Mediterranean
Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Chicken Shawarma Bowls is Mediterranean home cooking, eaten at lunch and dinner. On the plate it is the dish at the centre. Below is what usually sits beside it, what it does and does not contain, and what else to cook once you have made it.
Ingredients
- 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 3 tbsp olive oil
- 4 garlic cloves
- 2 tsp ground cumin
- 2 tsp ground coriander
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground turmeric
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1.5 cups basmati rice
- 1 cucumber
- 2 tomatoes
- 1/4 cup tahini
- 1 tsp salt
How to cook it
- Whisk the yogurt, olive oil, garlic, cumin, coriander, paprika, turmeric, half the lemon juice, and salt into a marinade.
- Add the chicken thighs, coat them well, and marinate at least 20 minutes.
- Cook the basmati rice according to the package directions and keep it warm.
- Heat a skillet or grill pan over medium-high and cook the chicken until charred and 165F inside, about 6 minutes per side, then rest and slice.
- Stir the tahini with the remaining lemon juice and a splash of water until pourable.
- Divide the rice among four bowls and top with sliced chicken, chopped cucumber, and tomatoes.
- Drizzle with the tahini sauce and serve.
Safe at your table
Dinejot tracks ten allergens and tags every one of them by hand, so the absences below are as deliberate as the presences. Chicken Shawarma Bowls carries dairy and sesame. It is free of the remaining 8 allergens on that list.
| Allergen | In this dish | Cook this instead |
|---|---|---|
| Peanuts | No | |
| Tree nuts | No | |
| Dairy | Yes | Baked Falafel Plate |
| Gluten | No | |
| Shellfish | No | |
| Eggs | No | |
| Soy | No | |
| Fish | No | |
| Sesame | Yes | Beef Kofta Kebabs |
| Coconut | No |
These tags are set by a person rather than inferred from an ingredient list, and they describe the recipe as written here. Read the labels on whatever you actually buy.
What it brings to the plate
Bands, not numbers. Dinejot does not weigh anybody's food, so it says light, moderate or hearty and stops there. This dish was read and set by hand.
- Calorie band
- Moderate
- Protein
- High
- Protein quality
- Complete
- Food groups it covers
- Meat or fish, Grains, Nuts and seeds, and Vegetables
- How this was set
- Hand audited
When to cook it
Chicken Shawarma Bowls takes about 45 minutes from a cold stove to the table, and the cooking itself is a fair bit of work. It is eaten at lunch and dinner. Nothing in the calendar rules it out, so it is a year round dish.
More to cook
Cooked from the same things
Other dishes built on chicken, rice, yogurt, and tahini.
From the same kitchens
More cooking from the United States.
Does the same job on the plate
Swap any of these in when you want a meal the same shape.
Cook this with your whole family
Dinejot plans breakfast, lunch and dinner as whole plates, built around the cooking you call home and filtered for the allergies at your table.
Meal suggestions support your goals. They are not medical advice. Please ask your doctor about your family's health needs.