Couscous with veggies and chicken legs

Name: Couscous with veggies and chicken legs
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4 persons
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 400 gram couscous; 4 chicken legs; 1 large or 2 small zucchini; 1 eggplant; 1 large carrot; 8 radishes; 4 garlic cloves; 1 red onion; thumb of fresh ginger root; 1/2 liter vegetable stock (or use chicken stock); 1 lemon (juice + zest); 2 tablespoons garam masala; olive oil; pepper and salt to taste

Couscous with veggies and chicken legs are a perfect weekday meal. Filled with lots of herbs and veggies, and ready in a little more than half an hour.

Couscous with veggies and chicken legs ingredients

Recipe couscous with veggies and chicken legs

Made by Véronique

Published at 2016-10-27, this recipe is for 4 persons and takes 35 minutes.

Founder of Ohmydish (since 2014), she prefers to spend all day in the kitchen. Once working in the hospitality industry as an independent chef, she loves helping you gain confidence in the kitchen. With her easy-to-follow recipes, handy tips, and cooking knowledge, you'll make the most delicious dishes yourself! The recipes are accessible to everyone, from beginners to advanced home cooks.

Updated at: 2025-07-19

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Preparation time

15 minutes

Time cooking

20 minutes

Total time

35 minutes

Preparation - 15 minutes

Peel the carrot and chop into cubes. Rinse the eggplant and zucchini and also chop them into cubes. Peel and finely chop the red onion and garlic cloves.

Remove the green parts from the radishes and chop them into pieces. Peel and finely grate the ginger root. Heat up the vegetable stock.

Finishing the couscous with veggies and chicken legs - 20 minutes

Heat olive oil in the large skillet and sauté the red onion and garlic for about a minute. Then add the carrot, zucchini and eggplant and cook them a few minutes more. Add the chopped radishes.

Pat the chicken legs dry using paper kitchen towels en season them with pepper, salt and about a tablespoon garam masala. Heat olive oil in the medium-sized skillet and cook the chicken legs on all sides until they're golden brown.

Add a small layer of water to the pan, cover with a lid and let it cook on low heat. Meanwhile add the couscous to a bowl along with some olive oil, juice and zest of a lemon, a tablespoon garam masala, pepper and salt.

Pour the hot stock on top and stir well to prevent the couscous from creating lumps. Cover with cling film and let it steam for a few minutes.

Stir again and add the couscous and grated ginger to the large skillet. Season with pepper, salt and maybe some more garam masala. Serve with the chicken legs and enjoy!