Lunch

Pan-Seared Merguez-Spiced Chicken Thigh with Charred Tomato Jam & Herbed Couscous

Name: Pan-Seared Merguez-Spiced Chicken Thigh with Charred Tomato Jam & Herbed Couscous
Prep time: 12 min
Cook time: 28 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 2 servings
Ingredients: 2 bone-in, skin-on chicken thighs (about 8 oz each); 2 tsp harissa paste; ½ tsp ground caraway; ¼ tsp ground cinnamon; ¼ tsp ground ginger; fleur de sel and cracked black pepper; 1 tbsp olive oil; 1 cup cherry tomatoes; 1 tbsp honey; 1 tbsp red wine vinegar; 1 small garlic clove, minced; ¾ cup couscous; 1 cup vegetable broth; 2 tbsp fresh cilantro, chopped; 1 tbsp fresh mint, chopped; 1 preserved lemon, seeds removed and flesh minced (optional, or sub zest)

Bone-in, skin-on chicken thigh rubbed with harissa, caraway, and cinnamon, seared until skin crackles and meat stays tender, served over fluffy herbed couscous with a quick charred tomato jam that brings acidity and depth. Warm, aromatic, with a yielding braise-like interior.

792calper serving 41gprotein 66gcarbs 40gfat 12min prep 28min cook 2serves

✓ Macros from a nutrition database · per serving · developed by The Delicious Kitchen with AI assistance, not independently kitchen-tested · how we calculate this