Time: 20 min.
Complexity: easily
Servings: 4

Couscous is the perfect healthy side dish for quick meals. It cooks quickly, steaming in hot water for just 5 minutes, and easily absorbs the flavors of other ingredients. So, stir some chopped dill into the hot couscous for a wonderfully refreshing aroma. Serve with boneless chicken thighs, grilled in the oven, and fresh cucumbers. Unlike chicken breasts, the thighs won't dry out and will remain juicy, especially when paired with roasted grape tomatoes. This Mediterranean-style dinner will take you no more than 20 minutes to prepare.

Ingredients:

• 8 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, trimmed
• 1 teaspoon butter
• 1 and 1/4 cups couscous
• 1 cup chopped dill
• 1 cup grape tomatoes, each pierced halfway with a small knife
• Zest of 2 lemons + juice of 3 lemons + 1 medium lemon, cut into 4 pieces
• 2 tbsp. l. olive oil
• 0.5 tsp dried oregano
• 2 medium cucumbers, quartered and cut into 1cm pieces.
• 0.5 cup Greek yogurt, 2% fat

Substituting ingredients
Measuring containers used

1 glass (st.) - 250 ml.
3/4 cup (st.) - 180 ml.
2/3 cup (st.) - 160 ml.
1/2 cup (st.) - 125 ml.
1/3 cup (st.) - 80 ml.
1/4 cup (st.) - 60 ml.
1 tablespoon (tbsp) - 15 ml.
1 teaspoon (tsp) - 5 ml.
1/5 teaspoon (tsp) - 1 ml.

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Preparation:

Step 1
• Position the oven rack approximately 10 cm from the heating element and preheat the oven to grill mode.
Step 2
• In a medium saucepan, combine 1.5 cups of water, olive oil, and 0.5 teaspoon of salt and bring to a boil over medium-high heat. Remove from the heat, quickly stir in the couscous, and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Fluff the couscous with a fork, stir in the dill, and cover.
Step 3
• Meanwhile, on a rimmed baking sheet, combine the chicken, tomatoes, lemon zest and juice, olive oil, 1 teaspoon salt, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon pepper. Toss the chicken thighs to coat thoroughly with the marinade and lay them flat on the baking sheet. Roast in the oven until cooked through and golden brown, 10-12 minutes, turning the tomatoes and chicken over and rotating the baking sheet halfway through.
Step 4
• Place two pieces of chicken on each plate. Stir any juices from the pan into the cooked couscous. Top each plate with 1 1/4 cups of couscous, cucumbers, a spoonful of yogurt, and a lemon wedge.

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