I thought it was about time we revived the old blog again! I made some delicious chicken last night so had to share. It was basically a shredded chicken bowl and you can throw in any toppings you want in there – chopped tomatoes, cucumbers, avocados, and I’ve also added tzatziki sauce, any other yogurt sauce, and hummus at various times depending on what I have.
Harissa sauce -- you can find this in a jar at the grocery store or make your own.
Ingredients to make it on your own:
Ingredients to make it on your own:
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 large cloves garlic, peeled
12 ounce jar roasted peppers in water, drained
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon coriander
½ teaspoon sweet paprika
1 ½ teaspoons kosher salt
1 teaspoon fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes (more or less depending on how spicy you like it). This sauce without the red pepper flakes is not spicy in the slightest (I promise!) so I often make it without the red pepper flakes and just have people add hot sauce at the end.
I just sauteed the garlic in oil (didn't even chop or mince it since it's being blended anyway) until it was golden and fragrant then threw it (garlic and the oil it was cooking in) into the blender with the rest of the ingredients and blended everything until it was smooth. I often make a double batch of the sauce and then freeze half of it so I can use it another time.
Chicken:
1 – 1 ½ pounds chicken (thighs or breast)
½ teaspoon cumin
½ teaspoon garlic powder
For the chicken, I seasoned some chicken thighs with the cumin and garlic powder and then put them into the pressure cooker and covered them in the harissa sauce. I cooked them in the instant pot on high pressure for 20 minutes or you can cook on high in the slow cooker for 4 hours (or low for more like 6-8 hours). Either way, when it’s finished, just shred the chicken and it's done.
I serve it over rice or quinoa with chopped cucumbers, tomatoes, and some sort of tzatziki sauce or even just Greek yogurt with a little lemon juice, dill, salt and pepper.
