# Sheet Pan Chicken Kefta

This is a recipe for sheet pan chicken kefta with a side of salad and a special sauce, served in a tortilla.

- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Salad
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1 pound ground chicken
- 1 teaspoon cumin
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 0.5 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon smoked paprika
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 0.5 teaspoon pepper
- 4 cloves fresh garlic
- 1 tablespoon tomato paste
- 0.5 cup grated onion
- 0.25 cup fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 heads garlic heads
- 0.5 cup red onion
- 0.5 cup cherry tomatoes
- 0.25 cup fresh parsley
- 0.5 cup mayonnaise

## Instructions

1. Combine 1 pound of ground chicken, 1 teaspoon of cumin, 1 teaspoon of garlic powder, 0.5 teaspoon of turmeric, 1 teaspoon of smoked paprika, 1 teaspoon of salt, 0.5 teaspoon of pepper, 4 cloves of fresh garlic (minced), 1 tablespoon of tomato paste, 0.5 cup of grated onion, and 0.25 cup of fresh cilantro in a bowl.
2. Mix all ingredients well until combined.
3. Spread the chicken mixture evenly in a baking dish.
4. Cut the chicken mixture into strips using a pizza cutter.
5. Drizzle olive oil over the chicken kefta strips.
6. Prepare 2 garlic heads by cutting off the tops and placing them on aluminum foil.
7. Drizzle olive oil over the garlic heads and wrap them in the foil.
8. Place the wrapped garlic heads in the baking dish with the chicken kefta.
9. Bake the chicken kefta and garlic heads in the oven.
10. Chop half of a red onion and half a cup of cherry tomatoes.
11. Combine the chopped red onion, cherry tomatoes, and 0.25 cup of fresh parsley in a bowl.
12. Mix the salad ingredients.
13. Prepare the sauce by combining 0.5 cup of mayonnaise, black pepper, and roasted garlic in a bowl.
14. Mix the sauce ingredients until smooth.
15. Assemble the kefta wrap by placing a cooked chicken kefta strip and salad on a tortilla, then drizzling with the sauce.

## Equipment

- bowl
- garlic press
- spatula
- baking dish
- pizza cutter
- aluminum foil
- knife
- spoon

## Source

- Original video: https://youtube.com/shorts/uWoB0_3wSrY?si=5ITqT8of-rQR_va8
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/aa8c9222-e310-414d-bac2-eccc6f380c0c
- Extracted: 2025-10-03

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