Moroccan-Style Chicken Thighs with Minty Couscous

by Pip Payne
Star 4.0
    10m prep time
    30m total time
    Easy level
    18 ingredients
Moroccan-Style Chicken Thighs with Minty Couscous recipe by Pip Payne

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 Yellow Pepper, finely sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Yellow Pepper
  • 1 Orange, Zest and juice
    1 Orange, Zest and juice 1 x Sainsbury's Oranges
  • 1tbsp Harissa Paste
    1tbsp Harissa Paste 1 x Al'Fez Middle Eastern Harissa Paste 180g
  • 1 spray Spray Oil, or a light drizzle of oil
    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 Lemon, juice, zest and wedges to serve 2 x Sainsbury's Lemons
  • 2tbsp Pure Maple Syrup, or honey
    2tbsp Pure Maple Syrup, or honey 1 x Buckwud Organic Maple Syrup 250g
  • 1tsp Garlic Granules
    1tsp Garlic Granules 1 x Sainsbury's Garlic Granules 58g
  • 200g Wholewheat Couscous
    200g Wholewheat Couscous 1 x Sainsbury's Fluffy & Nutty Wholewheat Cous Cous 300g
  • 10g Mint Leaves, picked, to serve
    10g Mint Leaves, picked, to serve 1 x Sainsbury's Fresh Packed Mint 30g
  • 8 Skinless Chicken Thigh Fillets, excess fat trimmed away
    8 Skinless Chicken Thigh Fillets, excess fat trimmed away 1 x Sainsbury's 1kg British Chicken Thigh Fillets
  • 1 Red Pepper, finely sliced
    1 Red Pepper, finely sliced 1 x Sainsbury's Red Pepper
  • 1tsp Ground Cumin
    1tsp Ground Cumin 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cumin 43g
  • 1 tsp Dried Mint
    1 tsp Dried Mint 1 x Sainsbury's Mint 12g
  • 0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon
    0.25 tsp Ground Cinnamon 1 x Sainsbury's Ground Cinnamon 38g
  • 300ml Boiling Chicken Stock
    300ml Boiling Chicken Stock 1 x Sainsbury's Stock Cubes, Chicken 10x10g
  • 2 Red Onions, cut into wedges
    2 Red Onions, cut into wedges 2 x Sainsbury's Red Onions Loose
  • Maldon Salt, to taste
    Maldon Salt, to taste 1 x Maldon Sea Salt Flakes 250g
  • 400g tin Chickpeas, drained and rinsed
    400g tin Chickpeas, drained and rinsed 1 x Sainsbury's Chickpeas in Water 400g (240g*)
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