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One-Pan Chicken and Couscous Yassa
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Los Angeles
One-Pan Chicken and Couscous Yassa
Kiano Moju
Kiano Moju
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My NO-RECIPE RECIPE for a deliciously untraditional one-pan chicken yassa with couscous.

You Need

  • Chicken thighs
  • Salt and black pepper
  • Garlic, sliced
  • Habanero or scotch bonnet, minced
  • Dijon mustard
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • Onion, sliced
  • Neutral cooking oil
  • Pearl couscous
  • Chicken stock
  • Green olives
  • Bay leaf
  • How To

    1. Salt and pepper both sides of the chicken thighs in a medium mixing bowl.
    2. Add the Habanero or scotch bonnet, garlic, dijon mustard, and lemon juice, and mix everything together.
    3. Add the sliced onion to the bowl and mix again until everything is well coated in the sauce. Cover the bowl and allow the yassa mixture to marinate for a few hours in the fridge, or ideally overnight.
    4. Heat a medium pan on medium heat, and while it heats, separate the chicken thighs from the onions in the yassa mixture. Add a splash of oil to the pan, then add the yassa chicken skin-side down. Cook until the skin is golden brown, then remove the chicken from the pan – it doesn’t need to be fully cooked.
    5. Add the onions to the pan and allow them to sweat for a few minutes. Once they are soft and translucent, add the couscous, stock, chicken thighs, olives, and bay leaf into the pan.
    6. Cover with a lid and let the mixture simmer on medium-low heat for about 14 minutes, or until the couscous is tender and the chicken is cooked.
    7. Season with salt and pepper to taste before serving.