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Free Range Harissa Chicken, Roast Veg Couscous & Saffron Yoghurt

This free range chicken dish is full of the rich, exotic spicing that characterises Moroccan cooking. You'll roast pepper, onion and courgette before stirring through date couscous. Fresh coriander, mint and a vibrant saffron yoghurt will brighten the dish. Sunny stuff!

40 mins
482kcal
Moroccan
Free Range Harissa Chicken, Roast Veg Couscous & Saffron Yoghurt
4.5

Ingredients for 2 people

Cooking for 3? 1 and a half for each ingredient Cooking for 4? Double each ingredient

Ground sumac (1tsp)
Ground sumac (1tsp)
Ground coriander (1tsp)
Ground coriander (1tsp)
British free range chicken breast portions (2pcs)
British free range chicken breast portions (2pcs)
Red pepper
Red pepper
Coriander & mint (10g)
Coriander & mint (10g)
Harissa paste (20g)
Harissa paste (20g)
Couscous (120g)
Couscous (120g)
Garlic clove
Garlic clove
Saffron (1pkt)
Saffron (1pkt)
Courgette
Courgette
Chopped dates (30g)
Chopped dates (30g)
Red onion
Red onion
Natural yoghurt (80g)
Natural yoghurt (80g)

You'll also need

Pepper, Salt, Olive oil, Water (or dietary alternatives)

Cooking instructions

Instructions for 2 [for 3] [for 4] portion recipe.

1.

Preheat the oven to 220°C/ 200°C (fan)/ gas 7 and boil half a kettle, then take your chicken out of the fridge, open the packet and let it air

Cut your pepper[s] in half and scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon then chop into large, bite-sized pieces

Top, tail and chop your courgette[s] into bite-sized pieces

Peel your red onion[s], then chop into wedges

Step 1
2.

Add the chopped vegetables to a baking tray (use tin foil to avoid mess!) and scatter with your ground coriander, a generous pinch of salt and a generous drizzle of olive oil

Put the tray in the oven for 15-20 min or until the vegetables are softened and starting to brown

Step 2
3.

Meanwhile, add your saffron to a small bowl with 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] boiled water and set aside to infuse

Step 3
4.

While the saffron infuses, add your couscous to a large bowl with 200ml [300ml] [400ml] boiled water and your chopped dates, then cover and set aside

Add your natural yoghurt to the infused saffron water with a pinch of salt and mix to combine – this is your saffron yoghurt

Step 4
5.

Peel and finely chop (or grate) your garlic

Chop the free range chicken breasts portions into small bite-sized pieces

Heat a large, wide-based pan (preferably non-stick) with a drizzle of olive oil over a medium-high heat

Step 5
6.

Once hot, add the chopped chicken with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for 7-8 min until browned

Add your ground sumac, chopped garlic, harissa paste (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and 1 tbsp [1 1/2 tbsp] [2 tbsp] water and cook for 1-2 min further or until the chicken is cooked through (no pink meat!)

Step 6
7.

Meanwhile, strip your mint leaves from their stems and chop roughly, discard the stems

Chop your coriander finely, including the stalks

Fluff the couscous with a fork and mix through the roasted vegetables, half of the chopped herbs (save the rest for garnish!) and a drizzle of olive oil

Step 7
8.

Serve the free range harissa & sumac chicken over the roast veg couscous

Dollop over the saffron yoghurt and garnish with the remaining chopped herbs

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
482kcal
Energy
5.8g
Fat
64.5g
Carbohydrate
7.9g
Fibre
43.3g
Protein
0.5g
Salt

The cooking process and additional ingredients added at home (listed under “You'll also need”) will affect total values.

Allergens

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In addition to the recipe specific allergen information provided, due to production and packing methods Gousto boxes may also contain low levels of the following allergens: Cereals containing gluten; Crustaceans; Eggs; Fish; Peanuts; Soya; Milk; Nuts: almonds, hazelnuts, walnuts, cashews, pecan nuts, brazil nuts, pistachio nuts, macadamia nuts; Celery; Sesame; Sulphur dioxide and Sulphites; Lupin; Molluscs; Mustard.

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