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Chicken Curry with Couscous

Chicken Curry with Couscous

Create curry in a hurry with precooked or leftover chicken, colorful curry powder, vegetables and a creamy chutney sauce.


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Here's the skinny:

2 tablespoons butter > nonstick cooking spray
1 1/3 cups chicken broth > 1 1/3 cups water
2/3 cup couscous > 2/3 cup whole wheat couscous 
1/2 cup mayonnaise > 1/2 cup light mayonnaise

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
380  (before)

290  (after)
Total Fat
21 g (before)

9 g (after)
Dietary Fiber
3 g (before)

6 g (after)
Prep Time:10 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:6 Servings

Nonstick cooking spray
1 large onion, chopped
2 teaspoons curry powder
1 1/3 cups water
2/3 cup whole wheat couscous
2 cups chopped cooked chicken breast (about 12 ounces)
1 cup Frozen Bagged Sweet Peas
1 large red sweet pepper, seeded and chopped
1/2 cup light mayonnaise
3 tablespoons bottled mango chutney


1  Lightly coat an unheated large skillet with nonstick cooking spray.
2  Preheat skillet over medium heat. Add onion; cook and stir until onion is crisp-tender.
3  Stir in curry powder; cook for 1 minute more. Add the water and couscous to skillet; bring to boiling.
4  Stir in chicken, peas, sweet pepper, mayonnaise, and chutney; return to boiling. Remove from heat. Cover and let stand for 5 minutes.

Nutritional Information

1 Serving (1 Cup): Calories 290 (Calories from Fat 80); Total Fat 9g (Saturated Fat 1 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 45mg; Sodium 240mg; Total Carbohydrate 32g (Dietary Fiber 6g, Sugars 7g); Protein 20g % Daily Value Vitamin A 29%; Vitamin C 70%; Calcium 4%; Iron 10% Exchanges 2 Starch, 2 Very Lean Meat, 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 2