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Chicken and Chickpea Stew

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Chicken and Chickpea StewKana Okada

Talk about a lean bean! Adding about 1/2 cup of filling high-fiber chickpeas to your daily diet can cut your consumption of fatty foods, a study in the journal Appetite finds.

Recipe information

  • Yield

    Makes 4 servings

Ingredients

3/4 cup whole-wheat couscous
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts
3/4 teaspoon salt, divided
1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper, divided
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 cups chopped onion
2 large cloves garlic, chopped
1 tablespoon tomato paste
1 can (14.5 ounces) diced tomatoes, drained
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1 can (15 ounces) chickpeas, rinsed and drained
1 cup low-sodium chicken broth
1 yellow or green zucchini (6 ounces), cut into 1-inch pieces
3 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro (or mint)

Preparation

  1. Cook couscous as directed on package. Season chicken with 1/4 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Cook chicken, turning once, 2 minutes per side. Transfer chicken to a plate. Cook onion in same skillet, stirring occasionally, 5 minutes. Add garlic and tomato paste; cook, stirring, 1 minute more. Add tomatoes, cumin and cinnamon; cook, stirring, 2 minutes more. Return chicken to skillet; add chickpeas, broth, zucchini, remaining 1/2 teaspoon salt and remaining 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Simmer, covered, until chicken is cooked through, about 10 minutes. Serve stew with couscous. Garnish with cilantro.

Nutrition Per Serving

477 calories
7 grams fat
1 gram saturated fat
66 grams carbohydrate
13 grams fiber
41 grams protein
#### Nutritional analysis provided by Self
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