Harissa chicken with green couscous
- Published: 31 Aug 11
- Updated: 18 Mar 24
A richly spiced Moroccan-inspired harissa chicken recipe served with a helping of lovely green couscous.
Perfect for a different dinner, in a dash!
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Serves 4
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Takes 10 minutes to make, 15 minutes to cook, plus marinating and resting
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Ingredients
- 4 free-range chicken breasts, skin on
- 2 tbsp rose harissa paste (we used Belazu)
- 2 tbsp clear honey
- 1 tbsp olive oil
- Finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon
- 300g couscous
- 500ml chicken stock, hot
- 2 tbsp extra-virgin olive oil
- Large handful each of fresh coriander and parsley and small handful of mint, chopped
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Method
- Preheat the oven to 200°C/fan180°C/gas 6. Put the chicken in a bowl with the harissa, honey, oil and lemon zest. Season and set aside for 10 minutes.
- Heat a griddle or ovenproof frying pan over a medium heat and fry the chicken, skin-side down, for 3-4 minutes until golden. Turn over, then cook in the oven for 10-12 minutes until cooked and sticky. Set aside for 5 minutes.
- Meanwhile, put the couscous in a large bowl and pour over the hot stock. Cover and set aside for 10 minutes to allow it to absorb the stock, then fluff up with a fork. Stir in the extra-virgin olive oil and lemon juice.
- Just before serving, stir in the chopped herbs and season well. Slice the sticky chicken and serve, along with any pan juices and the green couscous.
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- Recipe from September 2011 Issue
Nutrition
Nutrition: per serving
- Calories
- 512kcals
- Fat
- 16.1g (3g saturated)
- Protein
- 41.9g
- Carbohydrates
- 42.2g (6.3g sugars)
- Fibre
- 0.6g
- Salt
- 0.7g
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