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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
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• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Rest Africa >> Nigerian

• Dietary Style

• Preparation Time

  Cooking Time - 45 minutes, Preparation Time - 45 minutes

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| 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. | 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. | 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. | 4. Serve chicken stew over the couscous with a dollop of yogurt. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
olive oil	1	tablespoon		119.34	0.0	0.0	13.5
chicken thigh	2	pounds		3986.4	7.1574	86.7948	400.7238
merguez italian sausage	12	ounces		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
garlic	1	tablespoon	minced	12.665	2.8101	0.5406	0.0425
onion	2		minced	128.0	29.888	3.52	0.32
carrot	2		peeled cut	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
celery	1/2	stalk	cut	5.12	0.9504	0.2208	0.0544
rutabaga	1		peeled cut	51.8	12.068	1.5119999999999998	0.22399999999999998
green bell pepper	1/2		cut	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
red bell pepper	1/2		cut	302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
tomato	1	can	diced	40.2099	8.6898	1.9658	0.4468
garbanzo bean	1	can		1133.4333	188.7556	61.3793	18.1109
chicken stock	2	cups		172.8	16.944000000000003	12.095999999999998	5.76
thyme	2	teaspoons	chopped	1.6159999999999999	0.3912	0.08900000000000001	0.0269
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
cayenne pepper	1	teaspoon		5.724	1.0193	0.2162	0.3109
harissa	1/4	teaspoon		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
bay leaf	1			-	-	-	-
zucchini	2	halved	sliced	-	-	-	-
extra virgin olive oil	2	tablespoons		302.6	0.0	67.32	1.7
couscous	2	cups		1300.96	267.9078	44.1496	2.2144
chicken stock	2	cups		172.8	16.944000000000003	12.095999999999998	5.76
yogurt	1/2	cup		74.725	5.7085	4.2508	3.9812

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.