Moroccan Chicken with Couscous

Moroccan Chicken with Couscous

My husband Josh LOVES Moroccan Chicken! We even had it on our wedding day! Now I'm not really sure if this is the real moroccan chicken but hey, its SO tasty! The recipe I have is from my 

mother-in-law, but I have changed it just a tad. 

INGREDIENTS:

1. 2 tablespoons of Curry. (I use Hot Curry but there is just regular)
2. 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon.
3. 2-4 Boneless, Skinless, Chicken breasts. (I cut them in half. It started as just to make the amount in the chicken that was in the freezer to last and I just stuck with it)
4. 1 Box of Couscous. (the directions for the amount of people is on the back)
5. Salt and Pepper to taste.
6. 1 tablespoon of Olive Oil.

DIRECTIONS:

1. Put salt and pepper on both sides of the chicken.
2. Take a small bowl and put your 2 tablespoons of curry and 1 teaspoon of cinnamon and 1 tablespoon of olive oil in the bowl. Mix it together so it becomes a paste. (I make it a little more watery looking then a paste so I may put more then a 1 tablespoon)
3. Spread the paste onto both sides of the chicken.
4. Put in the oven on 350F for 30 minutes.
5. Make your Couscous when you have 15-10 minutes left on the oven.
   
   
   
   

       (I also use a knife to mix and to spread on the chicken. you can use your hands but mine smell like the paste even the day after if I do haha!)

(This is the kind of Couscous I use. I am told you can use Quinao{Keen-wah}..but why mess with a good thing haha!)

You will not be disappointed! It is SO GOOD! My husband says though its not good as left overs haha! It just looses a little bit of flavor. Its not near as good as it is right out of the oven. I am making this right now and my stomach is grumbling!! Today is the 22nd of August! Today it has been 8 months since our wedding day, so its the perfect dinner! This is really easy and quick to make too!

December 22nd, 2012! <3

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Something Sweet Saturday: Oat Meal Chocolate Chip Cookies

Oat Meal, Chocolate Chip Cookies

       I am not a big sweets eater. Strange, I know, but I love Oat Meal Chocolate Chip Cookies. 

Plus, you can justify eating them for breakfast even more because they have oat meal in them!

I am sure most of you know how to make these, or that there is a similar recipe on the bottom 

of the lid of the oats container! Its for Oat Meal Raisin Cookies but all you have to do is switch

the raisins for chocolate chips. I took it a little further though. The ingredients call for "all-purpose 

flour. Well, I switched it out with wheat flour. Most of the time when you do that it does NOT taste

as good, am I right? haha! And! my husband is certainly not a fan of wheat things, but I'd thought I 

would try it. For the sake of trying to just to be good steward of the body we are given haha! Well,  my husband didn't even notice and he said that it was the best batch I ever made. SCORE! So here is the list of ingredients and directions.

   INGREDIENTS:

1. 1/2 cup(1 stick) of Butter, softened. *you can put it in the microwave for 5-10 secs or let sit out until it is soft.
2. 3/4 cup of firmly packed Brown Sugar.
3. 1/2 cup of Granulated Sugar.
4. 2 Eggs.
5. 1 teaspoon of Vanilla
6. 1 1/2 cups of All-purpose Flour, OR Wheat Flour.
7. 1 teaspoon of  Baking Soda.
8. 1 teaspoon of Cinnamon.
9. 1/2 teaspoon of salt (optional).
10. 3 cups of Quaker Oats (quick or old fashioned, uncooked.)
11. 1 cup of Chocolate Chips.

  DIRECTIONS:

1. Heat oven to 350F. In a large bowl, beat butter and sugars on medium speed with a mixer until creamy.
2. Add eggs and vanilla, beat well.
3. Add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, and salt; mix well.
4. Add oats and chocolate chips; mix well.
5. Drop dough by rounded tablespoonfuls onto a cookie sheet. * I use a ice cream scooper to get the size I want. It easier to scoop out and it wont blend back you spoons haha!
6. Bake for 8 to 10 minutes or until golden brown. I let them sit on the cookie sheet to cool for a few minutes. *this makes around 4 dozen.

   NOTES: To keep the cookies soft longer, put a piece of bread in the container with your cookies. I  promise it helps haha! Also, if you don't have a mixer, this is really easy to mix by hand. It's what I do every time I make them. I do not have a mixer yet! haha! 

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