Lemon Harissa Chicken with Sheet Pan Veggies

Name: Lemon Harissa Chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 18 min
Total time: 38 min
Yield: 6
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice; 2 tablespoons fresh rosemary, finely chopped; 2 tablespoons paprika; 2 tablespoons spicy Harissa; 1 teaspoon salt and pepper; 4 boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1 1/2-inch cubes; 3/4 cup plain Greek yogurt for garnish; Parsley, finely chopped for garnish; Sliced green and black olives for garnish, (optional); Capers for garnish, (optional); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 1 yellow pepper; 1 red pepper; 1 red onion; 1 teaspoon salt; 1 teaspoon pepper; 1 teaspoon paprika

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Lemon Harissa Chicken with Sheet Pan Veggies! Sweet smoky red Harissa flavored veggies and tender chicken. This chicken harissa recipe has just the right spice for a simple quick, easy, and flavorful weeknight chicken dinner!

Lemon Harissa Chicken in serving bowl on farm table

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What is harissa you ask?
How to make Harissa Chicken:
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Lemon Harissa Chicken

Recipes with Harissa are a great way to add spice and flavor to your weekday meals! Whether it's veggies and rice, some grilled salmon, or a sheet pan dinner - it's a win every time.

Chicken cooked in Moroccan hot sauce with peppers and onions.

Lemon Harissa Chicken with Sheet Pan Veggies is a total win with my crew!

Fork holding a piece of Lemon Harissa Chicken

What is harissa you ask?

Harissa paste is a zesty and aromatic chile paste that's considered a staple in North African and Middle Eastern cooking. There are a few variations out there but recipes with harissa all usually include smoked hot chile peppers, tomatoes, garlic, olive oil, and spices like cumin, coriander, and caraway.

Lemon Harissa Chicken, Peppers and Onions on plate with fork

You can usually find Harissa as a paste in a jar, can, or tube in the international aisle or condiment aisle of your grocery store.

If you’re feeling particularly energetic you can also make it yourself but ain’t nobody got time for that around here.

A bowl of a north African-inspired Chicken Harissa recipe with Peppers and Onions.

So the first ingredient you’re gonna need for this harissa chicken is... you guessed it - Harissa!

Another very important point for me to go over is that you can purchase it in different heat levels: spicy or mild. You know where you and your crew live, so you do you. Mild or spicy, either is delish!

But the spicy version is spicy. Just saying.

Bowl of spicy chicken topped with yogurt and olives

We like it hot over at the Taste And See kitchen so I went with the spicy version. It was spicy but not too hot for us. Here’s how I know: the B man gets hiccups when food is too spicy. I’m happy to report he was completely hiccup-free during this meal.

Check, it passed the “B not too spicy” test.

Partial bowl closeup of spicy chicken with sour cream and olives

How to make Harissa Chicken:

The harissa chicken recipe is pretty easy.

You cut up your chicken breast just like you would if you were going to make kebabs and drop it in a gallon-size resealable bag.

Putting cut-up raw chicken into a plastic Ziplock bag for marinating.

Then make your marinade… a little garlic minced garlic,...

... some chopped rosemary,...

... Harissa paste...

Adding Harissa sauce to resealable bag for marinating chicken.

... fresh squeezed lemon juice...

Juicing lemon into resealable bag to marinate lemon harissa chicken

... olive oil...

... paprika, salt, and pepper…

Combine it all with the chicken in the resealable bag and let it hang out, and get happy in the fridge for at least 3 hours - 6 is even better.

Sealed plastic bag with chicken in the red pepper marinade.

Now add your chicken and marinade to a medium heat pan and cook for 8-10 minutes or until the chicken temps at 165.

The spicy Chicken Harissa Recipe cooking in a pan.

Let me just take a quick moment to urge you to purchase a meat thermometer. There is no way for you to know if your chicken is fully cooked unless you temp it!

And if you’re over-cooking it to make sure it’s fully cooked, then you’re never gonna enjoy the succulent, tender chicken you should be.

The one I use is amazing and it’s relatively inexpensive – $25 (check it out here in my shop). It's a small price to pay to guarantee you never experience food poisoning.

And that’s my public service announcement for the month.

Soapbox is put away under the bed. I promise.

Moroccan Chicken simmering in skillet on stovetop.

Ahem, back to the recipe: cut up your fresh veggies and slide them into the oven.

Adding olive oil to veggies on a baking sheet.

Now plate up over your favorite rice or cauliflower rice, and finish with a little Greek yogurt or sour cream!

Bowl of the Chicken Harissa recipe with onions and peppers with yogurt on top.

This quick, flavorful, easy Chicken Harissa Recipe will totally wow you and your guests!

And it’s a really fun way to spice up an average weeknight meal. Plus, it will allow you lots of time to kick back, relax, and pin all of your favorite photos of it!

Enjoy my friend!

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Yield: 6 Servings