Meal Prep: Chicken Shawarma and Sweet Potato Fry Bowls.
These are totally my kind of weekday lunch or dinner.
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They have texture, layers of flavor, and SO much color. A few months ago when I was writing the HBH cookbook manuscript, there was day after day of non-stop writing. No joke, non-stop writing. Typically, my days are filled with cooking and writing at night, so this was a bit of an adjustment for me, since I was basically doing zero cooking all week-long. This is when I turned to Sunday meal prep. That way, come lunch and dinner, I actually had food other than avocado toast and eggs to eat…not that there’s anything wrong with avocado toast and eggs, but you know, variety is occasionally needed in one’s diet.
I’m not sure why it took me so long to do something like this, but honestly, I am so excited about it! I love the idea of making a healthy delicious meal that can be enjoyed throughout the week.
OK, here’s how this whole meal prep thing works…or at least here’s how I do it. First, I highly recommend investing in some pretty glass storage containers. Not only are these convenient, but for me, they make the process a little more fun. And yes, I am so weird, but I like pretty things! I just ordered these Rubbermaid Glass Storage Containers on Amazon. I think they would be great for this recipe, and they clean up really nicely, which is always a huge bonus.
Second task, grocery shop! Look carefully at your recipe, read the ingredients closely, and then make your list! Once at the grocery store, try to physically cross off all of your items as you go. Most of us at one time or another, have gotten home only to realize that we forgot the most important ingredient! That is the worst…like the worst.
Once home, put everything away, get organized and then it is GO time. To prep for this recipe, you’ll need a couple of baking sheets and a pot for the couscous (or quinoa if that’s more your thing). Pretty simple.
The first step is to marinate the chicken for half an hour or so. If you’re short on time, you can definitely skip marinating, but I find it really tenderizes the chicken, making it much more moist and juicy. <–sounds really weird saying that out loud, but it’s true. I always start with the chicken, then while it’s marinating, I prep all the veggies.
The next step is to arrange the marinated chicken on one sheet pan and the sweet potatoes fries and asparagus on another. Then throw them all in the oven and roast. While those are cooking, I like to make the couscous. Sometimes I’ll use quinoa, but couscous is very middle eastern, so it fits more with the this recipe and its middle eastern roots. During this time I’ll also make the garlic tahini yogurt and then gather all the toppings, storing each in their own little container for easy access. When everything is done cooking, I let it all cool, then store everything in separate glass containers. I prefer to store ingredients separately so I can easily assemble my bowls when getting ready to serve. However, if you’re planning on taking these to work as lunch or you need your dinner completely assembled (maybe to take to a potluck), you can assemble the bowls like you see in the photos, just leave the avocado and lettuce off, as those are best to add right before eating.
Once everything is packed up, throw it in the fridge and DONE. How easy was that? Probably about an hour of work for a weeks worth of healthy lunches or dinners.
Um, yes please!
Honest, these bowls saved the day while I was writing the book. Now I am kind of hoping they will save yours too! And guys, if you’re not into meal prepping and you are simply in need of an easy dinner, this recipe is pretty dang good for that too.
Hello, shawarma chicken, sweet potato fries, garlic tahini yogurt, couscous, avocado and goat cheese. Yup, dinner (or lunch) perfection!
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Chicken Shawarma and Sweet Potato Fry Bowls
By halfbakedharvest
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: meal prep, sweet potato bowls
This bowls are perfect for meal prep - enjoy tasty food throughout the week
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into bite size chunks
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons kosher salt and pepper
- juice of 2 lemons
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- pinch of crushed red pepper flakes
- 5 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 sweet potatoes, cut into matchsticks
- 1 bunch asparagus, ends trimmed
- 4 cups cooked couscous or quinoa
- 1/2 cup pitted kalamata olives and oil packed sun-dried tomatoes, oil drained
- crumbled goat cheese, shredded lettuce, avocado, sliced cucumbers, pickled red onions, pine nuts, lemons, mint, and or cilantro, for serving
Garlic Tahini Yogurt
- 1 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 1-2 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- juice of 1/2 a lemon
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint
Instructions
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1. In a large gallon size zip-top bag, combine the chicken, honey, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, lemon juice, garlic, crushed red pepper flakes, and 2 tablespoons olive oil, toss to combine. Seal and chill for 30 minutes or up to 12 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
3. Place the sweet potatoes on a large baking sheet and toss with 2 tablespoons olive oil, salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and cook for 15-20 minutes, then flip and bake for 15-20 minutes more.
