Baked Chicken Breast Recipe

🧂 Ingredients

• 4 medium-sized chicken breasts
• 1 cup Harissa sauce

  (Use store bought, or use my homemade harissa sauce recipe)
• 2 roasted red bell peppers
• 1 roasted jalapeno pepper

  (or use hotter peppers)
• 1/2 teaspoon coriander seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon caraway seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin seeds
• 1 teaspoon paprika
• 1/2 teaspoon  red pepper flakes
• 1/2 teaspoon dried mint
• salt and pepper to taste
• 6 garlic cloves

  chopped
• 3 tablespoons  neutral oil

  canola oil or vegetable oil
• Juice from 1/2 to 1 lemon

Instructions

• 1 Heat a small pan to medium heat. Add the coriander seeds, caraway seeds and
  cumin seeds and dry toast them for 1-2 minutes, shaking the pan a bit, until the
  seeds become fragrant.
• 2 Transfer the seeds to a mortar along with the paprika, chili flakes, mint and
  salt. Grind them down with a pestle.
• 3 Pour the spice mixture into the food processor along with the roasted peppers.
  Add the fresh garlic, oil and lemon juice. Process until smooth.
• 4 Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
• 5 Rub each chicken breast down with a few tablespoons harissa sauce.
• 6 Set the chicken onto a lightly oiled baking sheet or oven safe pan and bake them
  for 20-30 minutes, or until they are cooked through. They should be 165 degrees
  F internally when measured with a meat thermometer.
• 7 Remove from heat. Spoon or baste on extra harissa sauce.
• 8 Serve with your favorite side dish, such as rice, pasta or vegetables, with
  extra harissa sauce on the side.

Nutrition Info