chicken and couscous

It seems like a lifetime ago that I started making couscous with onions and dried apricots, but like old recipes, it got shelfed and forgotten as I continued my food journey. As I surveyed my pantry looking for a side to my baked chicken, I noticed I had the ingredients for this old favorite.

I started by baking my chicken strips in olive oil, salt, and pepper. As it was baking, I put the couscous in a pot to boil along with chicken stock. I next sautéed the red onions in butter to begin the softening process while slicing my dried apricots to be added at the end when I put the ingredients together into the cooked couscous.

I loved that I was able to cook this meal in order without getting stressed that one step was overlapping another one. I was able to mix the ingredients into my couscous while taking the chicken out of the oven. To add a little zip to the chicken, I drizzled Heinz 57 infused honey with hot chili over the top.
It was the perfect meal to make following the dreaded heat wave. Come on Fall!