4. Place the asparagus on a baking sheet and toss with the remaining 1 tablespoon olive oil, kosher salt and pepper. Transfer to the oven and roast for 10-15 minutes.
5. Place the marinated chicken on a large baking sheet and spread in an even layer. Transfer to the oven and roast for 15-20 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
6. Divide the couscous among 4-6 storage containers and arrange the chicken, sweet potatoes, asparagus, olives, and sun-dried tomatoes on top. Alternately, you can store the couscous, chicken, and veggies in separate containers and assemble when ready. Food will keep in the fridge for up to 1 week.
7. Before serving, warm each bowl if desired and top with garlic yogurt (see below) and your desired toppings.
Garlic Tahini Yogurt
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1. Combine all ingredients in a small bowl. Taste and adjust seasonings to your liking. Keep stored in the fridge for up to 1 week.
AND it’s healthy too. You see, the bestest!
ps. while naan is not pictured, I highly, highly recommend it along side these bowls.
Omg, looks amazing! You made me hungry and it’s still breakfast time here in the UK! Love love love all your recipes, you are truly inspirational, I don’t know how you do it.
Oh wow! Thank you so much Linda! So happy you like it(:
Quick question – 1/2 cup EACH of olives and sun-dried tomatoes, or 1/2 cup total?
Hi1 It is 1/2 cup each! Let me know if you have questions. Hope you love this! 🙂
This look delicious, I can’t wait to try it !
Hope you love it! Thanks Kristine!
all these flavors sound delicious together! if i made this, i’d probably store the fries separately from everything else, then re-toast/bake them to crisp them up a little more (:
Ah yes! Keep them nice and fresh so you can make them nice and crispy!
Thanks Heather!
These look fantastic – major nom envy!!
Rebecca
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Thank you!
This looks so good – I am obsessed with sweet potato at the moment! x
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AH! Right!? They’re so good! Thanks Izzy!
Love these Tieghan! They look and sound fab. They’ll be on my “take to work” list this week!
Oo! Such a good one to take to work! Hope you enjoy, thanks Debs!
Funny to wake up to this post this morning. I am trying to do more meal prep, and the last time I made your Winter Vegetable Chicken Noodle Soup, I doubled it and put it in freezer bags in my freezer. Lo and behold, I woke up this morning with my second cold in 2 weeks! Man, I really wanted that soup and I was SO HAPPY that all I had to do was take it out of the freezer and pop it into a stockpot! I’m going to try both of these…YUM!
Ah thats such a bummer about the cold! SO sorry to hear that. Happy the soup helped (: Hope you feel better Nikki!
That is SO awesome! Well, not the sick part, but the soup part. So happy you enjoy the recipe. Thank you! 🙂
I would eat this for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. I work as a professional meal planner. I create a custom menu, do all the meal prep, and leave clients with instructions. This, is going to be a perfect addition to the menu. Thanks for all of your thought of meal prepping. I love how everything is on a sheet pan. Cooking in the oven is my favorite!
Oh wow! Thats so cool! So thrilled your going to add it to your meals!
Thanks so much Stacy!
You know, this reminds me that I had been meaning to make a request! I’ve found a lot of “roundups” of make-and-freeze recipes online to do some meal prep. (I know this recipe above is not for the freezer) But the problem with a lot of them is that they frequently don’t align with my idea of healthy eating, often involving lots of ketchup or canned soup, etc. I would love to see your take on this kind of freezer-to-crockpot thing! A roundup, some new recipes, several recipes, a book??? A girl can dream…
OH! I love this idea! I will have to do some thinking and plotting…thanks for the suggestion!
