Moroccan Roast Chicken & Chickpea Couscous

Chickpea couscous is gluten-free and tastes like real couscous and in this dish, some of the couscous crisps up, making it a delicious combination of hearty spiciness and crunchy goodness. One portion of chickpeas can also count toward a portion of your daily 5 vegetables, so this dish supplies plenty of decent, low-fat protein and 3 portions of fruit and vegetables, and is so easy to make, so enjoy this healthy & guilt-free, family-friendly meal.

Chickpeas and other legumes are a great source of fibre, vitamin Bs and isoflavones, which are phytoestrogens that can help support women with hormonal fluctuations, buffering excess hormones or helping ease menopausal symptoms when the hormones are declining. Because of their fibre content, they also help balance blood-sugar levels, thereby keeping cortisol levels more stable. The fibre also helps to feed beneficial gut bacteria, which have a host of benefits such as reducing inflammation, bloating and maintaining a healthy gut lining, thereby reducing risk of permeable gut syndrome (leaky gut).

Approximate mictronutrient info:

Vitamins:

B1 (Thiamine) - 0.1 / 1.1 mg – 13%

B2 (Riboflavin) - 0.6 / 1.1 mg – 57%

B3 (Niacin) - 9.4 / 14.0 mg – 67%

B5 (Pantothenic Acid) - 1.6 / 5.0 mg – 32%

B6 (Pyridoxine) - 0.8 / 1.3 mg – 60%

B12 (Cobalamin) - 2.1 / 2.4 µg – 86%

Folate - 39.6 / 400.0 µg – 10%

Vitamin A - 89.0 / 700.0 µg – 13%

Vitamin C - 18.5 / 75.0 mg – 25%

Vitamin D - 12.5 / 600.0 IU – 2%

Vitamin E - 2.1 / 15.0 mg – 14%

Vitamin K - 32.5 / 90.0 µg – 36%

Minerals:Calcium - 67.9 / 1000.0 mg – 7%

Copper - 0.3 / 0.9 mg – 34%

Iron - 3.3 / 18.0 mg – 18%

Magnesium - 67.5 / 320.0 mg – 21%

Manganese - 0.4 / 1.8 mg – 25%

Phosphorus - 326.4 / 700.0 mg – 47%

Potassium - 764.0 / 2600.0 mg – 29%

Selenium - 40.1 / 55.0 µg – 73%

Sodium - 324.5 / 1500.0 mg – 22%

Zinc - 4.9 / 8.0 mg – 61%

% RDA based on an adult female