Budget recipes
Apricot chicken with couscous for $9.10
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INGREDIENTS
½ cup seasoned flour
8 chicken drumsticks
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
2 garlic cloves, crushed
1 tablespoon moroccan seasoning
405ml can apricot nectar
1 cup chicken stock
Couscous to serve
Coriander, chopped
METHOD
- Place flour in a shallow dish. Lightly coat drumsticks, shaking off excess.
- Heat half the oil in a large frying pan on medium. Brown chicken in 2 batches, for 2-3 minutes each side, or until golden. Transfer to a plate. Cover.
- Add remaining oil and sauté onion and garlic in the same pan on high for 3-4 minutes, until tender. Add moroccan seasoning and cook, stirring, for 1 minute.
- Stir in nectar and stock. Bring to the boil on high. Return chicken to pan. Simmer on low, covered, for 20 minutes. Remove lid and cook for a further 20-25 minutes, until chicken is cooked through. Serve chicken on a bed of couscous (see tip).
Top tipCombine 1 cup couscous with 1 cup boiled water and mix with chopped coriander.
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