Pomegranate Chicken with Almond Couscous

    10m prep time
    25m total time
    Easy level
    11 ingredients
Pomegranate Chicken with Almond Couscous recipe by Cherrypick

Jazz up chicken breasts in this fruity, sweetly spiced sauce with pomegranate seeds, toasted almonds and harissa paste.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Boil the kettle and put the couscous in a bowl with some seasoning. Crumble in half the stock cube. Pour boiling water over the couscous to just cover, then cover the bowl with a tea towel and set aside.

Step 2

Heat the oil in a large frying pan. Add the sliced onion to the pan and fry for 5-6 minutes to soften. Push the onion to one side of the pan, add the chicken fillets and brown on all sides. Stir in the tagine paste or harissa and the pomegranate juice, then crumble in the rest of the stock cube and season well. Simmer, uncovered, for 10 mins until the sauce has thickened and the chicken is cooked through. Stir through the pomegranate seeds, saving a few to scatter over before serving.

Step 3

After 5 mins, fluff up the couscous with a fork and stir through the almonds and mint. Serve the chicken on the couscous with the sauce spooned over.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 30g Mint, chopped
    30g Mint, chopped 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g
  • 190ml Pomegranate Juice, unsweetened
    190ml Pomegranate Juice, unsweetened 1 x Sainsbury's Pomegranate Juice Drink, No Added Sugar 1L
  • Maldon Salt, to taste
    Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 1 Chicken Stock Cube
    1 Chicken Stock Cube 1 x Knorr Stock Cubes Chicken 8x10g
  • 1 Large Red Onion, halved and thinly sliced
    1 Large Red Onion, halved and thinly sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • 100g Pack Toasted Flaked Almond
    100g Pack Toasted Flaked Almond 1 x Sainsbury's Almond Flakes 200g
  • 640g Chicken, mini fillets
    640g Chicken, mini fillets 1 x Sainsbury's 640g British Fresh Chicken Breast Mini Fillets
  • 1 tbsp Vegetable Oil
    1 tbsp Vegetable Oil 1 x Sainsbury's Vegetable Oil 1L
  • 80g Pack Pomegranate Seeds
    80g Pack Pomegranate Seeds 1 x Sainsbury's Pomegranate 80g
  • 2 tbsp Harissa
    2 tbsp Harissa 1 x Al'Fez Middle Eastern Harissa Paste 180g
  • 200g Couscous
    200g Couscous 1 x Sainsbury's Cous Cous 500g
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