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    Sweet Chili Lime Chicken with Cilantro Couscous

    Published: Feb 9, 2011 Last updated: Jul 25, 2019 by Shelby Law Ruttan · As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Sweet Chili Lime Chicken

    My Aunt Ann was going to be coming over.  She wanted to drop off a card for Grumpy and see our home as she hadn't been here to see it yet.  I told her that if she was going to be coming over, that she should also eat dinner here.  Of course, since I was inviting her for that night and I had already left home I needed to figure out what I was going to feed her!  On the way home I started thinking and of course it lead to some sweet heat....So.....I stopped at the store and grabbed a package of chicken breasts and a couple of limes.

    I arrived home and my Aunt was right behind me!  Hunger had me cooking something fast and was it ever yummy!  My aunt and I both enjoyed the meal....however Grumpy turned his nose up at what he called "puspus".  Yeah, he's not a couscous fan.  LOL.  He certainly gave my Aunt and I a good chuckle over it!  If your not a couscous fan, you can always serve this with rice which Grumpy promptly proclaimed I "should" have done.   Sigh.  No matter, the chicken is the star and the side is the co-star so if you decide to use rice instead because you don't like "puspus" then that is ok with me.  ;o)

    Sweet Chili Lime Chicken

     

     

    Sweet Chili Lime Chicken with Cilantro Couscous
     
    Author: Grumpy's Honeybunch
    Sweet Chili Lime Chicken with Cilantro Couscous 1 lb chicken breast, cubed accent seasoning 1 tablespoon olive oil 6 tablespoons soy sauce 6 tablespoons sugar ½ - 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes (depending on heat factor you like) juice of 1 lime zest of one lime Cilantro couscous (recipe follows) Cook chicken breast with accent seasoning and oil oil until no longer pink (this should not take too long as the chicken is cubed).  Remove from pan and set aside. Mix soy sauce, sugar, chili pepper flakes, lime juice and zest.  Stirl until sugar is dissolved.  Pour into hot skillet and bring to a boil.  Cook for 3-4 minutes until sauce begins to reduce some.  Stir in cooked chicken pieces and simmer for 2-3 minutes more, stirring often to glaze chicken.  Serve with couscous and extra lime wedges.  I used the lime wedges to squirt more juice on top of the dish once I had it assembled.  Grumpy?  He used the lime wedge for his Grey Goose & Cran.  ;o) Cilantro Couscous 2 cups vegetable broth 1 cup couscous ⅓ cup chopped cilantro Bring vegetable broth to a boil.  Stir in couscous and turn off heat.  Let sit for about 5 minutes.  This will allow the couscous to absorb the broth.  Stir in chopped cilantro and serve with Chicken.
    Ingredients
    • Sweet Chili Lime Chicken with Cilantro Couscous
    • 1 lb chicken breast, cubed
    • accent seasoning
    • 1 tablespoon olive oil
    • 6 tablespoons soy sauce
    • 6 tablespoons sugar
    • ½ - 1 teaspoon chili pepper flakes (depending on heat factor you like)
    • juice of 1 lime
    • zest of one lime
    • Cilantro Couscous
    • 2 cups vegetable broth
    • 1 cup couscous
    • ⅓ cup chopped cilantro
    Instructions
    for the chicken
    1. Cook chicken breast with accent seasoning and oil oil until no longer pink (this should not take too long as the chicken is cubed). Remove from pan and set aside.
    2. Mix soy sauce, sugar, chili pepper flakes, lime juice and zest. Stirl until sugar is dissolved. Pour into hot skillet and bring to a boil. Cook for 3-4 minutes until sauce begins to reduce some. Stir in cooked chicken pieces and simmer for 2-3 minutes more, stirring often to glaze chicken. Serve with couscous and extra lime wedges. I used the lime wedges to squirt more juice on top of the dish once I had it assembled. Grumpy? He used the lime wedge for his Grey Goose & Cran. ;o)
    for the couscous:
    1. Bring vegetable broth to a boil. Stir in couscous and turn off heat. Let sit for about 5 minutes. This will allow the couscous to absorb the broth. Stir in chopped cilantro and serve with Chicken.
     
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    About Shelby Law Ruttan

    Shelby is the author/owner of Grumpy's Honeybunch. Established in 2007, she shares and preserves family recipes as well as recipes for cooking light and keto. She has authored the One-Pot Paleo Cookbook and The Pescatarian Keto Cookbook. She is an experienced, self-taught home cook who loves to share recipes with others. She also authors the websites Honeybunch Hunts and The Best Vegetarian Recipes. You can see her work on websites such as Veal Made Easy, Parade, Community Table, SoFab Food, Yummly, and FoodGawker.

