Sweet Chili Lime Chicken with Cilantro Couscous
Description
This sweet chili lime chicken with cilantro couscous recipe starts with chicken simmered in a sweet and spicy lime-soy glaze and served with couscous.
Ingredients
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1 tablespoon olive oil
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1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
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1 pinch monosodium glutamate (such as Ac'cent®), or to taste
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6 tablespoons soy sauce
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6 tablespoons brown sugar
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1 lime, juiced and zested
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1/2 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
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2 cups vegetable broth
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1 cup couscous
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1/3 cup chopped cilantro
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4 wedges lime for garnish
Directions
1
Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cubed chicken; sprinkle with monosodium glutamate. Cook and stir until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink inside, 5 to 6 minutes; transfer to a plate.
2
Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, zest of 1 lime, juice of 1 lime, and red pepper flakes in a bowl, stirring until sugar is dissolved; add to hot skillet. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce begins to reduce slightly, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir chicken into sauce; cook until sauce glazes chicken, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often.
3
Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in couscous, turn off the heat, and let couscous stand until broth is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro.
4
Arrange couscous on a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Squeeze lime wedges over couscous and chicken before serving.