Curried Chicken Salad With Couscous

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Ingredients:

3/4 cup couscous
1 1/2 cup boiling water
2 boned and skinned chicken
1 breast halves -- cut in 1
1 pieces
2 tbsp fat-free mayonnaise --
1 optional
1/2 cup bread crumbs, seasoned
1 tsp yellow curry base -- taste
1 thai
2 tbsp canola oil -- for frying
1 1/2 cup romaine lettuce
1 cup iceberg lettuce
1/2 cup shredded red cabbage
1/4 tbsp shredded carrots
1/4 cup sliced cucumber -- with
1 peel
2 tbsp green onion -- diced
6 oz mandarin oranges -- drained
2 slice bacon, fried -- crisp and
1 crumbled
2 tbsp chopped peanuts
1/4 cup croutons -- optional

Instructions:

In a medium to large size bowl, pour boiling water over the couscous
or bulgur; cover. Let stand 1 hour. Drain if needed.

Combine the crumbs with the curry mix. Coat chicken with crumbs
(optional: coat first with mayonnaise). Heat oil to medium-high and
fry the chicken pieces. Drain well. Cook, crisp, drain and crumble
the bacon. Tear or cut lettuce into bite-sized pieces (about 1-inch).
Prepare the other ingredients. Assemble; toss. Serve with your
favorite (low-fat) dressing.

PANTRY: Taste of Thai: Medium Yellow (turmeric) Curry Base.
Krusteaz's Ala, cracked wheat bulgur. Progresso Italian style bread
crumbs plus a pinch of crushed tarragon.

(McRecipe posted by Pat from California Jul 96) Recipe By
: Almost Baker's Square, California, 1996 - Revised

Servings: 4

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Cooking more low fat chicken can enable you to lose weight gradually as part of a a controlled and healthy diet.

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