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Harissa Chicken Bowl

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  • Servings: 2
  • Prep: 10m
  • Cook: 35m
    • The following recipe serves 2 people.

Ingredients

The ingredients are:
  • 2 (600 grams) boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 300 grams each)
  • 1 bunch broccolini (baby)
  • 1 red onion (quartered)
  • 4 garlic cloves, crushed (unpeeled, lightly crushed with the back of a knife)
  • 200 grams tomatoes (1 punnet of tomatoes of your choice halved)
  • 1 red capsicum (deseeded and roughly chopped)
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil
  • 1 cup couscous (pearl couscous)
  • Greek yoghurt, optional to serve
  • FOR MARINADE
  • 2 teaspoon ground chillies
  • 2 teaspoons harissa (Middle Eastern spices)
  • 2 teaspoon rice malt syrup
  • 2 teaspoons lime zest
  • 1 teaspoon ground sumac
  • 1/2 teaspoon lime, juiced (reserve the halves after juicing
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • Pink sea salt
  • Freshly ground black pepper
We recommend you get your ingredients ready before you start cooking. Once you're ready, here are the steps to making this delicious recipe

How to Make

  • Step 1: Preheat the oven to 200C.

  • Step 2: Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl, then rub it all over the chicken, making sure it is well coated and then set aside.

  • Step 3: Place all the vegetables except the broccolini in a roasting tray, drizzle with 1 teaspoon oil, season and mix well and add the leftover lime halves from the marinade and top with the chicken and place in the oven for 20 to 25 minutes, or until the chicken is cooked through and the juices run clear.

  • Step 4: Meanwhile, add 1 teaspoon oil to a saucepan, add the couscous and cook, stirring constantly until golden brown and then seson to taste and then add 1 cup boiling water, cover with a lid and leave to simmer for about 8 minutes, or until cooked.

  • Step 5: Remove the chicken from the dish and set it aside to rest, return the vegies to the oven and increase the heat to 230C and cook for another 8 to 10 minutes, until nicely caramelised.

  • Step 6: Meanwhile, quickly blanch the broccolini in a bowl of boiled water and cut the chicken into 1.5cm wide slices.

  • Step 7: Place the couscous, roasted vegetable, broccolini and chicken around the bowls, and add a dollop of yoghurt to serve.

We hope you enjoy this recipe!

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