Chicken and Butternut Tagine with Pistachio Couscous

This Moroccan inspired dish is full of healthy ingredients and wonderfully healthy spices. The flavor combination is amazing! 

Tagine: serves 4 ( 1-1/4 c. = 8 points +)

• 1 T. olive oil
• 2 c. chopped onion
• 2 tsp. ground cumin
• 1 tsp. paprika
• 1 tsp. ground turmeric
• 1/4 tsp. salt
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. ground ginger
• 2 tsp. crushed garlic
• 1 lb. skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cubed
• 2 c. fat-free chicken broth
• 8 oz. peeled, cubed butternut squash
• 1/3 c. halved, pitted picholine olives
• 8 pitted, dried plums, chopped

Heat oil in a Dutch oven or large pot. Add onion and cook until golden. Stir in cumin and next 7 ingredients ( through chicken); cook 1 minute, stirring constantly. Stir in broth, squash, olives and dried plums; bring to a boil. Cover and reduce heat to medium. Cook 15-20 minutes or until squash is tender. Serve with couscous.

Pistachio Couscous: serves 4 ( 4 points +)

• 3/4 c. fat-free chicken broth
• 3/4 c. couscous
• 1 tsp. grated lemon rind
• 1/4 c. chopped pistachios

Bring broth to a boil in a small saucepan. Add couscous and stir. Cover and remove from heat; let stand 5 minutes and then fluff with a fork. Stir in lemon rind and pistachios

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