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Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma

Name: Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma
Cook time: 20 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs (thinly sliced); 2 tablespoons olive oil; 2 tablespoons lemon juice; 4 cloves garlic (minced); 1 teaspoon paprika; 3/4 teaspoon salt; 1/2 teaspoon cardamom; 1/2 teaspoon cumin; 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper; 1 red onion (chopped); 4 carrots (chopped); 1 green pepper (chopped); toum (for serving); Arabic-style pita (for serving)

Juicy spiced chicken thighs roast alongside sweet carrots, red onion, and green pepper on a single sheet pan. All the warm cardamom-and-cumin flavor of classic shawarma with almost no cleanup.

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Ingredients

2 poundsboneless, skinless chicken thighs · thinly sliced
2 tablespoonsolive oil
2 tablespoonslemon juice
4 clovesgarlic · minced
1 teaspoonpaprika
3/4 teaspoonsalt
1/2 teaspooncardamom
1/2 teaspooncumin
1/4 teaspooncinnamon
1/4 teaspooncrushed red pepper
1red onion · chopped
4carrots · chopped
1green pepper · chopped
—toum · for serving
—Arabic-style pita · for serving

Steps

1
Preheat the oven to 425°F and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
2
Pat the chicken dry with paper towels.
3
In a large bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, paprika, salt, cardamom, cumin, cinnamon, and crushed red pepper. Add the chicken and gently toss to coat.
4
Transfer the chicken to the prepared sheet pan and spread it out. Nestle the onion, carrots, and green pepper around the chicken.
5
Bake for 18 minutes, then broil on the top rack for 2 minutes on high.
6
Serve with pita and garlic sauce (toum), if desired.

Creator's notes

The written instructions say to nestle "tomatoes" around the chicken, but no tomatoes appear in the ingredient list; the carrots and peppers from the ingredient list are used here.

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