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    1. Lori Penney

      November 24, 2014 at 2:20 am

      This was absolutely delicious!

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    2. Life Tastes Good

      March 22, 2014 at 12:50 am

      I have wanted to make this for sooooo long!!! I am putting it on the menu this week (fingers crossed) haha pinned and stumbled!!

      Reply
    3. Dawn Bedingfield

      December 11, 2013 at 2:00 pm

      I love chili, lime and cilantro together and think it is great on chicken.

      Reply
    4. Alex and Colleen

      May 16, 2013 at 4:34 pm

      I love this recipe! The first few times we tried this we used chicken bullion cubes instead of broth and it was way more salty then I'm down for, but otherwise, it's perfect.

      I know this sounds a little trashy, but I put some Saison Goya in with the chicken glaze and everything comes out this brilliant, glazed-orange color. Beautiful.

      If you're down to spend a little extra time, it's definitely worth frying up some veggies to go in with the couscous.

      Great recipe, totally going to do a write up on it when we have time! Thank you!

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    5. Sandy Ryan

      March 01, 2013 at 8:00 pm

      going to make tonight!

      Reply
    6. Richelle

      January 31, 2013 at 1:19 am

      Made this last night and it was great. Next time might try some rice instead. The hubbs wasn't loving the couscous. I also might add a little cornstarch to thicken the sauce. We love some saucy sauce 🙂 Wanted to mention I found you on Pinterest.

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    7. Summer

      November 15, 2012 at 7:23 am

      Hello! Thanks for the recipe! I made it for dinner tonight and loved it! Hubby said it was delicious and the kiddos complained less than usual. 😉 y 18-month old even gobbled it up! This is going in the regular rotation! Thanks again!

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    8. beadersresourceguide

      August 07, 2012 at 1:44 am

      Made this tonight for dinner. It was excellent! It's not every day I get a response like "what's in this? this is really good! You should make it again!" from the hubby. We've never had couscous. Maybe we'll try it sometime. I served it with brown rice instead. Definitely a keeper! Thanks for posting it!

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    9. Rachael

      May 04, 2012 at 12:06 pm

      Delicious! Found the recipe on Pinterest. Next time I'll omit the accent seasoning, though. Didn't realize it was MSG until after I added it.

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    10. Jill's Comfort Zone

      March 31, 2012 at 4:26 pm

      Definitely worthy of a few thumbs up! Sounds really good and simple!!!!

      Reply
    11. Rachelle @ "Mommy? I'm Hungry!"

      June 05, 2011 at 4:22 pm

      LOL, yep our Mrs could be besties. Yours with the puspus and mine with the toejam. But I am not a couscous fan either, it's the texture I think. I would serve this with rice. =)

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    12. Jill's Comfort Zone

      April 03, 2011 at 11:05 pm

      Oh my...this looks so good! We've tried the couscous several times but the girls don't like it. I'll have to give it another shot! I'm creating my weekly menu right now and think I'll add this to it! Thanks for sharing!

      Reply
    13. doughmesstic

      February 23, 2011 at 5:32 pm

      OMG, this looks fanstastic! The flavor combo is perfect - can't wait to try it! Hope you are doing well - you sure do seem to be! I miss the old TWD days, and all my old friends...so I just wanted to finally pop in and say I miss ya! (and will be making this recipe, of course!) 🙂

      Reply
    14. polwig

      February 13, 2011 at 5:24 pm

      Don't you love those early show uppers, that arrive when you just start cooking dinner. I love chicken since it cooks so fast, especially with hungry toddlers

      Reply
    15. nanny

      February 12, 2011 at 9:45 pm

      Oh my.....some of my favorite flavors all mixed together.....yum!

      Reply
    16. marla

      February 12, 2011 at 1:36 pm

      I would prefer the cilantro cous cous any any day instead of rice. This chicken looks wonderful & full of great flavors.

      Reply
    17. Carrie

      February 12, 2011 at 12:45 pm

      I would like to try your recipe.thanks for sharing....

      Looks yummy 🙂

      Reply
    18. Peabody

      February 11, 2011 at 12:32 am

      My roommate is so going to love this recipe. He is a cilantro freak.

      Reply
    19. Delishhh

      February 10, 2011 at 3:41 pm

      Oh Lime, cilantro and spices makes me go to the streets of Thailand and i love it. Some of my favorite ingredients, add them to chicken fish or anything and it makes it yummy!

      Reply
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