Greek chicken with couscous

  • / Main Course
  • / Greek
  • / Serves 4
  • / Prep in 15 mins
  • / Cook in 15 mins

Ingredients

  • handful Fresh Dill
  • 40g Feta Cheese
  • 1/2 Cucumber
  • 200g Frozen Peas
  • 250g Yogurt
  • 1/2 Bunch Fresh Mint
  • 1 Red Chilli
  • handful Black Olives
  • 1 Lemon
  • 300g Couscous
  • 1 tsp Oregano
  • 1 tsp Allspice
  • 2 spring Onions
  • 2 Chicken Breasts

Method

  1. Put 1 mug of couscous and 2 mugs of boiling water into a bowl with a small pinch of salt and cover • On a large sheet of greaseproof paper, toss the chicken with salt, pepper, the oregano, allspice and finely grated lemon zest • Fold over the paper, then bash and flatten the chicken to 1.5cm thick with a rolling pin • Put into the frying pan with 2 tablespoons of olive oil, turning after 3 or 4 minutes, until golden and cooked through
  2. Using a box grater, coarsely grate the cucumber • Sprinkle it with a small pinch of salt, then squeeze and scrunch with clean hands to get rid of the excess salty water • Pop in a bowl with the yoghurt, juice of ½ a lemon and a pinch of pepper, finely chop and add the top leafy half of the mint, then mix together • Remove the stalk and seeds from the peppers and chilli, then pulse in the processor with the trimmed spring onions and the dill until finely chopped • Scatter over a large tray or platter
  3. Add the peas to the veg (if using frozen peas, blanch them in boiling water for a couple of minutes first), destone and tear over the olives, then squeeze over the juice of the zested lemon and add the extra virgin olive oil • Fluff up and scatter over the couscous, toss well and season to taste • Move the cooked chicken to a board, slice it up, then lay it around the couscous • Crumble over the feta and serve with the tzatziki

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