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• Recipe Overview
• Ingredients
• Processes - Utensils
• Instructions

• Cuisine

  African >> Northern Africa >> Moroccan

• Dietary Style

• Source

  Genius Kitchen(food.com)

| 1. To prepare the zucchini, cut into 3 inch logs and split lengthwise in halves. Trim out the soft seeded center. Cut the halves lengthwise into strips about 1/2 inch thick on the outside. For color variation, you can replace one of the zucchini with a yellow summer squash. | 2. Mix together the spices in a small bowl. | 3. Sprinkle 1/3 of the spice blend and rub into the chicken cubes. | 4. In a large saucepan bring the water, broth, hot sauce to a boil. Add in the remaining spice blend. Reduce to a high simmer and cook 3 minutes. | 5. Place the couscous in a covered bowl along with the lemon juice. Add 1 1/3 cups of the hot spiced broth from the saucepan and cover. Let it sit until you are ready to serve. | 6. Add the chicken and carrots to the simmering broth and cook for 3 minutes. Add the zucchini and cook an additional 2 minutes. (I like my squash fairly crisp, if you prefer it more tender then add it a bit earlier. Just make sure the total cooking time is the same.) Add the currants or raisins and cook for a final minute. | 7. Using a fork fluff the couscous and place the grains on a serving plate. | 8. Using a slotted spoon, transfer the chicken, veggies and raisins to the top of the couscous. (Alternately, you can shape the couscous in a ring and place the meat and vegetables in the center.). | 9. Sprinkle almonds on top. | 10. Serve the spicy broth alongside. If you like a thicker sauce, quickly whisk in a bit of cornstarch or arrowroot into the broth and bring to a quick boil for a minute to thicken. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
chicken broth	3	cups	fat free	234.36	5.67	33.4152	7.8624
water	2	cups		0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
pepper sauce	1/4 - 1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
couscous	1 1/3	1/3		867.3067	178.6052	29.4331	1.4763
lemon juice	2	teaspoons		2.2367	0.7015	0.0356	0.0244
chicken thigh	1	lb	boneless skinless boneless skinless cut	1993.2	3.5787	43.3974	200.3619
zucchini	3		cut	6.93	1.0263	0.8943	0.132
carrot	2		cut	104.96	24.5248	2.3808	0.6144
currant	1/4	cup		17.64	4.3064	0.392	0.1148
almond	3	tablespoons	blanched slivered	360.67199999999997	0.0	0.0	40.8
cumin	1 1/2	1/2		11.8125	1.3936	0.561	0.7015
turmeric	1	teaspoon		9.36	2.0142	0.2904	0.0975
ginger	1	teaspoon		1.6	0.3554	0.0364	0.015
cinnamon	1	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
coriander	1/2	teaspoon		0.0383	0.0061	0.0036	0.0009
black pepper	1/2	teaspoon		2.8865	0.7354	0.1195	0.0375

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