This easy harissa chicken traybake is a simple one-pan family dinner made with tender chicken breast fillets, roasted baby potatoes and colourful vegetables. Coated in olive oil and fragrant harissa paste, everything cooks together in the oven for a flavour-packed meal with minimal preparation and washing up. Perfect for busy midweek evenings.
Course Dinner
Cuisine african inspired, Mediterranean
Keyword chicken traybake
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Cook Time 40 minutesminutes
Total Time 45 minutesminutes
Servings 4People
Calories 450kcal
Author Donna
Ingredients
600gMini Chicken Breast Fillets
500gBaby Potatoes Cut in half
3Bell Peppers Deseeded and chopped into thick strips
1Red Onion Peeled and cut into chunks
2TablespoonsOlive Oil
3TablespoonsHarissa Paste
Salt and Pepper
400gVine Cherry Tomatoes
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 180 degrees C (fan-assisted) and find a large baking tray.
Place the potatoes, peppers and onions in a large mixing bowl with half of the oil, a good pinch of salt and pepper and half of the harissa.
Mix well.
Tip onto the baking tray and spread out evenly.
Place in the oven and bake for 20minutes.
While it’s baking, place the chicken in the same mixing bowl, add the rest of the oil, harissa, and more salt and pepper.
Mix well and leave until needed.
After 20 minutes, carefully remove the tray from the oven and mix.
Nestle the chicken on the top and return to the oven.
Bake for 10 minutes.
Remove carefully and add the tomatoes.
Bake for a final 10 minutes.
Carefully remove from the oven.
Use a meat thermometer to ensure the chicken reaches 75 degrees C in the centre; if not, return to the oven.
Once the chicken is cooked, carefully remove it from the oven and serve.