Saturday, August 10, 2013

Couscous with chicken

This isn't really a recipe; it's more of a meal idea.  My recent ex-girlfriend turned me on to Near East brand Couscous (she turned me on in a lot of other ways too).  You can find a 12-pack of my favorite variety, garlic and olive oil, on Amazon here.  You can also pick this up at Wal-mart for about $2/box.

It's really simple to make.  You just boil 1.25 cups of water and two tablespoons of oil with the spice packet.  I use canola oil even though you should use olive oil.  Once it comes to a boil, stir in the couscous and remove from the heat source.  Cover and let stand for five minutes, and then fluff with a fork.

Here's what I do to make it a meal.  I take a can of chicken that I usually get from Costco, drain the water, cut up the chunks a little, and then stir it in with the couscous.  This is really a good, quick meal for singles and it only costs about $4 in total.  You can have this once for dinner and then again for tomorrow's lunch.  Two meals for $2 apiece.  That's a deal.

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