Chicken with Fall Vegetables and Couscous

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs, quartered
• 1 cup chickpeas, dried
• 6 cups water
• 1/4 tsp saffron
• 1/4 tsp turmeric
• 1 cinnamon stick(s), 6 ", broken in half
• 6 cups low-sodium chicken broth
• 2 red onion(s), cut in 1/8ths
• 20 baby carrots
• 1 cup parsnip(s), diced
• 2 cups butternut squash, peeled, diced
• 2 tbsp red hot chili pepper(s), fresh, minced
• 4 plum tomatoes, cut in 1/8ths
• 1 cup zucchini, sliced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1/4 cup seedless raisins
• 1/2 cup flat leaf parsley, fresh, minced
• 1 cup whole grain couscous
• 2 cups water, for the couscous