Harissa Spiced Chicken with Roasted Vegetables & Minty Yoghurt
Ready in 40 minutes
• Serves 2
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start Choice (5 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
This dish most recently appeared in Fresh Start Choice (5 Nights For 2) on Sunday, August 15, 2021.
Harissa, originally from Tunisia is a spice blend made into a paste consisting of cumin, coriander, garlic and chilli! Juicy harissa chicken is paired with roasted vegetables roasted Tagine style to transport you to North Africa!
Ingredients
Vegetables
- 300g kumara, thinly sliced into rounds
- 1 carrot, thinly sliced into rounds
- 1/2 red onion, cut into wedges
- 1/4 pack Harissa spices
- 1/2 can chopped tomatoes
- 1 tsp oil
- 50g whole roasted capsicum, thinly sliced
- 50g baby spinach
Chicken
- 275g free range chicken breasts, cut into steaks
- 1/4 pack Harissa spices
- 1 tsp oil
Minty Yoghurt
- 1/4 cup yoghurt
- 1/2 bunch mint, finely chopped
To Serve
- 1/2 bunch mint, leaves picked
Steps
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Preheat oven to 220°C (or 200°C fan bake).
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Thinly slice kumara and carrot and cut onion into wedges. Toss in a medium roasting dish with first measure of harissa spices, canned tomatoes and oil. Season with salt and bake for an initial 20 minutes. Meanwhile, slice roasted capsicum.
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Pat chicken dry and cut into steaks. Place your hand flat on top of chicken and slice through horizontally. Season with salt and coat in second measure of harissa spices. Heat oil in a medium fry-pan on medium heat. Cook chicken for 1-2 minutes each side, until browned but not cooked through.
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Once vegetables have had an initial 20 minutes cook time, remove dish from oven and place browned chicken on top. Return to oven to cook for a further 10 minutes, until chicken is cooked through and vegetables are tender. Remove chicken from dish and set aside, covered, to rest.
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Pick mint leaves and set half aside for serving. Finely chop the other half and combine in a small bowl with yoghurt and a pinch of salt. Set aside for serving.
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Toss roasted capsicum and spinach through cooked vegetables and season to taste with salt and pepper. Thinly slice chicken and pour any resting juices over vegetables.
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Vegetables topped with chicken, minty yoghurt and remaining mint.
Nutritional Information
Energy |
1531 kj 366 kcal |
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Protein | 37.3g |
Carbohydrate | 31.7g |
Fat | 7.4g |