One Pot Shawarma Chicken
A flavorful and easy one pot shawarma chicken and rice recipe perfect for a quick and delicious dinner. Packed with spices and tender chicken, it’s a complete meal in a single pot.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: 25 minutes
- Total Time: 35 minutes
- Yield: Serves 4
- Category: Dinner
- Method: One Pot
- Cuisine: Middle Eastern
- Diet: Gluten-Free
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 ½ lbs chicken thighs boneless and skinless
- 2 cups basmati rice rinsed
- 1 large onion thinly sliced
- 4 cloves garlic minced
- 2 tablespoons shawarma spice blend
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- ½ teaspoon ground paprika
- ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 3 cups chicken broth
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Fresh parsley chopped for garnish
- Lemon wedges for serving
Instructions
- Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium heat.
- Add sliced onion and garlic sauté until soft.
- Add chicken thighs and cook until browned on all sides.
- Stir in shawarma spice blend cumin paprika and cinnamon cooking for 2 minutes.
- Add rinsed basmati rice and chicken broth bring to a boil.
- Reduce heat cover and simmer for 20-25 minutes until rice is cooked and chicken is tender.
- Remove from heat let rest covered for 5 minutes.
- Garnish with chopped parsley serve with lemon wedges.
Notes
- For extra flavor marinate the chicken in shawarma spices for 1 hour before cooking
- Adjust spice level to taste
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cup
- Calories: 450 kcal
- Sugar: 3g
- Sodium: 700mg
- Fat: 15g
- Saturated Fat: 3g
- Unsaturated Fat: 10g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 50g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 30g
- Cholesterol: 80mg
Find it online: https://www.amgroyal.com/one-pot-shawarma-chicken-rice/