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Harissa Chicken and Carrot Traybake with Chickpea Couscous
Chicken breast and carrot batons roasted with harissa and chickpeas, served over lemony couscous.
- Total
- 30 min
- Hands on
- 12 min
- Serves
- 4
- Method
- oven
- Cuisine
- North African
Per serving · estimated
- Energy
- 545 kcal
- Protein
- 44 g
- Fat
- 15 g
- Carbs
- 57 g
Method
Step 1 of 12
Heat the oven to 220°C.
Step 2 of 12
Cut the carrots into finger-thick batons.
Carrots
Step 3 of 12
Cut the red onion into thick wedges.
Red onion
Step 4 of 12
Drain and rinse the chickpeas.
Chickpeas
Step 5 of 12
Cut the chicken breasts into thick strips.
Chicken breasts
Step 6 of 12
Toss chicken, carrots, onion and chickpeas on a large tray with harissa, cumin, 2 tbsp olive oil, salt and pepper.
- Chicken breasts
- Carrots
- Red onion
- Chickpeas
Harissa paste
Ground cumin
Olive oil
Salt
Black pepper
Step 7 of 12
Roast for 18 minutes until the carrots are charred at the edges.
Step 8 of 12
Boil the kettle while the tray roasts.
Boiling water
Step 9 of 12
Put the couscous in a bowl with the remaining 1 tbsp oil and a pinch of salt, pour over the boiling water, cover and leave 8 minutes.
Couscous- Olive oil
- Salt
- Boiling water
Step 10 of 12
Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir through the zest and juice of the lemon.
- Couscous
Lemon
Step 11 of 12
Check the thickest strip of chicken has reached 74 °C, returning the tray to the oven for a few minutes if needed.
- Chicken breasts
What ‘ready’ looks like Step 12 of 12
Spoon the tray over the couscous and scatter with torn coriander.
- Couscous
Fresh coriander
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