This looks like a perfect weeknight dinner! Thanks for sharing =)
Awh so happy you liked it Sara, thank you (:
This is such a great and inspiring idea, Tieghan! Thanks, I know I’ll be trying it!
Yay, let me know what you think (:
I love this for crazy busy weeks! You had me sold at sweet potato fries 🙂
Ah yes so perfect for a hectic week! Hope you love it Laura, thanks!
I LOVE these meal prep bowls. Esp the sweet potato fry situation 🙂
Thanks Jennifer you and my mom (also Jen) would get along both loving sweet potato fries!
I didn’t get into meal prep until recently and I have to say, I LOVE it. Even when you work from home, it’s still so nice to have food ready and prepped for you.
I LOVE having it ready to go! I love the cooking part but when i’m hungry its so nice for it to be all ready! Thanks Gina (:
Great post Tieghan! I like pretty things too, and these bowls are just beautiful. So colorful and I bet just as delicious!
Awh thanks so much Mary Ann!
So beautiful and colorful, I want to lick my screen! I cannot wait to make this!
Haha thank you so much !!
Wow this looks delicious – I just started doing meal prep and I think I want to try this recipe out! Is it fairly low calorie when all assembled?
Hi Alyssa, I actually do not count my calories, so I am not sure. Everything in the bowl is light and healthy! Hope you love this!
Looks delicious! Beautiful photos as well!!
Awh, wow thank you so much!
What a colorful meal…I’m sure it tastes just as good as it looks.
Thanks so much Karen! Hope you get to try it!
I made this for lunch this week and just had my first one- absolutely amazing! I love how light and healthy it feels, but also filling. I love looking at all your recipes, especially the pictures. I’d love to see more make-ahead lunch ideas!
Yay, so happy you liked it! I hope you decide to try some more (:
Thanks Sam!
How do you make the pickled red onions?
Hi Theresa! I use this recipe:
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/quick-pickled-onions
I am so excited I came across this recipe! I was just thinking that I needed to do something with the sweet potatoes and asparagus I just bought and I found this.
Wow, so perfect! Hope you love it Stephanie!
Teighan,
As a working mom of 3, I can not tell you how much I love and appreciate your recipes for 30 minute sheet pan meals. Healthy and absolutely delicious!?Keep em’ comin’ girlfriend!
Awh thanks so much Camille! Love hearing that they help (:
Hi Teighan,
Just found your lovely inspiring page through pinterest.
I´m from Sweden , so I will try and figure out the measurements.
I will make the Chicken Shawarma for me and my son today, it looks really delicious!!!
Thanks for lovely photos & recipes:-)
Ah so fun! i hope the conversions go okay and it tastes amazing, thank you Anna!
Hi!
I was wondering how the sweet potato fries tasted after a few days? Do they stand up well or turn mushy?
Hi! I find they stand up great! Let me know if you have questions. Thanks!
Oh dear lord…. I made this for dinner tonight. Can you say FLAVOR BOMB. I LOVE this recipe and I want to eat it every day. Definitely adding this to my go-to meal list.
Yay, so happy you like it Sam! Thank you!
I switched things up a bit, i used the yogurt sauce as the marinade, and the honey, olive oil, garlic and spices on a big sheet pan of sweet potatoes, asparagus, and brussel sprouts. Skipped the cous cous and other toppings. Amazing.
Well thats sounds amazing! So happy you had a good meal, thanks Hannah (:
Tieghan. Just made this for my husband and pre-menstrual daughter. It was a total hit. What we did differently: we used broccoli instead of asparagus. Added a few button mushrooms and sliced red onion and toothpick-sliced local potatoes to the broiled veggies. We served with my homemade carrot pickles, as well as the accompaniments you suggested–minus the cilantro (you don’t need that flavor profile at all!), pine nuts, and mint. As for the sauce: we omitted the mint and added a dollop of mayo and a splash of sriracha. We rated it 5 stars. We’ve been making the NYTimes chicken Shawarma recipe for some time (https://cooking.nytimes.com/recipes/1017161-oven-roasted-chicken-shawarma), but yours outdid Sam Sifton’s by a factor of 10. Bravo.
Wow, so happy you decided to try mine!! All the subs/changes sound delicious!
