Couscous Chicken Salad

This was supposed to be a quick meal of chicken salad and couscous, but after reading a yummy looking recipe on the back of the couscous box, we decided to give it a try. We didn't use the avocado and added snow peas to the original recipe. It's a nice, light meal that could be served as a side. And this is the first of our posts that I (jessi) have taken the picture :)

Ingredients

• 1 - 8 oz. box couscous (mediterranean style if you can find it)
• 2 cups water
• 1 tsp olive oil
• 10-15 snow peas
• 1 tbsp olive oil
• 1 clove minced garlic
• juice from 2 limes
• 2 tbsp fresh basil (or 1.5 tsp dry basil)
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• 1 cup fresh mandarin oranges, cut into pieces (about 2-3)
• 2 cups diced rotisserie chicken
• 1/4 cup carrot, sliced thin
• 1 peeled, diced avocado (we didn't have one so omitted it)
• 2 tbsp chopped fresh parsley
• Tabasco sauce to taste
• Salt, to taste
  
• Pepper, to taste
  

Ingredients

1. Boil the water and add the couscous and 1 tsp olive oil. Cover and let sit for 5 minutes.
2. Meanwhile, saute the snow peas in a skillet with 1 tbsp. olive oil and the garlic.
   
3. Fluff gently with a fork and let cool. Add the snow peas and other remaining ingredients, mix well and serve.