Middle easternLunch

Chicken Shawarma Bowl

Name: Chicken Shawarma Bowl
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Yield: 3 servings
Cuisine: Middle eastern
Ingredients: 400 g chicken thighs; 1.5 cups rice; 1 each cucumber; 1 each tomato; 3 tbsp tahini; 2 tbsp shawarma spice; 0.25 cup pickled turnip; 2 tbsp olive oil

Authentic middle eastern lunch you can cook at home in about 30 minutes. 8 simple ingredients, step-by-step.

Total time

30 min

Serves

Per serving

160 kcal

Difficulty

Medium

Ingredients (3 servings)

400 gchicken thighs
1.5 cupsrice
1 eachcucumber
1 eachtomato
3 tbsptahini
2 tbspshawarma spice
0.25 cuppickled turnip
2 tbspolive oil

Instructions

1
Marinate chicken in shawarma spice, olive oil, and lemon juice.
2
Grill or pan-sear chicken until charred and cooked through.
3
Cook rice and fluff.
4
Slice chicken and assemble bowls with rice, cucumber, tomato, and pickled turnip.
5
Drizzle with tahini sauce thinned with lemon juice and water.

Nutrition per serving

160

kcal · Calories

g · Protein

g · Carbs

g · Fat

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