Lemon-Dill Chicken Couscous
with Zucchini
- Wheat
- Milk
This quick and hearty meal stars savory chicken sausage, springy pearl couscous, and tender zucchini in a rich cream sauce brightened up with tangy lemon and herbaceous dill. If you have 35 minutes, a pot, a pan, and an appetite for perfectly balanced flavors, this is the dish for you!
Ingredients
10 ounce
Chopped Chicken Breast
1 cup
Israeli Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Zucchini
2 tablespoon
Cream Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
2 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
4 ounce
Cream Sauce Base
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Lemon
2 clove
Garlic
¼ ounce
Dill
Not included in your delivery
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
Wash and dry produce.
Trim and halve zucchini lengthwise; cut crosswise into ½-inch-thick half-moons. Peel, halve, and finely dice onion. Peel and mince or grate garlic. Pick fronds from dill and finely chop half; reserve remaining for serving. Zest and quarter lemon.
In a small pot, bring couscous and 1½ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings) to a boil. Once boiling, cover and reduce heat to low; cook until al dente, 6-8 minutes.
Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 5.
Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add zucchini and cook, stirring occasionally, until lightly browned and softened, 5-6 minutes. Season with salt and pepper.
Transfer to a plate and set aside.
Heat a drizzle of oil in same pan over medium-high heat. Add onion, garlic, and sausage*. Cook, breaking up meat into pieces and stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and sausage is cooked through, 6-8 minutes.
Stir in cream sauce base, stock concentrates, cream cheese, chopped dill, ½ cup water (1 cup for 4 servings), and juice from half the lemon. Cook, stirring occasionally, until sauce has thickened, 3-4 minutes more.
Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid; season with salt and pepper. Swap in chicken for sausage. Cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is softened and chicken is cooked through, 4-6 minutes.
Add couscous and zucchini to pan with sausage mixture. Cook, stirring, until combined, 1-2 minutes.
Turn off heat; stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) until melted and combined. Taste and season with salt and pepper.
Divide couscous between plates or bowls. Sprinkle with lemon zest and remaining dill. Serve with remaining lemon wedges on the side.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the dish's fresh flavors, though some found it a bit mild; consider adding extra lemon or herbs for more zing 🍋.
- Ease of prep: Customers appreciated the simplicity, calling it a quick and straightforward meal to prepare.
- Suggestions: Try adding spinach for extra nutrition, or double the zucchini for more veggie goodness.
- Portions: Servings were generous; some even found it enough to feed more than the stated number.
Reviews from our home cooks
We've never had this recipe before. It was so good! Very simple, very fresh flavors. Next time we will double up on the zucchini if available. BTW...the dill was the freshest we've ever had! Don't know your supplier, but they're a keeper! Compliments to The Chef!
My picky husband liked this one. The portions were HUGE. Don't reduce them though. It was great and the chicken went very well with this dish.
Probably one of my favorite meals. The flavor was perfect and it was delicious
I only did 1 package of chicken by accident and I didn't go without a bite of chicken. Larger servings and very tasty.
Absolutely delicious! I loved being able to swap protein options.
This is one of our favorite meals!!! I add spinach too!
I wish it made more. Next time I'll do double meat.
Skip the cream base and sour cream (or maybe it was cream cheese). Too fatty with all of that. And it was yummy without it.
We love couscous and the dish was indeed very good. Just felt like the sauce needed a little bit more something to add more flavor. Perhaps more lemon..?
Lots of flavor. A bit too 'soupy' but delicious. Sauce didn't thicken up.