LOVE to hear that it out did Sam!! WOW! Thank you Lisa!
I liked it so much that I wrote a blog post about it: https://lisakusel.wordpress.com/2017/04/20/yum-a-lumma/
WOW! Thank you! Going to read it now (:
Tieghan my guy is having this for supper! Have the chicken and spices marinating right now! Going to use brown rice (he is picky – like a 3-yr-old). Have the asparagus, sweet potatoes and everything – love it when things fall into place so I can make your yummy recipes.
So fun! Hope it was amazing so happy it worked out! Thanks Reni!
I made this yesterday, and it was SO GOOD. However, the yogurt sauce didn’t turn out for us. It was super thick, which looking back should have been expected because greek yogurt + tahini + little additional liquid would of course be thick. Is that how you eat it? Everything was so flavorful we didn’t miss it, but would use plain yogurt next time to suit my family’s preferences. Also, just curious, when you say “2 teaspoons kosher salt and pepper,” do you mean 2 tsp each or 2 tsp total?
hey Judy! You just need to add water to the yogurt until it is thin enough to drizzle over everything. And yes, 2 teaspoons each salt and pepper. So sorry if that was confusing. Let me know if you have questions. Thanks!
Do you eat this cold or heat it up?
I like to heat it up, but it’s delish cold too, so whatever you prefer! 🙂
This is a delicious recipe!!! We were getting tired of eating plain chicken breast and this is so flavorful!!! The garlic tahini yogurt is a must!!!
SO glad you loved this!! Thank you so much Dorothy!!
Love the look of the recipe but was disappointed not to see any nutrition facts available. A calorie count would have been very useful. I have to be very careful with my total sugar intake. Did i miss where this was posted for the blog?
Hey Gina! I actually do not post the nutrition information for my recipes. I recommend putting the ingredients into an online calculator and getting the info from there. Sorry about this. If you have any other questions just let me know!
Mouth mesmerizing recipe.
Thank you!
Looks really tasty
Thanks Nicole!!
Amazing, this is really mouth watering just looking at the photos. Definitely would try this weekend.
Thank you Taylor, I hope you love it!
looks tasty
Thank you!
Quick question, what’s the estimated calorie count? Trying to stay around a certain amount. This looks and sounds amazing though.
Hi Drew, I am sorry, I do not know the calories as I do not like to track them for my recipes. So sorry for the in-convince. Let me know if you have any other questions. Hope you love this recipe!
It looks so yummy. Thank you for your inspiration!
So happy you like it Jess, thank you!
I love chicken and this recipe seems to be delicious, I wrote down to do soon. I’ll give this a twist which good for the kids as they don’t like spicier.
Perfect! I hope you and your family love this! Thanks Dustin!
Most welcome!
I was wondering if anyone can tell me the nutrition facts, my fiance and I just made it and were curious, thank you for the info
Yum!! Looks so good. Question: where did you get the dishes you put them in?(The last picture right before the recipe) Are they glass tupperware? They look so nice.
They are glass tupperware! I got them on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/Rubbermaid-Storage-Container-22-piece-1865887/dp/B00U1CANAY/ref=sr_1_9?s=kitchen&ie=UTF8&qid=1503891736&sr=1-9&keywords=glass+tupperware
I made this last night!!! Delicious! That chicken marinade is perfection… and the rice pilaf… is to die for, I added pesto into mine! SOOOOOOO Good!!!!! I compared it to a rice a roni without all the crappy preservatives in it! I didn’t do the yam fries cause it was a hot night here, and instead chose to serve it with a greek salad. This recipe .. is a keeper!
That is amazing! I am so happy you loved this Breah! Thank you so much! Oh, and the “I made this” section is a great idea, I’ll have to look into it!
PS.. I wish you had the section back “i made this”… it makes it really helpful to read peoples comments I find, who have actually made the dish! Just a suggestion! 🙂
How do you make/buy pickled onions?
Here is a great recipe for pickled onions.
http://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/quick-pickled-onions
This turned out great. Loved the chicken marinade and my boyfriend did too. I think he was getting tired of my harissa chicken repertoire. I added figs to the bowls. Super yummy. Thanks!
