Easy Lemon Chicken CousCous
This easy one pan recipes is a delicious lemon chicken couscous recipe.
Servings 4
Ingredients
For the chicken
- 1 lb. chicken thighs, boneless and skinless cut into 1 inch pieces
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon za'atar seasoning
- ½ tablespoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
For the Couscous
- 1 cup pearl couscous
- 1¼ cups water
- 2 tablespoons butter
- ½ lemon, juiced
- 2 cups spinach
For the sauce
- 2 tablespoons Greek Yogurt, full fat
- 1 tablespoon mayonnaise
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- (add small amounts of water if sauce needs to be thinner)
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 425 Fahrenheit.
- Cut chicken thighs into about 1 inch pieces. Toss chicken with oil, lemon juice, and seasonings.
- Place seasoned chicken on a greased sheet pan and bake for 15-20 minutes or until chicken is cooked through.
- In a large pan over medium heat, add 1 tablespoon butter, 1 cup pearl couscous and 1 ¼ cups water. Stir until butter is melted. Cover and set to low, cook for 12 minutes.
- Uncover couscous, stir in 1 tbsp more butter, juice of ½ lemon, and 2–3 big handfuls of spinach. Stir until the spinach is wilted.
- Make the sauce: Mix together 2 tablespoon Greek yogurt, 1 tablespoon mayonnaise, ½ tablespoon lemon juice, and ¼ teaspoon garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon salt to make the sauce.
- Fill individual bowls with couscous and chicken mixture and drizzle with lemon yogurt sauce to serve.