Wednesday, September 20, 2006

Couscous Crusted Chicken

One of the many tasty low fat weight watchers friendly recipes.

Ingredients

1/2 cup couscous
200 mls water
1 teaspoon powdered vegetable stock
1 chicken breast per per person
1 slice leg ham per chicken breast, nough to cover
50 grams feta
4 teaspoons pesto
1 beaten egg

Method

Preheat oven to 180 degC.

Heat the water, add the stock and the couscous. Leave to stand for 30 minutes.

Make a pocket in the chicken breast. Add in a slice of the feta cheese and some of the pesto. Place in a baking dish and lay over the ham. Mix the remaining pesto with the egg and brsuh the ham thoroughly.

Spread over the couscous and bake for 30 minutes until the chicken is cooked.

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