Cornflake Chicken Bites & Rainbow Couscous Recipe

This is exactly the type of meal you want to have on your weekly dinner plan when it’s scorching hot outside 🔆

With a quick prep time and a super fast cooking process, it simply means you don’t have to spend too much time melting in the kitchen!

This is also such a great recipe to get the kids involved too – crushing, dipping, chopping.

Recipe:

✔️ 100g couscous
✔️ 150g chicken or veg stock
✔️ 1 chicken breast
✔️ 2-3 tbsp plain flour
✔️ 1 egg
✔️ 1 tsp of each – garlic, paprika, black pepper
✔️ 50g cornflakes
✔️ 3 salad vegetables of your choice

Method:

1) Place the couscous into a bowl and pour over the stock. Mix well and leave for 10 minutes.

2) In a food bag, using your hands, gently crush the cornflakes into fine pieces. Add to a bowl and mix in the garlic, paprika and black pepper.

3) Slice the chicken into strips and line up a bowl of flour, a bowl of egg (whisked) and the cornflakes.

4) Firstly, dip the chicken in the flour, then the egg and finally into the cornflakes. Place on a baking tray and repeat the process until you have used all of the chicken.

5) Bake the chicken at 180c for 15-20 minutes until cooked through.

6) Meanwhile, dice up all of your salad vegetables. Using a fork, fluff up the couscous and add in the vegetables. Mix well. Add a sprinkle of black pepper to taste.

7) Serve the cornflake chicken with the couscous and your favourite dipping sauce. Enjoy x