Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma
Delicious & easy one pan meal to satisfy your street-food craving. Middle eastern flavored chicken & sweet potatoes are served with naan bread, cucumbers, onions, feta, & your favorite hummus or tzatziki. A colorful, healthy, & balanced meal that's also kid-friendly.
Ingredients
- 2.5 lbs Chicken Thighs boneless/skinless
- ⅓ cup Olive Oil plus 2 tsp
- 1 ½ T Honey
- 6 cloves Garlic, minced or 1.5 T preminced
- 1 T Paprika
- 2 t Cumin
- ½ t Onion Powder
- 1 Lemon halved, or 1.5 T lemon juice
- 3 small Sweet Potatoes or 2 large
- 3 Mini Cucumbers
- 1 medium Red Onion
- 6 Mini - Naan
- 4 oz Crumbled Feta
- Hummus or Tzatziki
Instructions
- Mix 1/3 cup of olive oil, with the honey, garlic, paprika, cumin, onion powder & lemon juice in a medium bowl. Add the chicken thighs and toss to coat. Set aside to marinate.
- Preheat oven to 400.
- Wash & slice sweet potatoes into thin coins. Lay them flat on a baking sheet & drizzle 2 tsp of olive oil over the potatoes. Toss to coat evenly and spread to edges of pan. Season with salt & pepper to taste.
- Nestle thighs in between the potatoes on the sheet pan. Roast for about 20 minutes, until the internal temperature of the chicken is 165F.
- While the potatoes & chicken roast, prepare the other toppings. Finely chop the onion. Wash & slice the cucumbers. Prep naan according to package instructions. Gather the feta & hummus or tzatziki.
- When the chicken is done, cut the thighs into strips or bite-size pieces. Assemble your bowls & enjoy!
Notes
- Other add-ins that would be good:
- Banana Peppers
- Olives
- Shredded Lettuce
- Have to give a shout out to the inspiration for this recipe: Tieghan from Half Baked Harvest. I made her "sheet pan chicken shawarma with sesame sweet potatoes and hummus" sometime last year & fell in love.