Seared Turkish-Spiced Chicken
over Couscous with Cannellini Beans & Peas
- Wheat
- Milk
If you’re looking for a hearty weeknight meal that’s on the table in a quick 20 minutes, here’s a winner! You’ll season boneless pork chops with our warming Turkish spice blend, then pan-sear to a juicy finish. In that same pan, you’ll caramelize onion in butter with a shawarma-inspired spice blend of turmeric, cumin, and coriander, then add in tender cannellini beans, springy pearl couscous, and sweet peas for bright contrast. Serve that succulent spiced pork over a generous helping of loaded couscous, and your belly will thank you (over and over!).
Ingredients
½ cup
Pearl Couscous
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Onion
1 unit
Cannellini Beans
4 ounce
Peas
1 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
1 tablespoon
Shawarma Spice Blend
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 tablespoon
Turkish Spice Blend
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
1 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
2 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Wash and dry produce. • In a small pot, combine couscous, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4 servings), stock concentrate, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until tender, 6-8 minutes. • Keep covered off heat until ready to use in Step 5.
• While couscous cooks, pat pork dry with paper towels and season all over with half the Turkish Spice Blend (all for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. • Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add pork and cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. • Turn off heat; transfer pork to a cutting board. Wipe out pan; let cool for 1 minute.
Swap in chicken for pork.
• While pork cooks, halve, peel, and finely dice onion. Drain and rinse beans.
• Melt 2 TBSP butter (4 TBSP for 4 servings) in pan used for pork over medium-high heat. Add onion, half the Shawarma Spice Blend (all for 4), salt, and pepper; cook, stirring constantly, until browned and softened, 4-6 minutes.
• Reduce heat under pan to medium low; stir in beans, cooked couscous, and peas. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired.
• Thinly slice pork crosswise. • Divide couscous mixture between shallow bowls; top with pork. Serve.
Thinly slice chicken crosswise.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many enjoyed the spice combination, though some found it mild or earthy. A few suggested adding garlic or a sauce for more depth.
- Ease of prep: Quick and easy to make, perfect for a hearty weeknight meal 🍲.
- Suggestions: Consider adding crunchy elements like garlic chips or almonds. A lemon hummus sauce might brighten the dish.
- Texture: The couscous-bean-pea mixture was satisfying, but some found the overall dish needed more textural variety.
Reviews from our home cooks
So this was pretty good, I like that the couscous were jazzed up with the peas and cannelini, it made for a very satisfying and filling serving. I would definitely try it again, probably with the pork to compare the flavors. One thing I didn't really get though was why two different spice blends, the Turkish spice and the shawarma? Honestly I couldn't tell them apart once everything was combined and in my bowl... also everything was the same texture, something crunchy would have made it more interesting (I had a small cucumber/tomato salad on the side so got some crunch from the cucumber) - like maybe bits of garlic chips in the couscous, or almonds? Next time I would figure something out like that. But overall a pleasant meal.
Loved the spice combination. Loved the onion-pea-bean-couscous combo. It had a great mouth-feel. A good hearty dish. Also very easy/quick to make. Please keep it!
Lots of flavor and I love the combination of the couscous with the cannellini beans & peas. My family loved this one!
We don't see beans a lot in the meal offerings except sometimes in a soup and we really liked the couscous/bean blend. Flavors were great together, too!
I enjoyed the couscous, beans and peas, but I didn't really super enjoy the seasoning for the protein...don't get me wrong, it wasn't bad, just not one of my personal favs...seemed to either lack salt or was overpowered by one of the spices in the mix ... Coriander perhaps?
