# Middle Eastern Chicken & Rice Bowl

This high protein Middle Eastern chicken and rice bowl is an easy recipe with over 50 grams of protein per serving.

- Total time: 12 min
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
- Category: Drink
- Language: en

## 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

## Instructions

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

## Equipment

- bowl
- knife
- cutting board
- pan
- spoon
- measuring spoons
- mason jar

## Source

- Original video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PV_gFZxqstk&list=PLUE8alEZK5tQfvqi8X0b9APOtjCTait42&index=6
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/1d8f55f2-ef55-4ebf-aed7-320891840988
- Extracted: 2025-01-13

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