Harissa Chicken Thighs

Name: Harissa Chicken Thighs
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 1 h 15 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Fusion
Ingredients: 8 chicken thighs, bone-in skin-on; 4 tbsp harissa paste; 2 tbsp olive oil; juice of 1 lemon; 4 cloves garlic, minced; 300g couscous, prepared; 200g Greek yoghurt; fresh mint and coriander to serve

Spicy North African harissa-roasted chicken thighs with couscous and yoghurt. Slashing the chicken deeply before coating it in harissa actually gets the marinade into the meat instead of just sitting on the skin.

Total time

75 min

Prep

35 min

Cook

40 min

Difficulty

easy

Cuisine

Fusion

gluten-free

Ingredients

8chicken thighs, bone-in skin-on

4 tbspharissa paste

2 tbspolive oil

juice of 1lemon

4 clovesgarlic, minced

300gcouscous, prepared

200gGreek yoghurt

fresh mint and corianderto serve

Instructions

Mix harissa, olive oil, lemon and garlic.

Slash chicken thighs deeply. Coat in harissa mix.

Marinate 30 minutes minimum.

Roast at 200°C for 35–40 minutes until charred and cooked through.

Serve on couscous with dollops of yoghurt and fresh herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

288

Protein

20.7g

Fat

12.3g

Carbs

23.3g

Fiber

2.1g

Sodium

274mg

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