spiced roast chicken with lime

How to make spiced roast chicken with lime recipe

Serves 4

Total cooking time 30 minutes

Ingredients:
8 small skinless chicken thighs
1 tablespoon harissa
4 tablespoons clear honey
2 limes, cut into wedges
1 red pepper, cored, deseeded and cut into large chunks
2 courgettes, cut into chunks
1 onion, cut into wedges
300 g (10 oz) new potatoes, halved if large
1 tablespoon olive oil
salt and pepper

Method:
Cut a few slashes across each chicken thigh. Mix together the harissa and honey and rub all over the chicken thighs. Place in a roasting tin large enough to spread everything out in a single layer, with the lime wedges, red pepper, courgettes, onion and potatoes.

Drizzle over the oil, season and roast in a preheated oven, 220°C (425°F), Gas Mark 7, for 25 minutes, turning occasionally, or until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are tender. Serve with the juice of the lime wedges squeezed over the chicken.

For pan-fried spicy chicken, cut 8 small skinless chicken thigh fillets into strips and coat in a mixture of 1 tablespoon harissa and 1 tablespoon clear honey. Heat 1 tablespoon sunflower oil in a large frying pan, add the chicken and fry over a medium heat for 5 minutes.

Add 1 cored, deseeded and chopped red pepper, 2 chopped courgettes, 1 onion, cut into thin wedges, and 2 limes, cut into wedges. Cook for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until the chicken is cooked and the vegetables are tender. Serve with new potatoes. Total cooking time 20 minutes.

spiced roast chicken with lime