Cous cous chicken and peppers is a main course that is simple and tasty. I cooked the pepper in the air fryer, a very convenient and quick cooking method. Alternatively, you can cook it in the oven or on the grill, as you are accustomed. You can prepare cous cous in a short time if you use precooked cous cous that you find in the supermarket; it only takes 5 minutes. Cous cous with chicken and peppers is a complete main course as it includes proteins and carbohydrates. I also recommend looking at COLD COUS COUS RECIPES and other Cous Cous Recipes. Now let’s see how to make cous cous chicken and peppers, and if you try it, let me know. Barbara
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- Difficulty: Very easy
- Cost: Economical
- Preparation time: 15 Minutes
- Portions: 4
- Cooking methods: Air frying, Stovetop
- Cuisine: Italian
- Seasonality: All seasons
Ingredients
- 1 bell pepper (I use red)
- 1 chicken breast
- to taste extra virgin olive oil
- to taste salt
- 1 1/4 cups couscous
- 1 1/8 cups water
- 1 sprig rosemary
Tools
- Paper liners for air fryer
- Oil sprayer
- Air fryer
How to prepare cous cous chicken and peppers
Let’s start preparing cous cous chicken and peppers. Cook the bell pepper, I cook it in the air fryer, alternatively you can cook it in the oven or on the grill.
Place the bell pepper in the air fryer basket and cook at 392°F for 30 minutes. Once it’s cooked, turn off the air fryer and let the pepper rest inside for 15/20 minutes, this will make peeling it easier.
Remove the top part of the stem, open the pepper and remove the inner seeds using a fork or spoon, just scrape them gently. Also remove the skin by lifting it gently with your hands, then cut it into strips and place it in a bowl.
Cook the cous cous by pouring water into a pot, adding a pinch of salt, and bringing it to a boil. Once boiling, pour in the cous cous and turn off the heat, let it rest for the time indicated on the package, then fluff it with a fork and add it to the bowl with the peppers.
Pour some extra virgin olive oil and a sprig of rosemary into a pan, heat for a few minutes to flavor, then add the chicken breast slices and cook them well until golden on both sides.
Cut the chicken breast into pieces and add them to the bowl with peppers and cous cous, add more extra virgin olive oil and mix everything well.
Serve hot or at room temperature.
How to store cous cous chicken and peppers
Store it in the refrigerator for 2 days
