Moroccan Chicken with Couscous

Notes:
Have you ever had the Moroccan Chicken salad from Woolworth? Its a very tasty dish full of flavor...one of Avons favorites. I did some internet research about the flavors that make it "Moroccan" and tried to imitate the dish and to my surprise it was similar to the Woolworth dish. Its a good lunch dish with a salad or even a main meal with roasted veggies. Try it.... you will be surprised at how tasty you can make chicken. Serves 4 light meals or 2 large.

Marinate Ingredients:
1/2 tsp Turmeric (if you don't have the follwoing 3 spices use 1 1/2 tbs curry powder)
1tsp Cumin
1tsp Coriander
Pinch Cinnamon
Pinch Chilly (add more if you want is HOT)
2 tb Olive oil (or just normal oil)2 tbs Tomato Paste
1/2 a lemon or Orange
2 tsp Honey
1 onion
2 tsp crushed garlic
Salt and pepper to taste

2 large chicken breasts chopped in large cubes.

Optional:
4 dried apricots chopped
1 red pepper
Fresh corriander to garnish

Couscous
Follow insturctions on package (cook with chicken broth or remaining marrinate)

Directions:

1. Mix the marinate. Add more of the lemon juice and tomato paste if you are trying to stretch the marinate.
2. Add the chicken breast and let it marinate for about 30minutes (or just coat it). The marinating time just allows the chicken to absorbed the flavor but the spices are so rich you can almost skip this step.
3. Heat oil in a frying pan. Remove chicken from the marinate and fry in pan till cooked. Remember it doesn't take long to cook....so don't dry out the chicken.
4. In your couscous pot fry the remaining marinate and the chopped dried apricots (optional). Then proceed with the cous cous instructions. This step makes the cous cous have colour and taste.
5. Once the cous cous is cooked mix it with the cooked chicken and serve. Add the fresh corriander leaves to garnish (optional)
   

Points:

* This dish can be served chilled as a salad or as a main dish.
* To switch it up you can add chopped red pepper or even baby marrow. Just cook it with the chicken once the chicken has browned.
* If you don't have the first 3 ingredients just use 1 1/2 tbs curry powder (those spices are what are in curry powder)
* Cous cous is also a healthy option and something different when you get tired of cooking rice and potatoes.
* This marinate can be used as a baked dish with chicken pieces. Just make sure you stretch the marinate (double the recipe) and use it all in the baked dish. Also ensure that all the chicken pieces are covered with marinate.