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Quick and Easy Chicken Couscous Dinner (WEM)
Recipes | May 29, 2013
Hi guys,
I have another great recipe video that is easy to follow and really, really good. The benefit of this dish is not only the easy preparation, it also provides you with some important nutritional values. Including couscous in your meals can be very beneficial for weight loss, because it provides you with a low calorie grain (lower than rice and quinoa) that is packed with Selenium and Potassium. Combining the couscous with legumes is also a great source of complete protein which is important for sustaining energy and muscle repair after exercise. If you are following my high intensity workouts, you should always include protein and carbs in your meals. I am all for lower carb diet which means including more veggies and fruit as a source of carbs, however I do not recommend to exclude carbs completely. The best time to have whole grains and other starchy carbs is within 2 hours after your workout.
That said, lets get started, so that you can have an awesome low calorie dinner that will boost your energy and satisfy your taste buds.
Ingredients:
- 1 cup of couscous
- 1 cup of water
- 1/2 can of diced tomatoes seasoned with garlic and basil
- 5 to 7 mini portobella mushrooms
- 1/4 coarsely chopped onion
- coconut oil
- 1 teaspoon of Z Spice Mix
- 1/2 can of 3 kinds of beans
- Parmesan cheese
- Salt & pepper
- Boneless, skinless, chicken breast if you are a meat eater
Z-Spice Mix
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- 1 1/2 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp turmeric
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp all spice
- 1/2 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 tsp ground pepper
- 1/4 tsp cayenne
Here’s the videoto see how to cook a quick and easy couscous dinner, all in just a few easy steps:
Have fun cooking!
Zuzka
*Makes about 2 big portions
Macros Per Portion:
Calories: 575.8
Carbs: 91.2 g
Net Carbs: 80.4 g
Fat: 6.8 g
Protein: 35.3 g
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I love your Z-spice mix!! I’ve been using it on everything!! Thank you you’re amazing!!
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hehe..easier than you think..Gordon Ramsay: How to Chop an Onion
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TwGBt3V0yvc 🙂 from a friendly scorpio
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Z spice mix lol Thx Z
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Mnam 🙂
I believe you really like what you do 🙂
Smallsie is perfect 😀
For a long time I wanted to ask you one thing. You’ve been living for so many years outside teh Czech Republic, always sunny, warm… don’t you miss snow? 🙂 Just a question I had in my mind 🙂 Have a great day 🙂
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Merci Zuzka !!!
J’adore tes recettes 🙂
Kiss de France
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Couscous is a relatively nutritonally “empty” food, similar to pasta (which it is–a less-refined pasta). While quinoia is higher in calories, it is also significantly higher in protein and other vital nutrients. While I don’t think this means you should avoid couscous (or any foods, really, in moderation), saying that it is in some way nutritionally superior to quinoia (which is not a grain, by the way) is entirely innacurate. And realistically, while it may contain fewer calories, the low level of protein and fiber it contains would also make it less filling than a more nutritionally-dense option (like quinoia, obviously, or bulgur, kasha, etc)–which likely cancels out any real calorie savings, since you’d need to eat more to achieve saiety.
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I totally agree with you – unless you make a point to buy “whole wheat” couscous, which has slightly more fiber. But even so, it’s still a refined grain, just like bread and regular pasta. Refined grains are only one step removed from pure white sugar.
Couscous, regular or whole wheat, is OK in small quantities, but I certainly would not make it a daily staple.
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Actually, whole wheat couscous is not a refined grain, it’s a whole grain! You just have to be sure to check the ingredients to be sure it contains only WHOLE wheat, like with any product. Just like bread and pasta, they make refined, partially whole grain, and 100% whole grain versions. And the more whole grain in contains, the better it is for you generally speaking. As far as making it a daily staple, its recommended that adults eat 48g or more of whole grains daily. That’s at least 3-5 servings per day, so making whole wheat couscous a daily staple wouldn’t be a bad option.
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Is that a tsp or a TB? Not 100% sure but it looked bigger than a teaspoon..
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Thank you for a meal suggestion 🙂 Made a variation of this today, quinoa instead of couscous, no meat, and no cheese. It was delicious <3 loved the Z-spice combination with this meal. My husband loved it as well.
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Loved the Z-spice mix with this meal 🙂 Great combo!
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This may be a dumb question but where can I find a can of “3 kinds of beans?” Can you just mix 3 different kinds of beans into the recipe yourself?