Spiced Chicken Thighs with Yogurt Sauce

I ran this recipe through the Recipe Builder and got 8 points, not 7. (9 on SmartPoints).  No biggie.
The sauce alone was not good, so we added turmeric and cumin to it. With the couscous and the chicken, it was really good. We had it with broccoli.

I made the sauce and prepped the spices. Pretty easy.

Spiced Chicken Thighs with Yogurt Sauce

Photo by ALB

The yogurt sauce's cooling effect balances the heat of the chicken.

Ingredient
1 cup uncooked couscous
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground turmeric
1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon ground red pepper
1/2 teaspoon salt, divided
8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs (about 1 1/2 pounds) (For us 4 thighs = 1.5 Pounds)
Cooking spray
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
1 teaspoon bottled minced garlic
1 (6-ounce) carton plain fat-free yogurt (I added cumin and red pepper...I didn't measure, but less than 1/2 tsp each)
Cilantro sprigs (optional)

Preparation
Cook couscous according to package directions, omitting salt and fat.

Combine cumin and next 4 ingredients (through pepper) in a bowl; stir in 1/4 teaspoon salt. Sprinkle spice mixture over chicken. Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Coat pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 6 minutes on each side or until done.

Combine remaining 1/4 teaspoon salt, chopped cilantro, garlic, and yogurt in a bowl, stirring well. Serve with chicken and couscous. Garnish with cilantro sprigs, if desired.

Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 chicken thighs, about 1/4 cup yogurt mixture, and 1/2 cup couscous)

CALORIES 335 (31% from fat); FAT 11.7g (sat 3.3g,mono 4.4g,poly 2.7g); PROTEIN 32.6g; CHOLESTEROL 100mg; CALCIUM 111mg; SODIUM 425mg; FIBER 1.5g; IRON 2.2mg; CARBOHYDRATE 22.5g

Cooking Light, JUNE 2007