Brick Chicken With Apricot Couscous Recipe

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Brick Chicken With Apricot Couscous
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Ingredients
25
Count
Nutrition
412
Calories
Total time
1
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Toast spices in a medium saucepan over low heat until fragrant. In a clean spice grinder or coffee grinder, blend spices until fine. Season with kosher salt.
  2. Prepare chicken by splitting it down the back and removing the backbone, breastbone and rib cage.
  3. Lay the chicken out flat and rub the blended spices all over. Marinate for up to 4 hours or overnight.
  4. Heat a large cast iron skillet (or other heavy ovenproof pan) over medium-high heat. When hot, add a 2 count of extra virgin olive oil and place the chicken skin side down in the pan. Cover it with a second cast iron pan (you could also use a more traditional aluminum foil-wrapped brick) immediately so the skin doesn't have time to contract. Reduce the heat to medium and cook for 10-15 minutes until chicken is golden brown.
  5. Re-cover with the top weight and finish cooking in the oven for a further 20-25 minutes. Internal temp between the leg and thigh should reach 165° F when cooked through.
  6. Now prepare the couscous. In a medium saucepan add a 2 count of extra-virgin olive oil. Add the red onion, almonds and apricot and sauté over low heat until translucent and slightly fragrant. Add the couscous then dump in the warm chicken broth. Stir with a fork to combine add lemon zest and cover. Let sit for 10 minutes, then uncover and fluff with a fork again. Put the green onions, mint, and cilantro on a cutting board and coarsely chop everything up; add this to the couscous. Add lemon juice, drizzle with olive oil, and season to taste with salt and pepper. Toss gently to combine.
  7. Serve family-style on a large platter and garnish with fresh cilantro.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 412.36 Kcal (1726 kJ)
Calories from fat 94.63 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 10.51g 16%
Cholesterol 14.64mg 5%
Sodium 849.74mg 35%
Potassium 688.52mg 15%
Total Carbs 65.38g 22%
Sugars 21.06g 84%
Dietary Fiber 6.95g 28%
Protein 15.14g 30%
Vitamin C 13.7mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.9mg 31%
Iron 113mg 628%
Calcium 243.9mg 24%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 97.75 Kcal (409 kJ)
Calories from fat 22.43 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 2.49g 16%
Cholesterol 3.47mg 5%
Sodium 201.43mg 35%
Potassium 163.22mg 15%
Total Carbs 15.5g 22%
Sugars 4.99g 84%
Dietary Fiber 1.65g 28%
Protein 3.59g 30%
Vitamin C 3.2mg 23%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 31%
Iron 26.8mg 628%
Calcium 57.8mg 24%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.3
    Points
  • 11
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • low fat,
  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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