Sweet Chili Lime Chicken with Cilantro Couscous

This sweet chili lime chicken with cilantro couscous recipe starts with chicken simmered in a sweet and spicy lime-soy glaze and served with couscous.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 380 Calories

Ingredients

• 6 tablespoons brown sugar
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 2 cups vegetable broth
• 1 cup couscous
• 6 tablespoons soy sauce
• 1 lime, juiced and zested
• 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cubed
• 4 wedges lime for garnish
• 0.5 teaspoon red pepper flakes, or more to taste
• 0.33333334326744 cup chopped cilantro
• 1 pinch monosodium glutamate (such as Ac'cent®), or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bring vegetable broth to a boil in a saucepan. Stir in couscous, turn off the heat, and let couscous stand until broth is absorbed, about 5 minutes. Stir in cilantro.

Step 2

Arrange couscous on a serving platter; top with chicken and sauce. Squeeze lime wedges over couscous and chicken before serving.

Step 3

Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add cubed chicken; sprinkle with monosodium glutamate. Cook and stir until juices run clear and chicken is no longer pink inside, 5 to 6 minutes; transfer to a plate.

Step 4

Combine soy sauce, brown sugar, zest of 1 lime, juice of 1 lime, and red pepper flakes in a bowl, stirring until sugar is dissolved; add to hot skillet. Bring to a boil, then reduce heat to low. Simmer, stirring occasionally, until sauce begins to reduce slightly, 3 to 4 minutes. Stir chicken into sauce; cook until sauce glazes chicken, 2 to 3 minutes, stirring often.