Sun-Dried Tomato Chicken Pesto Couscous Salad - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    olive oil
    2 chicken breasts
    2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto
    2 (100 g) sachets quick-cooking couscous (this makes enough for 4 but I make this amount as I like to take the couscous to work the next day f)
    700 ml water
    1 teaspoon instant chicken bouillon granules
    2 teaspoons lemon rind, finely grated
    2 tablespoons lemon juice
    4 sun-dried tomatoes, chopped finely
    2 tablespoons sun-dried tomato pesto (Extra)
    60 g rocket
Preparation
    Bring the water and stock to the boil, add sachets cook according to packet instructions. (Mine is 2 minutes) Cut sachets open and pour couscous into a large bowl, fluff with fork.
    Add juice, rind, pesto and chopped sun-dried tomatoes, stir gently to combine.
    Add a little oil to a fry pan, rub 1 tablespoon of pesto over each breast, cook chicken on both sides until browned and cooked through.
    Toss rocket gently into couscous.
    To Serve: place couscous on a plate top with sliced pesto chicken.

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