Name: Harissa chicken
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 1 h 10 min
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: 2
Ingredients: 200g celeriac peeled and thinly sliced to thickness of a pound coin; 1 small onion peeled and thinly sliced; 200g potato peeled and thinly sliced; 200ml vegetable stock made with ½ low-salt stock cube; 4 skinless chicken thighs; 2 tsp harissa; Flat-leaf parsley to garnish (optional)

Meal type: Main meal

Serves: 2

Preparation time: 20 minutes

Cooking time: 1 hour 10 minutes

1. Preheat the oven to 200ºC/180ºC fan/gas mark 6. Layer the sliced celeriac, onion and potato into an ovenproof dish measuring roughly 17cm by 23cm or a 20cm round dish. Pour the stock over, cover the dish with foil and roast for 50 minutes.

2. While the gratin is cooking, make two slits in the top of each chicken thigh and brush with harissa.

3. Uncover the gratin and place the chicken thighs on top. Return to the the oven for 20 minutes.

4. To serve, divide the gratin between two plates and top with two chicken thighs per serving. Garnish with flat-leaf parsley, if using.

5. Serve with a green salad for a nutritionally balanced meal.

Cook's tip

Harissa is a North African spicy sauce that means this easy one-pot meal is bursting with flavour. It can be salty, so choose the one with the lowest salt per 100g.
Suitable for home freezing.

Reader-tested recipe

This recipe has been tried and tested by members of our Patient Information Panel.

This was very tasty with just the right amount of spice

Heart Matters reader Mike Page said:

“This was very tasty with just the right amount of spice. The recipe was easy to follow and it made a whole meal without anything else.”

Energy 1056kJ 251kcal 13%

Carbs 25.8g -

Fat 5.2g Low 7%

Saturates 1.2g Low 6%

Sugar 5g Low 6%

Salt 0.68g Low 11%

% = an adult's reference intake

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Ingredients

200g celeriac, peeled and thinly sliced to thickness of a pound coin

1 small onion, peeled and thinly sliced

200g potato, peeled and thinly sliced

200ml vegetable stock made with ½ low-salt stock cube

4 skinless chicken thighs

2 tsp harissa

Flat-leaf parsley to garnish (optional)

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