Sheetpan Chicken Kefta

Serves 1
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Directions

  1. 1Grate an onion.
  2. 2Squeeze out the excess liquid from the grated onion.
  3. 3Chop dill and parsley.
  4. 4Combine the grated onion with chopped dill and parsley in a bowl.
  5. 5Add salt, pepper, cumin, smoked paprika, and turmeric to the bowl.
  6. 6Add ground chicken to the bowl and mix everything thoroughly.
  7. 7Plop the mixture onto a parchment-lined tray and shape it into an even block with wet hands and a spatula.
  8. 8Cut the chicken mixture into individual keftas.
  9. 9Add cherry tomatoes to the tray with the keftas and drizzle with olive oil.
  10. 10Bake in the oven.
  11. 11Prepare the condiment by grating garlic into mayonnaise, adding smoked paprika, and mixing.
  12. 12Prepare the salad by combining sliced red onions, chilies, and herbs (dill and parsley).
  13. 13Switch the oven to broil for the last few minutes to golden brown the keftas.
  14. 14Add the roasted tomatoes to the salad.
  15. 15Dress the salad with lemon.
  16. 16Take out the bread that was cooking alongside the kefta.
  17. 17Spread the prepared sauce on the bread.
  18. 18Add the chicken kefta and salad to the bread.
  19. 19Wrap the sandwich.
  20. 20Crisp up the wrapped sandwich in a pan.

Ingredients

  • 1 onion
  • dill
  • parsley
  • salt
  • pepper
  • cumin
  • smoked paprika
  • turmeric
  • ground chicken
  • cherry tomatoes
  • olive oil
  • mayonnaise
  • garlic
  • red onion
  • chili
  • lemon
  • bread

Equipment

graterbowlknifecutting boardsheet panspatulaovenwhiskpan

Tips

  • This recipe is a lighter version of the sheetpan kefta and is just as good.
  • The way the bread caramelizes and crisps up in the pan adds a unique flavor that cannot be replicated.