Couscous Chicken Salad

This delicious and easy Couscous Chicken Salad is made with pearl couscous, chicken, lots of veggies, and a bunch of flavors! It’s great to eat warm for dinner and again the next day cold for lunch.

I made this INCREDIBLE Israeli Couscous Chicken Salad for dinner last night if I do say so myself. But it wasn’t like I didn’t have any help.

And Mr. 365 said this was “the best dinner you’ve made in a long time.” Hm… REALLY?? I have a blog. Cooking and baking for the family is what I now do.

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This is the “best dinner in a long time”. Maybe I should have asked him to clarify because I have been cooking dinner quite regularly and he has been eating and hasn’t been complaining about them.

I don’t know, he’s funny like that. My daughters and I were watching ‘Giada at Home’ on the Food Network channel when my oldest asked if I could make one of the recipes for dinner.

You’ll also love these salads from other bloggers –

BBQ Chicken Salad from Damn Delicious
Cranberry Avocado Spinach Salad with Chicken and Orange Poppy Seed Dressing from Cooking Classy
Chicken Salad with Apples and Celery from PinkWhen
Autumn Couscous Salad from FoodieCrush
Quinoa Salad with Asparagus, Peas, Avocado & Lemon Basil Dressing from Two Peas & Their Pod

It was this Israeli Couscous Salad with Smoked Paprika and it looked so incredibly yummy!

So, here’s my version of Giada’s ~ healthy, some added protein to make it a full course dinner and pretty easy to boot!

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Israeli Couscous Chicken Salad

This delicious and easy Couscous Chicken Salad is made with pearl couscous, chicken, lots of veggies, and a bunch of flavor! It's great to eat warm for dinner and again the next day cold for lunch.

Course: Main Course

Cuisine: American

Keyword: Couscous Chicken Salad

Servings: 6

Calories: 358 kcal

Lynne Feifer: Lynne

Ingredients

Dressing

• 1/3 cup extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 tablespoons white balsamic vinegar
• 1 1/2 teaspoons paprika
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

Salad

• 2 cups cooked chicken can be shredded or diced
• 1 1/3 cups whole wheat pearl couscous
• 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
• 2 cups water
• 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 2 cups packed spinach coarsely chopped or torn
• 2 cups packed arugula coarsely chopped or torn
• 18 ounces cherry tomatoes
• 1 red bell pepper sliced thin
• 1/2 cup chopped flat leaf parsley
• 6 button mushrooms sliced
• 4 ounces crumbled seasoned Feta cheese

Instructions

Dressing

1. Whisk together the olive oil, white balsamic vinegar, paprika, salt and black pepper in a small bowl.

Salad

1. In a large saucepan over medium-high heat, place the tablespoon of olive oil.
2. Add the couscous, stirring frequently, and cook till lightly golden, about 4-5 minutes.
3. Add the water and the salt and bring to a boil.
4. Reduce to medium-low, cover and simmer until water is absorbed, about 10 minutes.
5. In a large bowl, combine the spinach, arugula, tomatoes, red pepper, parsley, and mushrooms.
6. Add the Feta cheese, but do not yet mix.
7. Add the couscous.
8. Whisk the dressing to thoroughly combine the ingredients again and pour over the couscous.

9. Mix everything together, allowing the heat of the couscous to warm the dressing and slightly melt the cheese.

Nutrition Facts

Israeli Couscous Chicken Salad

Amount Per Serving (1 g)

Calories 358 Calories from Fat 171

% Daily Value*

Fat 19g29%

Saturated Fat 5g31%

Cholesterol 17mg6%

Sodium 826mg36%

Potassium 491mg14%

Carbohydrates 38g13%

Fiber 4g17%

Sugar 5g6%

Protein 10g20%

Vitamin A 2880IU58%

Vitamin C 56mg68%

Calcium 141mg14%

Iron 2mg11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.

I rate everything I make on a scale of 1-4 with 4 being the best and this Summer Israeli Couscous Chicken Salad earned a whopping 4 rolling pins!

The family LOVED it and definitely want me to add it to our regular menu. It was so incredibly tasty that I really couldn’t stop eating it and was really bummed when my daughter and the Mr. got to it before I did for lunch the next day.

I’m really thinking I’m going to have to make this again next week, but I’m actually wanting some right now.

*sigh* I’ll try it with quinoa when I make it next and see how it goes. I’ll let you know.

I shared this recipe over at This and That and Foodie Friends Friday!! Be sure to go on over to those pages and see what delicious morsels other bloggers have shared!!

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