Chicken Dinners
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Hearty enough for dinner. [Photograph: Yvonne Ruperti]

Notes: This dish is a terrific way to use up leftover chicken. Find za'atar and harissa in your local Mediterranean grocery store.

About the author: Yvonne Ruperti is a food writer, recipe developer, former bakery owner, and author of The Complete Idiot's Guide To Easy Artisan Bread. You can also watch her culinary stylings on the America's Test Kitchen television show. She presently lives in Singapore working on her new baking cookbook, and as a recipe developer for HungryGoWhere Singapore. Check out her blog, shophousecook.com, or follow her on Twitter @yvonneruperti.

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About This Recipe

Yield: serves 4
Active time: 45 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Special equipment: 12-inch non-stick skillet
This recipe appears in: Chicken Dinners: Chicken Hash

Ingredients

  • 2 1/2 cups homemade or store-bought low-sodium chicken stock, divided
  • 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast or thighs, trimmed of visible fat
  • 4 Yukon Gold potatoes (18 to 22 ounces), peeled, cut into 1/2-inch cubes
  • 5 tablespoons olive oil, divided
  • 1 large onion, finely chopped (1 cup)
  • Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 3 medium cloves garlic, minced (about 3 teaspoons)
  • 2 tablespoons za'atar spice
  • 1/2 teaspoon paprika
  • 1/2 teaspoon tumeric
  • 1 teaspoon harissa, plus extra to serve on side
  • 1/3 cup chopped fresh parsley leaves
  • 4 large eggs

Procedures

  1. If using chicken breasts, slice breasts on the bias so that they are of equal thickness. Heat 2 cups broth over medium heat in medium saucepan to simmer. Add chicken and gently simmer until cooked through, about 5 minutes. Transfer to plate. When cool, cut into 1/2-inch cubes.

  2. Add potatoes to broth and add water (if necessary) to just cover. Bring to boil over medium high heat. Reduce heat to medium and simmer until potatoes are easily pierced with knife, about 10 minutes. Drain potatoes and reserve (discard any remaining potato-cooking liquid)

  3. In large non-stick skillet, heat 2 tablespoons oil over medium heat to shimmering. Add onion and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Cook, stirring, until onions have softened and are beginning to turn golden, 6 to 8 minutes. Add 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper, garlic, za-atar, paprika, and tumeric, and cook until fragrant, about 30 seconds.

  4. Add 2 tablespoon oil to pan. Stir in potatoes. Cook, stirring, until potatoes have browned, about 8 minutes. Stir in chicken, harissa, and remaining 1/2 cup broth. Cook, stirring, until broth has evaporated. Season to taste and stir in parsley.

  5. In separate pan, heat remaining tablespoon oil to shimmering, and fry eggs. Serve with hash with extra harissa on the side.