{"id":3544,"date":"2015-10-12T17:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-10-13T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/?p=3544"},"modified":"2015-10-06T16:55:45","modified_gmt":"2015-10-06T23:55:45","slug":"chicken-and-mushrooms-with-couscous","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/chicken-and-mushrooms-with-couscous\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken and Mushrooms with Couscous"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Chicken-and-Mushrooms-with-Couscous.jpeg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" class=\"alignright wp-image-3545\" src=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Chicken-and-Mushrooms-with-Couscous-300x225.jpeg\" alt=\"Chicken and Mushrooms with Couscous\" width=\"400\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Chicken-and-Mushrooms-with-Couscous-300x225.jpeg 300w, https:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/Chicken-and-Mushrooms-with-Couscous.jpeg 616w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 400px) 100vw, 400px\" \/><\/a>Fall is here and this simple and quick dish featuring mushrooms, chicken, and couscous with apricots will please everyone in your family and guests alike!\u00a0 Pair it with a full white wine, such as, our Premier Series wine\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.winemonthclub.com\/bodega-huguet-can-feixes-penedes-blanc-seleccio-2014.htm?catid=1024\" target=\"_blank\">Bodega Huguet Can Feixes Pened\u00e8s Blanc Selecci\u00f3<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 1\/2 pounds cremini mushrooms, halved<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil<\/li>\n<li>4 cloves garlic, smashed<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon<\/li>\n<li>Kosher salt and freshly ground pepper<\/li>\n<li>4 skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts (2 to 2 1\/2 pounds)<\/li>\n<li>1 cup whole-wheat or regular couscous<\/li>\n<li>1\/3 cup chopped dried apricots<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<li>1\/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro or dill<\/li>\n<li>Plain yogurt, for serving (optional)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Directions:<\/h3>\n<p>Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Toss the mushrooms, 2 tablespoons olive oil, the garlic, cumin, cinnamon, 1\/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste on a rimmed baking sheet.<\/p>\n<p>Rub the chicken breasts with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Arrange the chicken skin-side up among the mushrooms. Roast until the chicken skin is crisp and golden and a thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165 degrees F, 25 to 30 minutes.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, cook the couscous with the chopped apricots as the package directs. Season with salt and pepper.<\/p>\n<p>Transfer the chicken to plates. Toss the mushrooms with the lemon juice, cilantro or dill, and salt and pepper to taste. Serve the chicken with the mushrooms, couscous and yogurt.<\/p>\n<p><em>Recipe courtesy of Food Network Kitchen from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.foodnetwork.com\/recipes\/food-network-kitchens\/chicken-and-mushrooms-with-couscous-recipe.html\" target=\"_blank\">www.foodnetwork.com<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Fall is here and this simple and quick dish featuring mushrooms, chicken, and couscous with apricots will please everyone in your family and guests alike!\u00a0 Pair it with a full white wine, such as, our Premier Series wine\u00a0Bodega Huguet Can Feixes Pened\u00e8s Blanc Selecci\u00f3. Ingredients: 1 1\/2 pounds cremini mushrooms, halved 3 tablespoons extra-virgin olive [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v20.6 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>Chicken and Mushrooms with Couscous | Wine Blog from The International Wine of the Month Club<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Fall is here and this simple and quick dish featuring mushrooms, chicken, and couscous with apricots will please everyone in your family and guests alike!\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, 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