5 from 6 votes
Sheet Pan Harissa Chicken with Chickpeas + Eggplant Recipe
This Sheet Pan Harissa Chicken with Chickpeas and Eggplant is a great healthy weeknight dinner. It comes together easily and packs a lot of flavor with very little effort making it a great upgrade to the usual sheet pan chicken dinner.
Prep Time
10 mins
Cook Time
40 mins
Total Time
50 mins
Servings:
4
Calories:
274 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Ingredients
- 3 tablespoons harissa paste
- 3 tablespoons lime juice from about 2 limes, plus more slices as garnish
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- salt
- 1 chickpeas 15-ounce can, drained and rinsed
- 1 eggplant diced
- 1/2 red onion peeled and sliced
- 1 1/2 pounds chicken I used a mix of thighs and drumsticks
- 1 teaspoon cilantro as garnish, minced
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. In a small bowl, add the harissa paste, lime juice, olive oil and a few pinches of salt. Whisk until combined.
- To a sheet pan, add the drained chickpeas, diced eggplant and red onion. Add half of the harissa paste mixture and mix together until everything is covered in the sauce. Smooth it out into one even layer. Arrange the chicken on top. Sprinkle the chicken with a few pinches of salt. Brush the chicken with the harissa sauce and add the any remaining sauce to the chickpeas. Also add any garnish limes to the sheet pan, if you like.
- Transfer to the oven to bake for about 35 to 40 minutes, until the chicken is golden brown. Divide amongst plates and garnish with some cilantro.
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Notes
- Equipment:
- Baking Sheet | Chef's Knife | Cutting Boards
Nutrition Information
Serving
4g
Calories
274kcal
(14%)
Carbohydrates
9g
(3%)
Protein
17g
(34%)
Fat
20g
(31%)
Saturated Fat
5g
(25%)
Cholesterol
61mg
(20%)
Sodium
60mg
(3%)
Potassium
450mg
(10%)
Fiber
4g
(16%)
Sugar
5g
(10%)
Vitamin A
141IU
(3%)
Vitamin C
8mg
(9%)
Calcium
22mg
(2%)
Iron
1mg
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 274
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 4g | |
| Calories | 274kcal | 14% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 17g | 34% |
| Fat | 20g | 31% |
| Saturated Fat | 5g | 25% |
| Cholesterol | 61mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 60mg | 3% |
| Potassium | 450mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 4g | 16% |
| Sugar | 5g | 10% |
| Vitamin A | 141IU | 3% |
| Vitamin C | 8mg | 9% |
| Calcium | 22mg | 2% |
| Iron | 1mg | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.