Couscous Royale

Impress your friends with this classic Middle Eastern dish which can be spiced up or toned down according to preference. Great for chilly autumn or winter days. All the prep time is in the chopping, the rest is easy!

INGRIDIENT

1 tablespoon olive oil

2 pounds small chicken thighs

12 ounces Merguez or spicy Italian sausage

1 tablespoon minced garlic

2 onions, minced

2 carrots, peeled and cut into 1/2-inch rounds

½ stalk celery, cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 rutabaga, parsnip, or turnip - peeled and cut into 1-inch cubes

½ green bell pepper, cut into 1/4 inch strips

½ red bell pepper, cut into 1/4 inch strips

1 (14.5 ounce) can diced tomatoes

1 (15.5 ounce) can garbanzo beans

2 cups chicken stock

2 teaspoons chopped fresh thyme

1 teaspoon turmeric

1 teaspoon cayenne pepper

¼ teaspoon harissa, or to taste

1 bay leaf

2 zucchini, halved lengthwise and sliced into 1-inch pieces

2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

2 cups couscous

2 cups chicken stock

½ cup plain yogurt

DIRECTION

Step: 1

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken thighs, skin-side down, and sear until golden brown on both sides; set aside. Reduce heat to medium, add sausage, and cook sausage until no longer pink; set aside.

Step: 2

Stir garlic and onions into skillet; cook until onions have softened and turned translucent. Stir in the carrots, celery, rutabaga, green pepper, red pepper, diced tomatoes, garbanzos, and 2 cups chicken stock. Season with thyme, turmeric, cayenne, harissa, and bay leaf. Cut sausage into 1–inch pieces, and add to skillet along with chicken. Cover, and simmer for 30 minutes until chicken is no longer pink. When the chicken is done, stir in the zucchini, and cook until tender, about 5 minutes.

Step: 3

While the chicken is cooking, mix 2 tablespoons of extra virgin olive oil (EVOO) into couscous in a heatproof bowl. Bring 2 cups of chicken stock to a boil and stir into the couscous, cover, and keep hot.

Step: 4

Serve chicken stew over the couscous with a dollop of yogurt.

NUTRITION FACT

Per Serving: 933 calories; protein 62.2g; carbohydrates 80.4g; fat 39g; cholesterol 168.9mg; sodium 599.8mg.

To much possesion yourself can lead to lot of eat , 2.00 AM snacking, and mindless eating and it’s for this mind that Riner encourages people to indulge in “fun” foods every once in a while.

Avoidance on late-night snacking and cravings , it is much important to include some easy foods (or what one may perceive as off limits ). It means , if we can be order the healthiest thing on the menu but come home and graze on chips, perhaps we really wanted the burger and should have just enjoyed it in the first place."

Because it comes to eat on evening , overeating or eating too much of the bad kinds of food can lead to bad habit on sleeping. On the flip side, a daylight food that is not eating to much food than satiating not make leave you want more and resulting in reaching for an unhealthy late-night snack even closer to sleep .

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