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Spiced Honey Chicken Thigh With Green Harissa, Yoghurt And Cauli Rice

This carb smart recipe replaces half the white rice for cauliflower rice. Sweet, smoky and packed with feel-good flavour, these spiced honey chicken thighs come together in 20 mins and are oh so more-ish. Serve with rice then top with cooling yoghurt and punchy green harissa for boldness in every bite.

20 mins
562kcal
Fusion
Spiced Honey Chicken Thigh With Green Harissa, Yoghurt And Cauli Rice

Ingredients for 2 people

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

Cauliflower Rice
Cauliflower Rice (160g)
Coriander And Parsley
Coriander And Parsley (10g)
Dried Chilli Flakes
Dried Chilli Flakes (1tsp)
Ground Coriander
Ground Coriander (1tsp)
Ground Smoked Paprika
Ground Smoked Paprika (1tsp) x2
Honey
Honey (25g)
Lime
Lime
Natural Yoghurt
Natural Yoghurt (80g)
Red Onion
Red Onion
Red Pepper
Red Pepper
Skinless Chicken Thighs
Skinless Chicken Thighs (320g)
Smoked Sea Salt Flakes
Smoked Sea Salt Flakes (1g)
Sultanas
Sultanas (30g)
White Long Grain Rice
White Long Grain Rice (65g)
White Wine Vinegar
White Wine Vinegar (15ml)

You'll also need

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

Cooking instructions

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

1

Combine your ground coriander and ground smoked paprika in a large bowl with half your chilli flakes (can't handle the heat? Go easy!) and half your honey (you'll use the rest later!)

Roll your lime[s] with your hand on a hard surface (to release more juice) and cut in half

Add the juice of half your lime[s] with a generous pinch of salt and pepper and a drizzle of vegetable oil and stir it all together

Add your chicken and give it a good mix up until well coated – this is your coated chicken

Step 1
2

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

Once hot, add the coated chicken to the pan and cook for 6-8 min on one side or until slightly charred

Step 2
3

Add your white long grain rice and cauliflower rice to a pot with a lid with 110ml [175ml] [225ml] cold water and bring to the boil over a high heat

Once boiling, reduce the heat to very low and cook, covered, for 12-15 min or until all the water has absorbed and the rice is cooked

Once done, remove from the heat and set aside (lid on) to steam until serving

Added beans? Drain and stir through your cooked rice

Step 3
4

Peel and finely slice 1/4 of your red onion[s] and cut the remaining red onion[s] into wedges

Combine your white wine vinegar with 1 tsp [1 1/2 tsp] [2 tsp] sugar and add your sultanas with the sliced onion – these are your pickled onion & sultanas

Deseed your pepper[s] (scrape the seeds and pith out with a teaspoon) and roughly chop into chunks

Step 4
5

Once the chicken is charred on one side, turn the charred chicken over, then add the chopped pepper and onion wedges and cook for 1-2 min

Add 50ml [65ml] [85ml] cold water and cook with the lid on for 8-10 min or until cooked through (no pink meat!)

Step 5
6

While the chicken is cooking, add your parsley and coriander to a food processor with the remaining chilli flakes (not a fan of spice? Just add a little!), remaining honey and remaining lime juice

Add your smoked sea salt flakes with a generous drizzle of olive oil and a pinch of salt and pepper

Blitz until smooth – this is your green harissa

Tip: Add a splash of water if it is looking a little dry – this will help blitz the sauce!

Step 6
7

Once the chicken is cooked through, remove the lid and increase heat to high

Season with a pinch of salt and pepper and cook for a final 1-2 min or until all the liquid has been absorbed – this is your spiced honey chicken thigh

Step 7
8

Serve the spiced honey chicken thigh with the rice to the side

Drizzle over your natural yoghurt, then the green harissa

Top with the pickled onion & sultanas

Enjoy!

Nutritional information

Nutritional information only applies to ingredients supplied by Gousto.

per serving
562kcal
Energy
17.8g
Fat
63.4g
Carbohydrate
6.4g
Fibre
38.1g
Protein
0.9g
Salt
per 100g
109kcal
Energy
3.5g
Fat
12.3g
Carbohydrate
1.2g
Fibre
7.4g
Protein
0.2g
Salt

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

Allergens

Allergens highlighted by (milk).

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.