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Curried Vegetable Couscous And Chicken With Lime-yogurt Sauce

Curried Vegetable Couscous And Chicken With Lime-yogurt Sauce

America's Test Kitchen: One-Pan Wonders, p.25
45 minutes
Serves 4

Ingredients

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  • 1/4 cup plain whole-milk yogurt
  • 2 teaspoons lime juice
  • Salt and pepper
  • 4 (6-to 8-ounce) boneless, skinless chicken
  • breasts, trimmed
  • 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
  • 1 onion, chopped fine
  • 1½ head cauliflower (1 pound), cored and cut
  • into 1-inch florets
  • 1 pound Swiss chard, stemmed and cut
  • into 1-inch pieces
  • 2 teaspoons curry powder
  • 2 garlic cloves, minced
  • 11/4 cups chicken broth
  • 1 cup couscous
  • 1/4 cup raisins
  • 2 tablespoons minced fresh cilantro

Instructions

  1. Whisk yogurt, lime juice, ½ teaspoon salt, and
  2. ½ teaspoon pepper together in bowl; cover and refrig-
  3. erate until serving. Pat chicken dry with paper towels
  4. and season with salt and pepper. Heat 1 tablespoon
  5. oil in 12-inch skillet over medium-high heat until
  6. just smoking. Add chicken and cook until golden brown
  7. on 1 side, 4 to 6 minutes; transfer to plate.
  8. Add remaining 1 tablespoon oil to now-empty
  9. skillet and heat over medium heat until shimmering.
  10. Add onion and ½ teaspoon salt and cook until
  11. onion is softened, about 5 minutes. Stir in cauliflower.
  12. Add chard, a handful at a time, and cook until
  13. wilted, about 2 minutes. Stir in curry powder and
  14. garlic and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds. Stir
  15. in broth and nestle chicken, browned side up, into
  16. skillet, along with any accumulated juices. Bring
  17. to simmer, then reduce heat to medium-low,
  18. cover, and simmer gently until chicken registers
  19. degrees, about 10 minutes.
  20. Transfer chicken to plate, tent loosely with alumi-
  21. num foil, and let rest while preparing couscous. Stir
  22. couscous and raisins into vegetable-broth mixture.
  23. Cover, remove from heat, and let stand for 5 minutes.
  24. Fluff couscous mixture with fork and season with
  25. salt and pepper to taste. Arrange chicken on top of
  26. couscous mixture, then drizzle with yogurt mixture
  27. and sprinkle with cilantro before serving.