{Whole30} Coconut Harissa Curry Braised Chicken
Chicken thighs and butternut squash with coconut milk spiced with curry and harissa – super tasty and ohhh so delicious!
Isn’t it upsetting that nobody from your folks eats your food expect you?? My youngest brother and two of my sisters told me that I have a weird taste buds. Does a sandwich with crispy fried chicken + strawberry jam sounds weird to you? Hmm, how about a cold/room temperature instant noodles paired with chicken nuggets that have been fried hours ago? Chocolate drink (Milo) being mixed with rice and canned corned beef?? The combos are amazing!! Why is everybody telling me that they are weird? Even my friends… whyyy?? C’mon… don’t puke now! We have different taste buds and mine is somehow really unique… Yes, that’s it!! It’s unique, not weird!
Enjoying your food alone feels upsetting, yes. It’s like you want to ask them ‘Hey, what’s wrong with my food?’ Or ‘Is there something wrong with my cooking??’ But sometimes, it’s nice having to eat them all by myself. Hey, I am not selfish. They don’t like the dish I cooked, what can I do??
At some point, you will REALLY ask yourself – ‘This is really good, how come they don’t like it?’ But again, you will come back to the answer ‘we all have different taste buds’. Am I making sense?
This dish I am sharing now, I enjoyed it ALONE. And I don’t think it’s weird at all. And it doesn’t taste bad. Imagine chicken thighs and butternut squash with coconut milk spiced with curry and harissa. Do you NOW agree that it is super delicious?
This dish is super tasty. The smell of the dish, while I was cooking this, was all over the place and it was so tempting not to even try. I hope you are not doubting the yumminess of the dish – you know I will not share this I didn’t like the dish. Go on, make the dish and you will know that I am telling the truth! 😛
I am sharing this lovely dish at this week’s Fiesta Friday #186 with Alex @ Turks Who Eat and Colleen @ Faith, Hope, Love & Luck, our co-hosts. Also, thanks to the amazing Angie.
Whole30 Coconut Harissa Curry Braised Chicken
- Difficulty: easy
Ingredients:
- Extra virgin olive oil
- 4 chicken thighs, bone-in, skin-on
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 tbsp garlic, minced
- 2 cups onion, chopped
- 1 cup butternut squash, cut into ¾ inch cubes
- ¼ cup homemade harissa
- 1 tsp curry powder (I used McCormick)
- 1 ½ can coconut milk
- 3 handfuls baby spinach
Instructions:
- Season chicken thighs with salt and pepper.
- In a large pot over high heat, add in olive oil. Add in seasoned chicken thighs, skin side down. Cook 2-3 minutes each side.
- Lower the heat to medium. Add in in onions and cook until caramelizes (about 5-8 minutes). Add in garlic and cook for further 2 minutes.
- Add in chicken thighs, butternut squash, curry powder, harissa and half of the coconut milk. Simmer for about 15 minutes.
- Check the squash if it is cooked. If yes, add in the remaining coconut milk and let it boil.
- Turn off the heat. Season with salt and pepper. Add more harissa if desired. Add in baby spinach and cover until wilted.
Source recipe: Coconut Harissa Curry Braised Chicken by Table for Two Blog
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36 Comments
Corina
IT does look super delicious! I’d definitely eat this although I’m not sure about the other combos! In fact, I am going to be eating harissa and chicken later today and I can smell it cooking right now.
Balvinder
Totally agree! It sounds super delicious!
Jhuls
Glad you liked this. Thanks for stopping by!😘
Lucy @ BakingQueen74
This looks delicious, chicken thighs are so full of flavour and the coconut milk and harissa sounds wonderfully spicy and creamy together. Will give it a try!
Zeba@Food For The Soul
Love a good curry with coconut milk. Great combination and the dish looks lovely Jhuls!
Jhuls
I am craving for this one again and I might make it very soon. Thanks, Tracey!
FrugalHausfrau
Jhuls, this is stunning. The recipe, the photos, the flavors!
Jhuls
Thanks, Mollie! I will try this with cauliflower rice. I hope it turns out good.
FrugalHausfrau
If you make it Jhuls, it will!!
joskitchenlarder
This is right up my street! All the flavours are perfect and go so well together! Love chicken and harissa plus butternut squash and spinach add all the veggie goodness and additional flavours, perfect! Don’t know about fried chicken and jam though lol 😂 Might have to try before I judge though 😀
Jhuls
Don’t worry, nobody agreed with me regarding the weird combos🤣 Thanks for stopping by.
Recipes Made Easy
Ohhh Yes please I could and will definitely be making this. Thank you for sharing on #CookBlogShare
Jhuls
You would love it, Jacqui! Thanks for stopping by.
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Liz @ spades, spatulas, and spoons
Not weird at all (except maybe that chocolate thing) the others are classics. Love the combination of winter squash and coconut milk, and a sweet jam with fried chicken is a southern classic.
Jhuls
I am still alone on that chocolate thing, Liz.😂 Thanks for stopping by and for liking the dish.
Helen at the Lazy Gastronome
Oh – that certainly looks like a bowl of food I’d love to dig into! Wow that looks good! Thanks for sharing at the What’s for Dinner party!
Jhuls
This was really delicious.
I am sure you’ll love it, Helen. Thanks for stopping by!
chef mimi
I bet your house did smell good after cooking this! It’s beautiful, and I love all of the ingredients.
Jhuls
It did smell amazing! Thank you, Chef Mimi!
MyCulinarySaga
Looks so appetizing 🙂
Jhuls
Thank you- it was amazing!
Gluten Free A-Z
Harrissa is a little hot for me but your dish sounds delicious. Some of the other combos that you mentioned – well I’m with your friends.
Jhuls
My homemade harissa doesn’t give a really spicy dish when mixed. Thanks for stopping by!
Tracey@MyBajaKitchen.com and TraceyDelaplainMD.com
This feels like a fall dish to me. *sigh
I love summer even though I do get to follow the sun into Mexico, it’s still not the same as summer.
Jhuls
Yes, exactly! Looks like a fall dish. Thanks, Tracey!
Laura @ Feast Wisely
Not at all weird Jhuls – well I say that about this curry but I’m less sure about chicken paired with jam!!
Jhuls
Nobody agreed me up to this time, Laura. 😂 I can assure you that this chicken dish is perfect!
Colleen
I’m almost ashamed to admit that I have never tried Harissa…I think I really need to and this looks like a delicious way to do so! Happy Fiesta Friday! – Faith, Hope, Love, & Luck – Colleen
Jhuls
You should do yourself a favor and try harissa😂 Thanks, Colleen.
chefjulianna
Hey Jhuls! Well, don’t ever ask me to eat the chocolate milk thing… but your chicken dish is certainly up my alley! I would eat this in a heart beat!! 😀
Jhuls
I don’t think I could find somebody agree with me on that chocolate thing😂 Glad you liked this dish.
turkswhoeat
Well this combo sounds great, some of the others though I don’t know… JK I’m sure they’re all wonderful!
Jhuls
I understand 😂 Thanks for stopping by😘
Angie | Fiesta Friday
Chocolate with rice and corned beef?! Are you serious?! To each their own, I guess, huh Jhuls? This curry chicken, though, I’m all over it! 😋
Jhuls
Nope! They should be together, Angie. Weird, huh?😂 Thanks, Angie! Happy Fiesta Friday and thanks for the party!💜