Harissa Chicken & Pepper Tray Bake

One of my greatest obsessions is thinking of quick and delicious meals to make your weeknight dinners easier! This harissa chicken & pepper tray is a doozy of a recipe that will find its way into your weekly rotation.

This recipe is insanely easy, with a maximum of 10 minutes of prep work. It’s easy with three steps: mixing the ingredients together, popping it into a baking tray and tossing it in the oven for 45 minutes. It’s easy, healthy, and delicious. What more can you ask for?

Let’s Breakdown the Ingredients!

This recipe is fairly fast and simple with only nine ingredients! Here are a few key ingredients of this recipe.

What is harissa? If you’re looking to step up your condiment game, harissa is the way to start! It is a spicy, smokey, peppery chili paste, originally from Tunisia and a common spice in Middle Eastern and North African cooking. 

Skin and bone chicken thighs are a wonderful ingredient to season with harissa to add an impactful flavour to the dish. Cooking chicken with the skin is a great way to add protein to your meals and flavour with the added fat from the meat. 

While protein is important to your diet, it’s also crucial to add vegetables as well to have a balanced and healthy meal.  Red onions balance out the spices of the recipe with a sweet, spicy-to-mild taste. The addition of red, orange and yellow bell peppers also adds a sweet flavour to the dish. 

Basmati Rice is a carbohydrate often used in Middle Eastern cuisine, and it pairs well with this delicious and flavourful dish. This specific rice is a great way to add fibre to your meal.