Paprika Butter Chicken With Couscous

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 5 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 2
• 5 skinless chicken thigh fillets
• 25 g butter or 25 g margarine
• 1 tablespoon honey
• sea salt
• ground pepper
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1 lime, juices only freshly squeezed
• 1/2 lime wedge, to serve
• 150 g couscous
• 100 ml hot vegetable stock
• 1 tablespoon almond halve
• 1 handful chopped fresh coriander (large handful)
• 1 red chili, de-seeded and cut into strips, to serve

Recipe

• 1 preheat the oven to 200°c/fan180°c/gas 6. sit the chicken in an ovenproof dish. season the chicken with salt and ground pepper generously.
• 2 melt the butter in a small saucepan, remove from the heat and stir in the honey, paprika and half the lime juice. season. pour all over the chicken.
• 3 bake each side for 15 minutes, basting with the sauce halfway through cooking, until the chicken is cooked through, golden and sticky.
• 4 meanwhile, make the couscous. put the couscous into a large bowl and pour over the boiling stock. cover the bowl with a plate and set aside for 5 minutes. fluff up the couscous with a fork, then stir in the remaining lime juice, almond flakes and coriander. season to taste.
• 5 divide the couscous between 2 warm plates, then put the chicken on top and pour over the sauce. garnish with a sprig of coriander and some chilli. serve with a lime wedge.