Moroccan-Style Chicken Thighs with Minty Couscous

by Pip Payne
Star 4.0
    10m prep time
    30m total time
    Easy level
    18 ingredients

Zesty, sweet and spicy chicken thighs and roasted vegetables are complemented by minty couscous with a hint of cinnamon.

Method

Based on 4 servings, adjust as needed.

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 210°C/190°C fan.

Step 2

Combine the maple syrup, finely grated zest and juice of 1 orange, finely grated zest and juice of 1 lemon, harissa paste, ground cumin, and garlic granules in a bowl to make the sauce.

Step 3

Place the chicken thigh fillets, red onion wedges and peppers into a baking tray or roasting tin and spoon the sauce over everything. Spritz with spray oil and put into the oven for 30 minutes.

Step 4

After the chicken has cooked for 10 minutes, mix the chickpeas, dried mint and cinnamon into the dry couscous in a saucepan or heatproof bowl, then pour over the boiling stock, cover and leave for 12 minutes.

Step 5

Remove the chicken from the oven and check it is cooked through.

Step 6

Fluff up the couscous with a fork and serve into warmed bowls. Spoon the chicken, veg and juices over the couscous. Serve with lemon wedges and mint leaves scattered over, if you like.
  • Ingredients
  • Based on 4 servings
  • 1 Yellow Pepper, finely sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Yellow Pepper
  • 1 Orange, Zest and juice 1 x Sainsbury's Oranges
  • 1tbsp Harissa Paste 1 x Al'Fez Middle Eastern Harissa Paste 180g
  • 1 spray Spray Oil, or a light drizzle of oil 1 x Frylight 1 Cal Olive Oil Cooking Spray 190ml
  • 2 Lemon, juice, zest and wedges to serve 2 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 2tbsp Pure Maple Syrup, or honey 1 x Buckwud Organic Maple Syrup 250g
  • 1tsp Garlic Granules 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic Granules 58g
  • 200g Wholewheat Couscous 1 x Sainsbury's Fluffy & Nutty Wholewheat Cous Cous 300g
  • 10g Mint Leaves, picked, to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g
  • 8 Skinless Chicken Thigh Fillets, excess fat trimmed away 1 x Sainsbury's 1kg British Chicken Thigh Fillets
  • 1 Red Pepper, finely sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
  • 1tsp Ground Cumin 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
  • 1 tsp Dried Mint 1 x Sainsbury's Mint 12g
  • 0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon 38g
  • 300ml Boiling Chicken Stock 1 x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g
  • 2 Red Onions, cut into wedges 2 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 400g tin Chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 x Sainsbury's Chickpeas in Water 400g (240g*)
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