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Honey Harissa Chicken Bowl

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CAVA style Mediterranean food bowl. Sweet, spicy, and healthy.

Ingredients

Honey Harissa Chicken Marinade

  • 1 1/2 lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs

  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 Tablespoons Harissa paste

  • 1 Tablespoon honey

  • Juice from 1/2 lemon

  • 2 Cloves minced garlic

  • 1 Teaspoon Kosher salt

  • 1/3 Teaspoon black pepper

Honey Harissa Chicken Cooking

  • 2 Tablespoons extra virgin olive oil

  • Harissa paste - to taste

Hot Harissa Vinaigrette

  • 1/4 Cup extra virgin olive oil

  • 2 Tablespoons Harissa paste

  • Juice from 1/2 lemon

  • 2 Cloves minced garlic

Bowl and Toppings

  • 2 Cups cooked Basmati rice (1 cup uncooked), cooked according to package instructions

  • Power greens (Baby spinach, baby chard, baby kale)

  • Marinated cucumber and tomatoes

    • Combine the following

      • 1/3 tomato

      • 1/3 english cucumber

      • 1/4 cup broccoli florets

      • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil

      • Pinch dried dill, dried basil, dried thyme, salt, black pepper

    • Let sit for at least 30 minutes

  • Roasted red pepper hummus

  • Tzaziki

  • Fire roasted corn (frozen or can)

Instructions

Marinate Chicken

  • Combine chicken and other ingredients in large Ziploc.

  • Shake bag thoroughly

  • Let chill in refrigerator for at least 2 hours and up to 2 days (freeze what won't be used within 2 days)

Cooking Chicken

  • Drizzle olive oil into large skillet. Preheat before adding chicken using medium-high heat.

  • Reduce heat to medium and add chicken

  • Cook each side of chicken for about 5 minutes, adding more harissa paste as it cooks

  • Remove chicken and cut into thin strips

  • Place back into skillet on low heat, adding more harissa and stirring occasionally until chicken is well saturated

Vinaigrette

  • Combine all ingredients into a small/medium mason jar

  • Shake well

  • Refrigerate until serving

Assemble bowl

However you like!

I like to add the rice first, then a bed of greens, then the chicken in the center. I add a scoop of each of the toppings spaced around the bowl, creating flavor pockets.

Last modified: 24 November 2024