Mediterranean
Harissa Chicken Thighs
Harissa Chicken Thighs is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 8 bone-in chicken thighs
- 3 tbsp harissa paste
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves
- 1 lemon
- 1 tsp ground cumin
- 2 zucchini
- 2 red bell pepper
- 1 red onion
- 1 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Heat the oven to 425F.
- Whisk the harissa, olive oil, garlic, cumin, the juice of the lemon, and salt in a large bowl.
- Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat them thoroughly.
- Scatter the chopped zucchini, bell pepper, and red onion in a roasting pan and nestle the chicken on top, skin side up.
- Roast until the vegetables are tender and the chicken reaches 175F, about 35 minutes.
- Let rest 5 minutes, then serve the chicken over the roasted vegetables.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand. Harissa Chicken Thighs carries none of them. That is a checked answer rather than an ingredient list nobody read.
| Allergen | In this dish |
|---|---|
| Peanuts | No |
| Tree nuts | No |
| Dairy | No |
| Gluten | No |
| Shellfish | No |
| Eggs | No |
| Soy | No |
| Fish | No |
| Sesame | No |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Harissa Chicken Thighs takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on chicken, zucchini, and bell pepper.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
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