Sheetpan Chicken Kefta
Serves 1
Directions
- 1Grate the onion.
- 2Squeeze out the excess water from the grated onion.
- 3Chop dill and parsley.
- 4Combine the squeezed onion with chopped dill and parsley in a bowl.
- 5Add salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, coriander, and turmeric to the bowl.
- 6Add chicken to the bowl and mix everything thoroughly by hand.
- 7Plop the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking tray and shape it into an even block with wet hands and a spatula.
- 8Cut the chicken mixture into individual keftas using a spatula.
- 9Add cherry tomatoes to the empty real estate on the sheet pan.
- 10Drizzle oil over the keftas and tomatoes.
- 11Place the sheet pan into an oven.
- 12Grate garlic into mayonnaise and smoked paprika in a bowl for the condiment.
- 13Stir the mayonnaise mixture until well combined.
- 14Slice red onions and chilies.
- 15Combine sliced red onions, chilies, dill, and parsley in a bowl for the salad.
- 16Switch the oven to broil for the last few minutes to brown the kefta.
- 17Remove the cooked kefta and roasted tomatoes from the oven.
- 18Add the roasted tomatoes to the salad mixture.
- 19Dress the salad with lemon.
- 20Take the bread from the sheet pan to mop up the juices.
- 21Spread the garlic smoked paprika mayo on the bread.
- 22Add the chicken kefta and the salad mixture onto the bread.
- 23Roll up the bread to form a sandwich.
- 24Crisp up the sandwich in a pan.
Ingredients
- 1 onion
- dill
- parsley
- chicken
- salt
- pepper
- cumin
- paprika
- coriander
- turmeric
- cherry tomatoes
- oil
- garlic
- smoked paprika
- mayonnaise
- red onion
- chilies
- lemon
- bread
Equipment
graterbowlknifecutting boardsheet panspatulaovenwhiskpan
Tips
- The bread mops up all the good juices from the kefta and tomatoes while crisping up in the pan, which adds amazing flavor.
- No skewers or crazy techniques are needed for this sheetpan chicken kefta.