bubbly. Pour mixture over the chicken. Bake chicken for 30-35 minutes, until they are cooked through. Turn chicken halfway through cooking time.

Serve alongside The Most Amazing Couscous, recipe below.

The Most Amazing Couscous

1 loving cup uncooked couscous

1 loving cup water

1/4 teaspoon of salt

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half dozen radishes, chopped

v greenish onions, chopped

1/2 loving cup golden raisins

1 loving cup cherry tomatoes, halved

1/3 loving cup whole almonds

10 fresh mint leaves

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1 tablespoon of lemon juice

1 tablespoon of olive oil

1/2 teaspoon of salt

Prepare couscous equally directed on the package.

Combine all of the chopped veggies, raisins, almonds as well as mint inwards a medium bowl. Combine alongside couscous. Mix together lemon, stone oil as well as salt. Pour over couscous mixture as well as toss. Serve room temperature or cold.