Sheetpan Chicken Kefta

Name: Sheetpan Chicken Kefta
Cuisine: Moroccan
Ingredients: 2 onions; a handful dill; a handful parsley; chicken; salt; pepper; spices; a handful cherry tomatoes; olive oil; garlic; smoked paprika; mayo; red chilies; lemon; flatbread

Serves 1

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Sheetpan Chicken Kefta

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Serves 1

Directions

1Grate the onions and squeeze out the excess liquid.
2Chop the dill and parsley.
3Combine the grated onions, chopped herbs, salt, pepper, and spices in a bowl.
4Add chicken to the mixture and mix well.
5Plop the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread it into an even block with wet hands.
6Cut the mixture into individual kefta shapes using a spatula.
7Add cherry tomatoes to the sheetpan alongside the kefta.
8Drizzle olive oil over the kefta and tomatoes.
9Place the sheetpan into an oven to cook.
10While the kefta cooks, prepare the condiment by grating garlic into mayonnaise and adding smoked paprika, then mix.
11Prepare the salad by slicing red onions and chilies, then adding chopped dill and parsley to a bowl.
12Switch the oven to broil for the last few minutes to brown the kefta.
13Add the roasted tomatoes to the salad mixture.
14Dress the salad with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
15Remove the cooked kefta and roasted flatbread from the oven.
16Spread the garlic smoked paprika mayo on the flatbread.
17Place the kefta and salad on the flatbread.
18Roll up the flatbread to create the sandwich.
19Crisp up the rolled kefta sandwich in a pan.

Ingredients

2 onions
a handful dill
a handful parsley
chicken
salt
pepper
spices
a handful cherry tomatoes
olive oil
garlic
smoked paprika
mayo
red chilies
lemon
flatbread

Equipment

graterbowlsheetpanspatulaovenpan

Tips

This recipe is a lighter option than the original beef kefta recipe.
No skewers or crazy techniques are needed.

Sheetpan Chicken Kefta

Serves 1

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Sheetpan Chicken Kefta

youtube.com

Serves 1

Directions

1Grate the onions and squeeze out the excess liquid.
2Chop the dill and parsley.
3Combine the grated onions, chopped herbs, salt, pepper, and spices in a bowl.
4Add chicken to the mixture and mix well.
5Plop the mixture onto a parchment-lined baking sheet and spread it into an even block with wet hands.
6Cut the mixture into individual kefta shapes using a spatula.
7Add cherry tomatoes to the sheetpan alongside the kefta.
8Drizzle olive oil over the kefta and tomatoes.
9Place the sheetpan into an oven to cook.
10While the kefta cooks, prepare the condiment by grating garlic into mayonnaise and adding smoked paprika, then mix.
11Prepare the salad by slicing red onions and chilies, then adding chopped dill and parsley to a bowl.
12Switch the oven to broil for the last few minutes to brown the kefta.
13Add the roasted tomatoes to the salad mixture.
14Dress the salad with lemon juice, salt and pepper.
15Remove the cooked kefta and roasted flatbread from the oven.
16Spread the garlic smoked paprika mayo on the flatbread.
17Place the kefta and salad on the flatbread.
18Roll up the flatbread to create the sandwich.
19Crisp up the rolled kefta sandwich in a pan.