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Chicken with veggie couscous

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 20 minutes, around $2.00 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

20mintotal
≈ $2.00a serving
518kcalper serving
40gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Dice the zucchini and carrot

    Wash the zucchini and carrots. Cut them into small dice of about 1 cm on the cutting board.

  2. Cook the vegetables

    Set the skillet over medium heat with the oil. Add the diced zucchini and carrot and salt lightly. Cook for 5 min, stirring with the wooden spoon, until they start to soften.

  3. Cook the diced chicken

    While the vegetables cook, cut the chicken breast into small 2 cm cubes. Add them to the skillet with the vegetables. Season lightly with pepper. Cook for 8 min over medium heat, stirring regularly, until the chicken is white all the way through.

    Tip · If the chicken is still pink in the center after 8 min, cook it 2-3 min longer, no hesitation.

  4. Make the couscous

    While the chicken cooks, bring 300 ml of water to a boil in the saucepan over high heat. When it boils, take it off the heat, add the couscous, cover and let it swell for 5 min off the heat.

    Tip · For fluffier couscous, use boiling water and keep the saucepan tightly covered while it swells.

  5. Mix everything together

    Fluff the couscous with a fork to separate the grains. Add it to the skillet with the chicken and vegetables. Mix well and heat for 2 min over low heat so it all comes together.

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The questions you're asking

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 518 kcal. 48% comes from carbs, 31% from protein and 17% from fat.

63 gCarbs
40 gProtein
10 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy518 kcal
Protein39.5 g
Carbs62.8 g
of which sugars7.4 g
Fat9.9 g
of which saturated fat1.7 g
Fiber6.9 g
Salt0.5 g

Worked out ingredient by ingredient with the ANSES Ciqual 2025 table, never written by an AI. It's an estimate: veggie sizes and brands make the numbers vary.

How much does it cost?

About $2.00 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $4.00for 2 people
≈ $2.00a serving

Pantry salt, oil and spices aren't counted. Your store and your brands will move the total, but the ballpark is right.

How long does it keep?

2 days in the fridge, in a closed container, once cooled within two hours. After that, into the freezer it goes.

2 daysin the fridge
Yesin the freezer, thaw it in the fridge the day before

Times Popotam uses for meal prep, based on ANSES guidance, rounded down. The details: how long cooked dishes keep.

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