SO happy you two enjoyed it, thank you Christina!
Hi! i’m excited to find your site as I’m trying REALLY hard to make attractive packed meals for adults and children.
May I ask – can the marinade be done for longer? Or will that over-do the flavor? And do you make your own pickled veg, or buy them, and if you do buy them do you have a favorite place And if you do make them, are the recipes on your site?
Hi Marina! Yes, you can marinate the chicken for up to 24 hours. I have pickled veggies at the below link, but also buy them from whole foods. Hope this helps and please let me know if you have other questions. Enjoy the dinner!
https://dev.halfbakedharvest.com/quick-pickled-veggies/
Seriously obsessed with this! I usually make the chicken and freeze it, and we put it in wraps, we use it as the bowls and we’ve even just added it to make a chicken Caesar salad! Just bought your cool book and love it all!
Oh wow! Those are such great ways to use this recipe! Thank you Lisa!
Is there somewhere to find out the nutritional value of these recipes? Thank you
Hi Kelly,
What I recommend is just to put the ingredients in an online food calculator and then divide by the amount of servings. I hope this helps & let me know if you have any other questions!
I just prepped this as my meal plan for Wednesday-Friday lunch! It looks amazing! Great idea! Cannot wait to try it out.
That is awesome! I hope you love it Petrona!
I just made this and have 2 portions left over for meals during the week! I used rainbow quinoa and made a cucumber, garlic, sugar and natural yoghurt dressing instead of the tahini sauce. This recipe is AMAZING though – thank you so much!! I absolutely loved it and will definitely be making it again 🙂
Sounds amazing! So glad you enjoyed this James! Thank you!
Made this last night with a friend. It turned out amazing! We skipped the tahini dressing, though. We used cilantro instead of mint, and added in feta instead of goat cheese. We used most of the add ins. Went back to the store and bought more asparagus and sweet potatoes to make it again this week. 🙂
That sounds so great Sara! So glad this turned out amazing for you and you liked it! Thank you so much!
I’ve made this multiple times for my somewhat picky family of 5. The base is the rice/couscous and then I have all the toppings for them to choose what they want. Baked sweet potatoes sticks and asparagus are a must. Olives, roasted red peppers, avocado, soft boiled eggs, the options are endless. The chicken has great flavor, too. The yogurt topping is delish, as well as a dollop of hummus. Definite keeper.
That sounds like an awesome dinner to please everyone! I am really glad you like this recipe, thank you!!
Looks delicious! Beautiful photos as well.thanks for sharing
Thank you Sarah!
Being Keto and Diabetic, will it hurt tho leave the honey out?
That should not be a problem. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
This was amazing! Super easy to put together and modify if needed. I will definitely be making this again next week!
That is so great! I hope you love this Natalie!
It looks amazing, but do you happen to have the nutrition info, or a ballpark for it?
Thank you! I cannot wait to try it.
Hi Joy! I actually do not have the nutritional information for my recipes, I just try to use wholesome ingredients! I find that online calculators work really well though! I hope this helps. Let me know if you have any other questions!
Do you have the nutrional values for this meal?
Hi Carleigh! I do not have the nutritional information, sorry about this! Online calculators seem to work for most people. I hope this helps, let me know if you have any other questions!
Hi Tieghan,
Do you think the marinade/sheet pan recipe would work just as well for tofu? I’d love to try out a vegetarian version!
I think tofu would be great!! Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Happy Holiday’s 🙂
I made this a while back for long grad school day lunches and am back to make it for dinner! The combination of lemon, pickled onions, and olives was to die for!
Thank you so much Taylor!
How many calories is this dish?
Hi Nicole! I do not calculate the calories in the recipes I make, so sorry about this! I find it helpful though to put the ingredients into an online food calculator and then divide by the servings! I hope this helps and of course let me know if you have any other questions! Thank you!
This. Was. Bomb! I was unsure about the mixture of all the different ingredients, but they work SO well together! I can’t wait to try more of your recipes!
Thank you Chelsea! I am so glad you liked this and hope you enjoy others!
