Lemon Hummus Chicken

Butternut-Spinach Couscous
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Wine Recommendation

Sonoma-Cutrer Chardonnay

Ingredients

  • 6 (6-oz) boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 Tbsp olive oil
  • 1 lemon
  • ⅔ cup roasted garlic hummus
  • 2 Tbsp chopped fresh parsley

Instructions

  1. Pound chicken to an even thickness in a zip-top plastic bag using the heel of your hand or a meat mallet. Sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper, if desired.
  2. Cook chicken, in batches if necessary, in hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 5 to 6 minutes per side or until done.
  3. Meanwhile, grate zest and squeeze juice from lemon. Combine lemon zest, lemon juice, hummus, and parsley, adding water, if necessary, to reach desired consistency. Serve sauce with chicken. Garnish with additional parsley, if desired.

Side Dish Ingredients

  • 1 cup Israeli (pearl) couscous
  • 1 (16-oz) pkg cubed butternut squash
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • ¼ cup olive oil, divided
  • 1 (5-oz) pkg baby spinach
  • ½ tsp salt
  • ¼ cup chopped fresh parsley

Side Dish Instructions

  1. Prepare couscous and squash according to package directions.
  2. Meanwhile, cook garlic in 1 Tbsp hot oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat 2 minutes or until fragrant.
  3. Stir in couscous, squash, spinach, 3 Tbsp oil, and salt, stirring until spinach wilts and mixture is thoroughly heated. Sprinkle with parsley.

Nutritional Information

Main Side Total
Servings 6 6
Calories
288
236
524
Fat (g) 11 9 20
Sat. Fat (g) 2 1 3
Protein (g) 40 5 45
Carb (g) 5 34 39
Fiber (g) 1 4 5
Sodium (mg) 193 217 410
T. Sugs (g) 0 2 2
A. Sugs (g) 0 0 0

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