{"id":19550,"date":"2014-12-03T18:51:10","date_gmt":"2014-12-03T23:51:10","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/?p=19550"},"modified":"2014-12-03T18:51:10","modified_gmt":"2014-12-03T23:51:10","slug":"chicken-couscous-soup-couscous-soup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/chicken-couscous-soup-couscous-soup\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicken Couscous Soup- Couscous soup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19551\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup.jpg\" alt=\"chicken-couscous soup\" width=\"475\" height=\"713\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup-133x200.jpg 133w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Hearty ground chicken and couscous soup, it&#8217;s more like chili soup, perfect on a cold winter day&#8230;<\/p>\n<p>As winter arrives, I make more soups and a bowl of any warm soup would make me feel cozy. Every time I make soup, I tend to add different ingredients, spices, veggies etc. I just can&#8217;t resist that temptation.<\/p>\n<p>The other day, I started making chicken chili soup, as the cooking progressed I deviated from the original chili recipe and ended up adding couscous to the soup. Now, that turned into a different kind of soup. I loved the addition of couscous to this soup, it was perfect by itself for lunch and dinner- it&#8217;s filling and makes you feel comfy too.<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19552\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup1.jpg\" alt=\"chicken couscous soup\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup1.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup1-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup1-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><strong>Preparation pictures<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>Making chicken couscous soup<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-19553\" src=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/making-couscous-soup.jpg\" alt=\"making couscous soup\" width=\"475\" height=\"317\" srcset=\"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/making-couscous-soup.jpg 475w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/making-couscous-soup-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/making-couscous-soup-84x55.jpg 84w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/p>\n<div class=\"easyrecipe\" data-rating=\"0\">\t<link itemprop=\"image\" href=\"http:\/\/www.thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-content\/uploads\/2014\/12\/chicken-couscous-soup.jpg\" \/>\n<div class=\"item ERName\">Chicken Couscous Soup- Couscous soup<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERClear\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\"><span class=\"xlate\">Recipe Type<\/span>: <span class=\"type\">Soup<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cuisine: <span class=\"cuisine\">Fusion<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Author: <span class=\"author\">Thasneen<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Prep time: <time itemprop=\"prepTime\" datetime=\"PT5M\">5 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Cook time: <time itemprop=\"cookTime\" datetime=\"PT30M\">30 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Total time: <time itemprop=\"totalTime\" datetime=\"PT35M\">35 mins<\/time><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERHead\">Serves: <span class=\"yield\">6 People<\/span><\/div>\n<div class=\"ERIngredients\">\n<div class=\"ERIngredientsHeader\">Ingredients<\/div>\n<ul class=\"ingredients\">\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Oil- 2 tbsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Onion, chopped- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground pepper- 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground chicken- 1 lb or 1\/2 Kg<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Green pepper, cubed small- 1<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomatoes, chopped- 2<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Red Kidney beans- 1 can<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Tomato sauce, low-sodium- 400 ml or 1 1\/2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Water- 2 cups<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Ground Cumin- 1 1\/2 tsp<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Chili powder- 1 tsp (add more if needed)<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cilantro, chopped- 1\/4 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Cooked Couscous- 1 cup<\/li>\n<li class=\"ingredient\">Salt- to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERInstructions\">\n<div class=\"ERInstructionsHeader\">Instructions<\/div>\n<div class=\"instructions\">\n<ol>\n<li class=\"instruction\">[b]To cook couscous:[\/b] Boil 1 1\/4 cups water in a saucepan, when the water comes to a boil, add 1 cup couscous, cover the pan and remove the pan from the heat. Let stand for 5 minutes and the couscous will get cooked. Keep aside the cooked couscous.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Place a large pan over medium heat, add oil.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add onion, season with salt and ground pepper, saute for a few minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add ground chicken, combine well and break any lumps that&#8217;s formed. Cook for a few minutes till the pink color disappears.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add green pepper and tomatoes, cook for a couple of minutes.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add red kidney beans, tomato sauce and water.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Season with ground cumin, chili powder and salt.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cover the pan and cook for 10 to 15 minutes till the ground chicken has cooked well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Add cilantro, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Finally, add 1 cup cooked couscous, combine well.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Cook for a minute and remove the pan from the heat.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">if the soup is too thick, add water to thin down.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Taste and add more salt or more chili powder for spice.<\/li>\n<li class=\"instruction\">Serve in soup bowls and enjoy, you could have pita bread or bread along with this.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"ERNutrition\"><\/div>\n<div class=\"endeasyrecipe\" style=\"display: none;\">3.2.2885<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hearty ground chicken and couscous soup, it&#8217;s more like chili soup, perfect on a cold winter day&#8230; As winter arrives, I make more soups and a bowl of any warm soup would make me feel cozy. Every time I make soup, I tend to add different ingredients, spices, veggies etc. I just can&#8217;t resist that &hellip; <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":19551,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[15,408,371,14],"tags":[983,982],"class_list":["post-19550","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-beans","category-chicken-by-ingredient","category-couscous-by-ingredient","category-soup","tag-beans","tag-soup","course-soup","cuisine-fusion"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19550","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=19550"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/19550\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/19551"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=19550"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=19550"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/thasneen.com\/cooking\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=19550"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}