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Prep and Cook time: 30 minutes
Makes: 4 servings
Mound couscous on a generous platter, then surround it with tender sherry-seasoned chicken strips. Add buttered spring asparagus for a meal to enjoy with family or friends. Fresh strawberries, sliced and drizzled with aromatic amaretto liqueur, make an easy and appealing dessert.
Ingredients
1 pound boned, skinned chicken thighs
2 tablespoons sweet cream butter or margarine, divided
1 large onion (about 6 oz.), chopped
12 ounces sliced mushrooms
1 tablespoon cornstarch
3 tablespoons dry sherry
2 tablespoons Soy Sauce
1/8 teaspoon ground red pepper (cayenne)
1 cup fat-free reduced-sodium chicken broth, divided
2 cups Reduced-Fat (2%) Milk
1 1/2 cups couscous
Instructions
1. Rinse chicken and pat dry. Place chicken between 2 sheets of plastic
wrap. With a heavy, flat-sided mallet, pound meat firmly but gently all
over to a thickness of about 1/4 inch. Discard plastic and cut chicken
into 1/2-inch-wide strips; set aside.
2. Melt 1 tablespoon of the butter in a wide frying pan over medium-high
heat. Add onion and mushrooms; cook, stirring often, until onion is soft
and golden and mushroom liquid has evaporated (about 10 minutes).
3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl, mix cornstarch, sherry, soy sauce, cayenne,
and 1/4 cup of the broth; set aside.
4. In a 2- to 3-quart pan, combine remaining 3/4 cup broth and milk; bring
to a boil over high heat. Stir in couscous; cover tightly, remove from
heat, and let stand until almost all liquid has been absorbed (about 7
minutes).
5. Using a slotted spoon, remove onion mixture from frying pan and place
in a bowl; set aside. To same pan, add remaining 1 tablespoon butter,
swirling pan until butter is melted. Add chicken strips and stir-fry until
meat is tinged with brown and no longer pink in center; cut to test (4 to
5 minutes).
6. Return onion mixture to pan; add cornstarch mixture and cook, stirring,
until sauce is bubbling and thickened (1 to 2 minutes). Remove pan from
heat. Fluff couscous with a fork, then mound on a warm platter. Spoon
chicken mixture around couscous.
Nutritional Information
Per serving: 574 cal., 22% (124 cal.) from fat; 39 g protein; 13 g fat (6.3 g sat.); 69 g carbo (4 g fiber); 845 mg sodium; 119 mg chol.
