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Lemon Harissa Chicken

Holly Sander
4 servings
Beginner

Lemon Harissa Chicken - Amazing Moroccan chicken with red harissa, smoked hot chili peppers, tomatoes, garlic, cumin, coriander, caraway, & lemon.

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Lemon Harissa Chicken

Total Steps

5

Ingredients

21

Tools Needed

12

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Ingredients

  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 1 null red onion
  • 1 null red pepper
  • 1 null yellow pepper
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • null null sliced green and black olives(optional)
  • null null capers(optional)
  • null null finely chopped fresh parsley
  • 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 4 null boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2 inch cubes
  • 1 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • 2 tablespoons harissa
  • 2 tablespoons paprika
  • 1 null fresh lemon, juiced
  • 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh rosemary
  • 4 cloves garlic, minced
  • 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 teaspoon pepper
  • 1 teaspoon paprika
  • null null jasmine rice

Instructions

1

Step 1

For the marinade, combine olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, rosemary, paprika, harissa, salt and pepper in a ziploc bag. Seal and mix the ingredients together.

2

Step 2

Add the cubed chicken. Refrigerate for at least 3 hours and up to 6 hours.

3

Step 3

Cut up the peppers and onions. Mix in 2 tablespoons of olive oil. Season with salt, pepper and paprika and mix together. Bake in a 400 degree oven for 18 minutes.

4

Step 4

While the veggies are roasting, pour the chicken and marinade into a sauce pan and cook on medium until chicken temperature is 165 degrees, about 8-10 minutes.

5

Step 5

Layer the roasted veggies over jasmine rice, then add the chicken and sauce. Finally add a dollop of Greek yogurt over the chicken, and garnish with parsley, sliced olives or capers.

Tools & Equipment

knife
cutting board
citrus juicer
ziploc bag
refrigerator
mixing bowl
baking dish
oven
saucepan
stovetop
meat thermometer
serving plates

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