How many calories are in this meal?
Hi! I actually do not calculate the calories for my dishes, I just try to use whole ingredients! I find it helpful to put it into an online calculator and divid by the serving size! I hope this helps and definitely let me know if you have any other questions!
So excited to try this! Can I marinate the chicken overnight, or is that too long?
Marinating overnight will be great! Link below. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
What is the calorie/carb count?
Hi Brenda! I actually do not calculate the calories or nutritional information of my recipes. I just try to use wholesome ingredients. Sorry about this! I find that online food calculators work well though! Let me know if you have any other questions!
What is the recipe for the red onions>
Linked below. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
https://www.bonappetit.com/recipe/quick-pickled-onions
Absolutely love this lunch meal prep recipe and probably one of my favorite go-to’s!
Thank you so much Candace!
OMG!!!! This meal was delicious. I just finished making it, and of course eating it immediately afterwards. I love all of the savory flavors of it all. This is a must for everyone to try, you will not regret it.
I am so happy you loved this!! Thank you Jackie!
896 Calories using 1.5 lbs of chicken for 4 servings! The food was really tasty, but I wish I had done a nutritional analysis BEFORE I ate my serving. 🙁
Hi Maureen! I am so glad you loved this recipe!
Hi Tieghan,
I’m new to your site and meal prepping but this recipe caught my eye. Would you consider this recipe PCOS friendly?
Thanks!
Hi Chanel! So glad you made it over to HBH! What does PCOS stand for? Sorry, I am not familiar much with diets type recipes. Please let me know if you have other questions. Hope you love this recipe! Thanks! 🙂
I made this tonight for dinner. It was delicious! I loved the balance of flavors and ease of preparation. I do have a double oven so that was helpful as far as timing to pull the chicken and vegetables out warm and ready at the same time. I’m excited to try your cauliflower shawarma next! Thank you for a delightful dinner recipe that makes excellent leftovers…if there are any!
That is so great! Thank you so much Alisha! I am so glad you loved this!
Thank you for this! This is going to be my first time ever meal-prepping! I’ve lived alone for 4 years now but my go – to’s are visiting my parents over the weekend, stealing their home-cooked meals lol and going out to eat. I think It’s time I learn how to cook.
Well I hope you love these and they turn out great for you! Thank you Trixie!
HI! I made this and it was fabulous! Entire family enjoyed it. I changed up a few minor details since I’m feeding hungry boys who can be a tad finicky (doubled the chicken and sweet potatoes, omitted the sun-dried tomatoes and olives and reduced the olive oil where I could.) This is going in our regular rotation! Soooooo good. I woke up in the middle of the night thinking about it…that good!
Thank you so much Karen!! I am so glad you loved this recipe and hope you continue to enjoy others of mine!
I loved this recipe!!! blew me away. I looked forward to lunch all week 🙂
Thank you Caroline!
What are the nutrition facts on this dish?
Hi Nina!
I do not provide the nutritional information for my recipes because I truly try to use whole ingredients as much as possible. I am so sorry for this. There are many calorie counting apps and websites where you can put in the information and divid by the serving size to find out the calories, fat etc. If you have any other questions please let me know! I hope you love this recipe!
I made this last night and it was so delicious! That sauce is amazing!!
Thank you so much Melanie!
Omgggg. Yet again you come through with the goods! I’m low-FODMAP so subbed the asparagus for green beans. Added kalamata olives and sundried tomato on top, drizzled with that heavenly dressing (slightly less garlicky for me) and I had the best meal prep I’ve made in absolutely years. This will be on repeat for me and my partner (he loved it too!)
I am so glad you liked this! Thank you so much Claire!
Ive made this 5 times already! I make a very lazy version with just chicken, asparagus and sweet potato, cooking the couscous with the juices from the chicken! When we make it not for meal prep we also add roast broccoli and brussels sprouts for more veggies. yum! but too lazy to do yogurt, olive etc. will certainly make as intended one of these days!
Thank you so much! I am so glad you have been loving this recipe, Stevie!
