One Pot Harissa Chicken. Deliciously flavored harissa chicken mixed with sauted vegetables and couscous, topped with a yogurt mint sauce. All the cooking is done in one pot for easy prep and cleanup!
Prep Time15 minutesmins
Cook Time20 minutesmins
Marinating Time1 hourhr
Total Time35 minutesmins
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Moroccan
Keyword: One Pot Harissa Chicken
Servings: 6servings
Calories: 372kcal
Ingredients
Chicken
1.25poundchicken breast
1tbspManitou Harissa spice blend
2 1/2tbspolive oildivided
1/4teaspoonsalt
1teaspoonlemon zest
Vegetables
1tbspolive oil
1red oniondiced
1red bell pepperdiced
Couscous
1 1/2cupstri-color couscous
2cupschicken broth
1/4teaspoonsalt
2tbsplemon juice
1tbsplemon zest
1/2teaspooncoriander
1teaspoonManitou Harissa spice blend
Mint Yogurt Sauce
1/2cupGreek yogurt
1tbspfresh mintchopped finely
1/4teaspoonsalt
1tbsplemon juice
Instructions
Marinate Chicken
In a medium sized bowl, stir together Harissa spice, 1 1/2 tbsp olive oil, salt and lemon zest. Cut chicken breast into bite size pieces (~3/4" chunks). Stir in with spice blend and cover bowl. Let marinate in refrigerator for at least 1 hour.
Make Greek yogurt
In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, mint, salt, and lemon juice. Cover and let sit in refrigerator for at least 1 hour. If you like a lot of sauce double this.
Prepare couscous broth
In a medium sided bowl, stir together chicken broth, salt, lemon juice, zest, coriander, and Harissa spice. Set aside.
Cook
In a 4-6 quart pot with lid, heat 1 tbsp olive oil over medium high heat. Add chicken and stir until chicken is cooked through. Remove from pot and set aside.
Add another tbsp of olive oil to pot. Once oil is hot, about 1 minute, diced onion and red pepper. Saute until softened, about 6 minutes.
Add couscous broth to pot and let broth come to a boil. Once boiling, stir in couscous and chicken. Remove from heat and cover.
Let sit until liquid is absorbed, about 6-8 minutes. Stir well before serving. Top with mint yogurt sauce.
Notes
If you like sauce, which I do, double the sauce recipe. I realize most people want to dab a bit on top ... I like to dump a bunch in and stir it all around. If that's you too, double it.