Chicken And Couscous Salad With Orange-balsamic Dressing
| CATEGORY | CUISINE | TAG | YIELD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Meats, Grains | Sami | Chicken and | 6 | Servings |
INGREDIENTS
| 4 | Boned and skinned chicken | |
| breast halves | ||
| 10 | oz | Couscous |
| 1/2 | c | Raisins |
| 1/4 | c | Dried cherries |
| 1/2 | c | Roasted red peppers, diced |
| 15 | oz | Garbanzo beans, canned |
| drained and rinsed | ||
| 1/2 | c | Black olives, diced |
| 1/4 | c | Green onions, chopped |
| 1/4 | c | Cilantro, chopped |
| 1 | c | Fresh orange juice |
| 3 | T | Balsamic vinegar |
| 1 | T | Grated orange peel |
| 1 | T | Cumin |
INSTRUCTIONS
Broil chicken and cut into bite sized chunks. Set aside. Combine orange juice, balsamic vinegar, grated orange peel and cumin in a small bowl and set aside. Combine couscous, raisins, and dried cherries in a large bowl and prepare couscous according to package directions. After couscous is cooked add the remaining ingredients and toss well. Per serving: 422 Calories; 3g Fat (7% calories from fat); 25g Protein; 74g Carbohydrate; 34mg Cholesterol; 363mg Sodium Recipe by: posted to eat-lf by Joanne McAndrews Posted to Digest eat-lf.v097.n001 by "Joanne M. McAndrews" <jmca@nwu.edu> on Jan 2, 1998
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Nutrition (calculated from recipe ingredients)
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Calories: 341
Calories From Fat: 52
Total Fat: 6g
Cholesterol: 48.7mg
Sodium: 775.3mg
Potassium: 651mg
Carbohydrates: 44.9g
Fiber: 5.5g
Sugar: 13.6g
Protein: 27.3g