Harissa Chicken & Almond Couscous
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Total: 20 mins
Succulent pieces of organic chicken and sweet potatoes get all fired up in a bubbling harissa spiced tomato sauce, served with a side of fluffy couscous folded with crunchy toasted almonds.
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686 kcal
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Ingredients you'll need
  • 150g wholewheat couscous
  • 35g flaked almonds
  • 250g diced chicken leg
  • 300g sweet potatoes
  • 1 tsp harissa paste
  • 400g tin cherry tomatoes
  • 100g baby leaf spinach
From your kitchen
  • 300ml boiling water
  • Sea salt
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • Freshly ground pepper
You'll need
  • Bowl
  • Frying pan
Step by step this way
  • 1.

    Fill and boil your kettle. Tip the couscous into a heatproof bowl and cover with 200ml hot water from the kettle. Add a pinch of salt, cover with a plate and set aside to soak.

  • 2.

    Warm a frying pan on a medium heat for 2 mins then tip in the flaked almonds. Toast for 2-3 mins, shaking the pan regularly till they are golden and nutty smelling. Tip out onto a plate.

  • 3.

    Place the pan back on a medium heat then pour in 1 tbsp olive oil. Add the diced chicken leg and fry for 5 mins, turning once, till golden on most sides.

  • 4.

    While the chicken cooks, peel and chop the sweet potatoes into bite-sized chunks.

  • 5.

    When the chicken has cooked for 5 mins, add 1 tsp harissa paste and stir. Add the sweet potatoes and pour in the tin of cherry tomatoes. Top up with 100ml hot water from the kettle and add a pinch of salt. Cover and simmer for 10 mins till the chicken is cooked through and the sweet potatoes are tender.

  • 6.

    Roughly chop the baby leaf spinach. After 10 mins stir through the chicken to slightly wilt it.

  • 7.

    Fluff the couscous with a fork and stir through half the toasted almonds. Taste the chicken and add more salt or some black pepper if you think it needs it. Scoop the couscous into a couple of warmed bowls and top with the chicken and plenty of sauce. Scatter over the remaining toasted almonds to serve.

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