This Harissa Chicken made with a jar of roasted red peppers, plenty of garlic, and smoked paprika, is sure to become your new favorite dinner!
This Easy Harissa Chicken might just be one of the simplest, most elevated (that’s blogger-speak for sophisticated) chicken recipes we’ve ever created. With a quick marinade made in our new Ascent Series Vitamix Blender, we were able to take some humble chicken and create a truly praiseworthy meal. If you are looking for a way to amp up your weeknight chicken game, then this is the recipe for you.
What is in Harissa?
Harissa is a spicy paste traditionally made out of roasted red peppers, chili peppers, baklouti pepper, serrano peppers, and other hot chili peppers. It also contains garlic paste, coriander seed, saffron, rose, or caraway. It is delicious in every way and takes whatever it touches (like this Harissa Chicken) to the next level. We wanted to make a simple harissa marinade that would be a perfect go-to for any night of the week. Our homemade harissa has:
- A jar of roasted red peppers (easy-peasy)
- Lots of garlic
- Caraway and coriander (visit your local grocer’s spice section if you don’t have these on hand)
- Smoked paprika (an easy swap for the more smoky peppers we are leaving out)
What chicken should I use to make this Harissa Chicken?
While you can use this marinade to make harissa chicken breast, or harissa chicken thighs, we went with bone-in, skin-on chicken hindquarters. Not to toot my own horn, but they tasted delicious (I love dark meat any day of the week), plus my local grocer had them on sale for .75 cents a pound! You could even use this quick harissa marinade on a whole roasted chicken. I promise, whatever this marinade touches is destined to be delicious, so take your liberties.
How do you make harissa chicken?
We’ve come up with a quick, straightforward way to make this delicious chicken and you are going to love how simple it is. We added all the marinade ingredients to our Ascent Series Vitamix blender. After that, we just covered our chicken with the marinade and tossed it in the oven! Alternatively, you could also make harissa chicken on the grill. So easy right?
What else can I make in a Vitamix?
I love making healthy Vitamix recipes, like soups and smoothies, but there are also times where I want to splurge and I make frozen fruit ice creams. My kids are big fans!
Can you use a vitamix for juicing?
Vitamix blenders are great for making juices, especially when you want to eat the whole fruit or veggie, fiber and all (to really maximize the health benefits!).
Which Vitamix can make hot soup?
You can make hot soup in any Vitamix! Say what? I know, it’s crazy and it’s awesome. How’s it work? It’s the friction of their blades that is the trick to making steaming hot soup in under 10 minutes, right in the container, no stove required. In addition to hot soups, smoothies, and juices, I also use my Vitamix to make baby food, pizza dough, nut butters, nut milks, dressings, and marinades like this Harissa Chicken marinade! I’m pretty much obsessed with the ease of the Vitamix and find any and all excuses to use it in the kitchen.
Here’s some ideas on how to make this Easy Harissa Chicken into a complete meal:
Serve your chicken with these Mediterranean Style Zucchini Fritters with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce, or perhaps this Za'atar Roasted Cauliflower with Herb Whipped Feta. Want to go a bit lighter? This Cucumber Salad is the perfect accompaniment.
When you decide to give this Easy Harissa Chicken a try, we’d love to hear about it! Be sure to snap a photo, add it to your Instagram feed or stories, and tag @themodernproper and #themodernproper. Also feel free to leave a comment on this post and be sure to tell your friends where you discovered the recipe.
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