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Harissa Chicken with Baked Cous Cous

Serves 4
60 minutes
Difficulty Easy
11 Ingredients

Ingredients (serves 4)

2 long green chillies, chopped
1 garlic clove, chopped
1 lemon zested, then cut lemon into wedges
1 tsp ground corriander
1 tsp ground cumin
1/2 cup olive oil
1/2 bunch of corriander
4 chicken thigh fillets, skin on, bone in (or use lovely legs)
1.5 cups chicken stock
1.5 cups cous cous
400g pumpkin cut into 1cm pieces

Method

Blend all ingredients including coriander to make the paste. Season with salt and rub over chicken. Set aside for 30 mins to marinate. Keep left over harissa to put on cooked chook.
Preheat oven to 190 degrees
Make cous cous with the stock - fluff with fork after 5 mins.
Layer baking dish with cous cous, place marinated chicken on top, then scatter pumpkin and lemon wedges over dish - see my picture. Cook for about 30-40 minutes until chicken is cooked. Squeeze lemon wedges over dish and serve... I usually double the recipe so we have two meals.

Notes

I add some additional stock so the cous cous isn't dry, and always double harissa, as we love this dish saucy!!

12 Comments
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- - mom160270, NSW said
  - 28 Feb 2025
    11:33 pm
I love all the flavours in this dish. Thanks so much for sharing.

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- - coastalkaryn, SA said
  - 20 Jan 2017
    11:30 am
haven’t made this in yonks, must do it again!

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- - Melissa89, QLD said
  - 30 Jul 2016
    4:46 pm
This sounds so exotic

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- - mom112217, VIC said
  - 13 May 2016
    3:55 pm
This is one chicken dish that’s worth making,full of flavour! Thanks so much!

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- - mom62624, QLD said
  - 13 Mar 2016
    8:56 am
Thanks for sharing; simple, delicious and full of flavour!.

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- - Nas01, VIC said
  - 26 Feb 2016
    7:29 pm
I’ve never had harisa but this looks amazing.

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- - meljware, QLD said
  - 20 Feb 2016
    7:31 pm
I have never really tried Harissa but this does look delicious.

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- - renae, NSW said
  - 15 Feb 2016
    8:43 am
I’ve never been good with cooking cous cous 🙁

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- - mom93821, ACT said
  - 10 Feb 2016
    7:25 pm
An interesting recipe and dish – thanks! I enjoy trying new and different recipes.

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- - coastalkaryn, SA said
  - 09 Feb 2016
    8:26 pm
oh, p.s. I always add way more lemon and double harissa….. just a tip x
- mom93821 replied
  
  26 Mar 2016 , 9:07 am
  Thanks for the extra tips! 🙂
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- - mom165081, WA said
  - 09 Feb 2016
    4:46 pm
The flavours in this dish sound amazing – really great sounding winter meal.

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