Harissa Chicken Squash Traybake Recipes

HARISSA CHICKEN TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 180ºC/350ºF/gas 4.
• Deseed the peppers and tear into big chunks, peel and quarter the onions and break apart into petals, then place it all in a 30cm x 40cm roasting tray.
• Use a large sharp knife to carefully cut down the back of the chicken, so you can open it out flat, then score the legs. Add to the tray with the harissa, and a little sea salt, black pepper and red wine vinegar. Toss well, making sure you get into all the nooks and crannies of the chicken.
• Sit the chicken flat on top of the veg, skin side up, and roast it all for 50 minutes, or until gnarly and cooked through. Pick over the mint leaves before dishing up.

HARISSA CHICKEN & SQUASH TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 200C/180C fan/ gas 6. Mix 2 tbsp of the harissa with 3 tbsp of the yogurt. Rub all over the chicken breasts and set aside to marinate while you start the veg.
• Toss the squash and the onions with remaining harissa, mixed with 2 tbsp oil (sunflower, vegetable or olive is fine), and some seasoning in a large roasting tin. Roast for 10 mins.
• Remove veg from the oven, add the chicken to the tin, then roast for a further 20-25 mins until the chicken and veg are cooked through. Serve with the remaining yogurt on the side, and a big bowl of couscous or rice.

HARISSA CHICKEN TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• It's the wrong time of the year for new potatoes - I used the smallest ones I had and cut them up further.
• Preheat oven to 375 deg F (190C).
• Score deep cuts all over the chicken, then rub in the harissa. (If I were to do this over, I'd put the chicken and the harissa in a bowl or plastic bag, and smoosh everything with my hands). Season well and place in a baking dish. (I did not season the chicken as the harissa had a fair amount of salt).
• Put the vegetables in a bowl, drizzle with olive oil, and salt and pepper to taste, and mix thoroughly to coat everything evenly. Add to the baking dish. Scatter the olives over everything.
• Squeeze the lemon wedges over everything, then add them to the dish.
• Cook in the oven for 45 mins-1 hr until the chicken is cooked through through and golden. I tested for doneness, as the paste made it hard to tell how done the chicken was.

HARISSA CHICKEN TRAYBAKE

Steps:

• Heat oven to 190C/170C fan/gas 5. Score deep lines all over the chicken legs, then rub in the harissa. Season well and place in a roasting tin. Scatter the garlic over and around the chicken. Squeeze the lemon wedges over, then place them in the tin with the cherry tomatoes, potatoes and olives. Season, drizzle over the oil and toss briefly to mix everything together.
• Cook in the oven for 45 mins-1 hr until the chicken is cooked through and golden. Serve with salad, if you like.