Shelly's Chicken And Zucchini Couscous

Total Time: 1 hr Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite-sized pieces (raw)
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 large yellow onion, chopped
• 4 garlic cloves, mined
• 1 tablespoon fresh ginger, chopped
• 1/2 teaspoon paprika
• 3/4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
• 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
• 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
• 1 1/2 cups canned chicken broth
• 1 cup crushed tomatoes, canned
• 1 cup canned chick-peas, drained
• 1 small zucchini, sliced
• 3 tablespoons fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
• 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
• 4 cups cooked couscous

Recipe

• 1 in large pot, heat oil, add 1/4 tsp of salt and chopped onion.
• 2 cook until translucent, about 5 minutes.
• 3 add garlic, ginger, paprika, cumin, oregano, cayenne and turmeric and cook, stirring for 1 minute.
• 4 add broth, tomatoes and remaining 1 1/4 tsp salt.
• 5 bring to a simmer and cook, covered for 10 minutes.
• 6 add chicken, chickpeas, zucchini and bring back to a simmer.
• 7 cook, covered, until chicken and zucchini are just done, about 12 minutes longer.
• 8 add parsley and lemon juice and just let it"hang out" for several minutes or more-- does it good in my opinion.
• 9 serve over couscous.