Middle Eastern Chicken & Rice Bowl

12m
Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Add chicken thighs to a bowl. Drizzle with olive oil and season with smoked paprika, garlic powder, thyme, Aleppo pepper or chili flakes, cumin, cinnamon, salt, and ground pepper.
  2. 2Mix in plain yogurt and lemon juice, then let it soak in.
  3. 3Bring a pan to medium heat; add oil and cook the chicken through on medium heat.
  4. 4Make the salad by thinly slicing a red onion, adding cherry tomatoes and fresh parsley.
  5. 5Sprinkle with salt, sumac, and lemon juice. Mix well, and let it sit for about 10 minutes.
  6. 6Make the white sauce by mixing plain yogurt, mayonnaise, pickle juice, fresh dill, salt, and pepper.
  7. 7Cook the Kaizen lowcarb rice.
  8. 8Plate the rice, top with chicken, salad, sliced cucumbers, and fresh herbs. Drizzle with the white sauce.

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken thighs
  • 1.5 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tbsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tbsp garlic powder
  • 1 tbsp thyme
  • 0.5 tbsp Aleppo pepper or chili flakes
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 0.25 tsp cinnamon
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 2 pinches ground pepper
  • 2 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1 lemon lemon juice
  • 1 large red onion
  • 1 handful cherry tomatoes
  • 1 large handful fresh flat parsley
  • 2 pinches salt
  • 2 tbsp sumac
  • 1 large lemon lemon juice
  • 0.25 cup plain yogurt
  • 3 tbsp mayonnaise
  • 0.125 cup pickle juice
  • 2 tbsp fresh dill
  • 1 pinch salt
  • 1 lots fresh cracked pepper
  • 1 serving Kaizen lowcarb rice
  • 1 Persian cucumbers

Equipment

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