Roasted Chicken with Goat Cheese-Macadamia Nut Crust and Parsley-Pimento Couscous
- Level: Easy
- Yield: 4 servings
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- Nutritional Analysis
- Per Serving
- Serving Size
- 1 of 4 servings
- Calories
- 918
- Total Fat
- 47
- Saturated Fat
- 12
- Carbohydrates
- 42
- Dietary Fiber
- 6
- Sugar
- 2
- Protein
- 81
- Cholesterol
- 227
- Sodium
- 1022
- Total: 40 min
- Prep: 10 min
- Cook: 30 min
Ingredients
Nonstick cooking spray
8 boneless skinless chicken breast halves, about 5 ounces each
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
1/4 cup honey mustard
6 ounces soft goat cheese
1 cup macadamia nuts
1 cup couscous
1/4 cup diced pimentos
2 tablespoons chopped fresh parsley leaves
Directions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees F.
- Coat a shallow roasting pan with nonstick cooking spray.
- Season chicken all over with salt and black pepper and place in prepared pan. Brush mustard all over tops of chicken. Then spread with goat cheese. Place macadamia nuts in a plastic bag and smash with the flat side of a meat mallet or bottom of a heavy skillet until finely crushed. Sprinkle nuts over goat cheese. Cover pan with foil and bake for 20 minutes. Uncover and bake 5 to 10 more minutes, until cheese is golden brown and chicken is cooked through.
- While chicken is baking, cook couscous according to package directions. Fluff with a fork, and stir in pimentos, parsley and season, to taste, with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
- Serve half of the chicken and all of the couscous. Reserve remaining chicken for the chopped salad, if desired.