This is a fantastic recipe. The chicken in particular (taste but especially technique!!) was a total game-changer for me. When I make the full recipe, I generally serve it with farro, chopped lettuce, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, and feta. However, I’ve also taken to just making the chicken when I’ve got time and freezing it in portions. I’ll take it out to throw on a salad with just lettuce, tomatoes, and feta when I’m looking to spice up my mid-week meals. Highly recommend!
Thank you so much Allie! I am so glad you loved this recipe!
Your recipe looks delicious, much praise to you! However, I would greatly appreciate it if you could include the nutritional value for this recipe, just the basic carbs protien & fats would be wonderful. Thank you for your time. Looking forward to hearing your response.
Hi Kathleen! I am so glad you like this recipe! As for now, I do not calculate the nutritional information for my recipes. The best I can do is put the ingredients into an online calculator. I am so sorry about this. I hope you love this recipe and many more on my blog!
Hey,
Thank you for shawarma recipe, I really really like the way you explained it, Me and my family like shawarma when we ate it in asian restaurant so i’m going to try this one in upcoming weekend where we set together once in a week so this will be amazing can you please tell me if i use persian saffron in it ? this will be perfect or not give me some suggestion
Thanks
Debra
Hi! I don’t use saffron in this recipe. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe. Thanks so much!! xTieghan
Hey there!
I made your dish as a meal prep for myself and my reluctant boyfriend (he was cautious of chicken shawarma).
I LOVED it, and best of all…so did my boyfriend!!
Just wanted to drop in here and say thanks, this made for a great sunday meal prep.
I am so happy you both loved this Hannah! Thank you so much!
What is your favorite method of reheating these make ahead bowls? I sometimes feel like the microwave dries out cooked chicken. Thanks!
HI! I like to use the oven if you have access. I recommend 325 for 15-20 minutes. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Very good for a healthy recipe. I added flour tortillas and cheese and zucchini and squash and they made great meals as leftovers.
I love to hear that! Thank you so much Mary! xTieghan
This bowl was so good! I added on cucumber, lettuce, red onion, and some feta cheese with the yogurt sauce and everything else. I also used short grain brown rice instead of quinoa or couscous (I was out of quinoa and am celiac). I also used smoked paprika on the chicken instead of regular paprika since it turns out I was out of that as well… but it was super yummy! Cut up everything for meal prep but will just cook one night at a time so things don’t get mushy or soggy. Thanks for such a good recipe!
I am so glad you loved this recipe, Anya! Thank you so much for trying it out! xTieghan
I really love this recipe…!!
Let me try this on this weekend..!!!
Thank you! xTieghan
I really love this recipe…!!
Let me share this with my wife…!!
One of the best recipes I’ve tried on HBH! Loved it- so many flavors and pretty easy to make!
Thank you Ginerva! xTieghan
I’ve never commented on a recipe before but have been coming to this site for a while now. Made this last night and it was amazing!! Subbed the goat cheese for feta and didn’t have tahini so just put little dollops of hummus and tzatziki.
Thank you for trying this and leaving a comment, Jaelyn! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
I used this recipe for my meal prep this week and OMG it is sooooo delicious!!! First my husband sent me a text and said it was really good (before I had my lunch) and then finally when I did have a chance to eat it I wanted more! Can’t wait for lunch tomorrow! Such great flavors all around! I did not have any lemons on hand but ended up using lime but it still turned out amazing!!!!!! If you are contemplating this recipe don’t wait! It’s so worth it!!!
Yes!! That is so great! Thank you for trying this Anne! xTieghan
Looks amazing, though I don’t know if I’d categorize this as American cuisine
Thank you Jon! xTieghan
The video doesn’t match the written instructions (which are a little complicated at first glance), but don’t let either of those things stop you from making this recipe! I’ve been making this for a couple years and love it. So much flavor and honestly tops a lot of the shawarma I’ve been able to purchase in my area. This is a classic dish I will continue to make for years to come. Thank you!
I am really glad this turned out so amazing for you, Dakota! Thank you so much for trying this one! xTieghan
Delicious but the chicken tastes like fajitas … not shawarma…
Hey Kelsi,
Thanks for giving the recipe a try! xTieghan