But I still need to feed the kids, and so I've been cooking very very simply, trying to find the easiest thing that everyone will eat. As Children all love couscous, I found a box in the back of my pantry and began cobbling a dish based on things that I had at home. I wanted something slightly exotic with spices, I wanted to use up the rotisserie chicken I had leftover, and I wanted to find a delicious use for some thinly sliced onions that were already in the fridge.
This is the result - a slightly exotic, slightly sweet, totally delicious quick and easy dish. It's not a one pot dish, as you do have to char onions, but if you don't count the pot that you bowl water in, it's really only 1 bowl!! Kids gobbled it up, and I passed it around to anyone who was hungry and it was met with really positive.
So here it is - my leftover/pantry/crazy mommy dish. Super easy, super yummy, super way to wrap things up in the fridge.
Curried Couscous with Charred Onions
Serves 4
Ingredients
2 tablespoons olive oil
2 cups dry couscous
½ cup raisins
2 tablespoons curry powder
1 teaspoon salt
2 cups boiling water
½ cup chopped cilantro
½ cup chopped scallions
1 tablespoon lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 onion, thinly sliced
sprinkle of salt
Rotisserie chicken meat, shredded (optional)
Method
In a large bowl. mix together olive oil, couscous, rasins, curry powder and salt. Pour over mixture 2 cups of boiling water. Stir couscous water mixture quickly, and then cover bowl with a lid. Allow couscous to steep for 5 minutes. Remove lid, and using a fork, fluff up mixture. Add cilantro, scallions, and lemon juice. Season with salt if necessary.
Heat a fry pan over medium high heat. Add olive oil, onions, and salt, Cook onions, allowing them to slightly char, stirring often.
Serve couscous with shredded chicken (optional) and charred onions on top.
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I'm making this for dinner tonight with some leftover roasted chicken. Thanks!
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