Chicken Shawarma Bowls

Name: Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Prep time: 2 h
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 700g chicken thighs; 3 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp cumin; 2 tsp smoked paprika; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp coriander; 1/2 tsp cinnamon; 1/2 tsp cayenne; 3 cloves garlic, minced; 2 tbsp lemon juice; cooked rice or flatbread to serve; 3 tbsp tahini; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 clove garlic; pickled vegetables and fresh herbs to serve

Juicy Middle Eastern-American chicken shawarma served over rice with tahini and pickles. Marinating the chicken for a full two hours, not just a quick toss, lets the spice blend actually penetrate the meat instead of just coating the surface.

Total time

145 min

Prep

120 min

Cook

25 min

Difficulty

medium

Cuisine

American

Ingredients

700gchicken thighs

3 tbspolive oil

2 tspcumin

2 tspsmoked paprika

1 tspturmeric

1 tspcoriander

1/2 tspcinnamon

1/2 tspcayenne

3 clovesgarlic, minced

2 tbsplemon juice

cooked rice or flatbreadto serve

3 tbsptahini

2 tbsplemon juice

1 clovegarlic

pickled vegetables and fresh herbsto serve

Instructions

Marinate chicken with all spices, oil, garlic and lemon 2 hours.

Grill or roast at 200°C for 25 minutes.

Rest 5 minutes. Slice.

Make tahini sauce: blend tahini, lemon juice, garlic and water.

Serve chicken over rice with tahini sauce, pickles and herbs.

Nutrition (estimated)

Per serving, based on a standard 4-serving portion and standard nutrition references — not a lab or USDA-verified measurement.

Calories

465

Protein

56.9g

Fat

23g

Carbs

6.5g

Fiber

2.1g

Sodium

147mg

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