September 7, 2024
I love this recipe for several reasons:
- It comes together really fast.
- Its prepared in a sheet pan and stuck in an oven. What’s not to love about that?
- Its low carb and currently that’s my jam.
- It is perfect for the weeks you need to meal plan.
- Its so delicious.
I feel like low carb has a bad rep. The minute we think of a recipe being low carb we immediately think – that won’t be good. When in fact low carb meals are absolutely delicious. The focus is on the protein and the vegetables. You finish your meal feeling full but not heavy.
This Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma comes together really fast. The seasonings on it are more of a dry rub. It is then baked on high heat and the chicken turns out juicy but also a little crispy. Serve this up with pita bread, tzatziki sauce, hummus, baba ganoush, crunchy vegetables and you have a winner meal. For the days where I m super busy, I make this in bulk, and then have it with salads, as a wrap, with rice or couch cous.
Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma
- Total Time: 50 minutes
- Yield: 4–6 people 1x
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs of chicken cubed or sliced
- 3 tbsp of olive oil/avocado oil
- One red onion sliced
- 1 red pepper sliced
- 1 tbsp olive oil
Spices
- 1 tsp of pepper
- 5 tsp of garlic powder
- 1/4th tsp of cinnamon powder
- 1 tsp of ground cardamom
- 1 tbsp of ground coriander
- 1 tbsp of ground cumin
- 1/4th tsp of turmeric
- 1 tbsp of paprika for color
- 1 tsp of chili powder (optional)
- Sprinkle of salt
Tzatziki sauce
- 1 small cucumber grated and squeezed to remove its water
- Salt to taste
- 1/2 a cup of Greek yogurt
- 1/2 tsp of garlic powder
- 1 tsp of dried dill
- Justice of 1 lemon
- Mix all the ingredients and adjust seasoning.
Instructions
- Mix all the spices with the chicken and the oil. This is almost like a dry rub. Marinate for up to 3-4 hours of overnight is best.
- Line a sheet pan with foil, and lay the chicken over it. Don’t overcrowd the pan. Sprinkle the vegetables around.
- Bake at 400 for 30-35 mins or until done
- Serve with some shredded cabbage and pickles and the tzatziki sauce.
- You can also make some baba ganoush and hummus and have it with that. Eat on its own with salad or in pitas.
Notes
- You can pan fry if you’d like to not bake. Air fry at 380 for 20 mins flip halfway
- You can use any vegetable
- This is a great meal prep dinner. You can make the chicken advance and do shawarma bowls, pita wraps or even pizza
- Yes, you can use chicken thighs
- Usually with chicken that’s baked, the chicken can release a lot of water. In this case that didn’t happen because the chicken is cooked on such high heat
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 35 mins
Review
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One of the best I tried 🖤