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Spiced roast chicken with couscous and Mediterranean veggies

An everyday dish for 2, ready in 45 minutes, around $2.63 a serving. People actually plan it with Popotam, and it's in season in October.

45mintotal
≈ $2.63a serving
712kcalper serving
58gof protein
In season in OctoberFreezes well
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Step-by-step recipe

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  1. Preheat the oven

    Turn the oven on to 200 °C (gas mark 6-7). Set the rack in the middle so everything cooks evenly.

  2. Prep the chicken

    Peel the garlic and cut it into thin slices. Score the skin of the chicken breasts in a crisscross pattern and push the garlic slices into the cuts. In a mixing bowl, mix the olive oil, cumin, paprika, salt and pepper. Brush the chicken breasts with this mixture.

    Tip · To help the spices stick to the chicken, press the meat lightly with your fingertips before brushing it.

  3. Cook the chicken

    Place the chicken breasts in the nonstick skillet over medium heat. Brown them for 5 min per side, uncovered. Then bake them for 20 min at 200 °C.

  4. Peel the vegetables

    Peel the carrots and zucchini. Cut them into thick 1 cm rounds. Peel the onion and dice it.

  5. Cook the vegetables

    In the same skillet you used for the chicken (no need to wash it), cook the onions over low heat for 3 min. Add the carrots and zucchini, stir and cook for 10 min over medium heat, stirring now and then.

    Tip · If the vegetables are too dry, add 2 tbsp of water to the skillet and cover for 2 min to soften them.

  6. Cook the couscous

    Bring 300 ml of water to a boil in the saucepan. Add the couscous, cover and take it off the heat. Let it swell for 5 min off the heat. Fluff it with a fork before serving.

  7. Serve

    Spoon the couscous onto the plates, add the vegetables and set the roast chicken on top.

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How many calories in a serving?

One serving has about 712 kcal. 48% comes from carbs, 32% from protein and 15% from fat.

86 gCarbs
58 gProtein
12 gFat
Per serving (the dish for 2, divided by 2)
Energy712 kcal
Protein57.5 g
Carbs85.7 g
of which sugars14.3 g
Fat12.1 g
of which saturated fat2.4 g
Fiber11.7 g
Salt0.7 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 $2.63 a serving, adding up the average prices of the ingredients you need to buy.

≈ $5.26for 2 people
≈ $2.63a 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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