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Prep time
15 minutes
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Cook time
50 minutes
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Serves
4
Author Notes
Chickpeas braise and become tender and creamy, as a luscious sauce develops. Olive oil, lemons, garlic and spicy harissa fuse with bright sun-dried tomatoes for a rich savory one pot dish. —Meredith
Ingredients
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4
chicken thighs, bone-in and skin on
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1
small or medium yellow onion, diced
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1
large carrot, diced
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1/2 cup
julienned sun-dried tomatoes (preferably soft but not in oil)
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1 teaspoon
dried parsley
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1 tablespoon
Harissa paste (to taste)
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4
cloves of garlic finely chopped
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1.5
lemons, washed and halved, seeds removed
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2
15 oz cans of chickpeas, rinsed
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3/4 cup
olive oil
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1/2 cup
water
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1
medium or large zucchini, chopped in 1 inch thick rounds and then halved
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1 tablespoon
fresh parsley, chopped
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salt and pepper to taste
Directions
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees. Heat a large Dutch oven on the stove-top to medium heat, but do not add any oil. Pat the chicken thighs dry and sprinkle generously with salt and pepper on both sides. Add them skin-side down to the heated pot (it should sizzle). Brown until chicken easily releases from the pan, about 4 minutes each side. Remove browned chicken to a plate and set aside.
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Add the diced onion and carrot to the chicken fat and saute for 1-2 minutes. Add sun-dried tomatoes, dried parsley, and saute for 2 more minutes. Add harissa paste and garlic and stir together, cooking 1 more minute. Clear space on the bottom of the pot and place two lemon halves on the bottom of the pan. Allow the lemons to caramelize for a couple minutes.
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Add two cans of chickpeas, olive oil, water, and the juice of the remaining half a lemon. Combine well and add salt (about a teaspoon). Stir chickpeas for a couple minutes until the liquids begin to simmer.
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Add the large chunks of zucchini on top, sprinkle with salt and pepper and then fold in. Nestle the chicken pieces on top of the chickpeas, ideally with the lemon halves touching the chicken. Place the pot in the oven uncovered. Cook for 15 minutes and then reduce heat to 350 for 15 more minutes. Sprinkle with fresh parsley before serving.
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