Chicken Shawarma and Sweet Potato Fry Bowls

Ingredients

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  2 lb or 907g

• Honey

  1 tbsp or 21g

• Paprika

  Spices

  2 tsp or 4g

• Cumin

  Spices, cumin seed

  2 tsp, whole or 4g

• Salt

  Table

  2 tsp or 12g

• Pepper

  Spices, black

  2 tsp or 4g

• Lemon juice

  Raw

  6 tbsp or 90g

• Garlic

  Raw

  6 cloves, minced or 18g

• Crushed red pepper flakes

  ¹⁄₁₆ tsp or 0.02g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  6 tbsp or 81g

• Quinoa

  Uncooked

  1 ½ cup or 255g

• Sweet potato

  Raw, unprepared

  2 sweetpotato, 5" long or 260g

• Asparagus

  Raw

  12 spear, medium or 192g

• Sun-dried tomatoes

  ½ cup or 27g

• Kalamata Olives

  Nature's Promise

  12 olives or 45g

• Goat cheese

  Soft type

  6 oz or 170g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  1 cucumber or 301g

• Greek yogurt

  Plain, whole fat

  1 cup or 240g

• Sesame butter

  Seeds, tahini, from roasted and toasted kernels (most common type)

  2 tbsp or 30g

• Mint

  Freshdirect

  1 tablespoon or 3g

Directions

1. Combine bite-size chicken chunks, honey, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper, two-thirds of the lemon juice, two-thirds of the garlic, a pinch of crushed red pepper flakes, and a third of the olive oil in a large zip-top bag. Seal and chill for 30 minutes or up to 12 hours.
2. Preheat the oven to 425°F. Cook quinoa according to package instructions.
3. Toss sweet potato matchsticks with half of the remaining olive oil, salt, and pepper on a baking sheet. Bake for 15-20 minutes, flip, then bake for another 15-20 minutes.
4. Toss asparagus with the remaining olive oil, salt, and pepper on a baking sheet. Roast in the oven for 10-15 minutes.
5. Spread marinated chicken chunks on a baking sheet and roast for 15-20 minutes or until cooked through.
6. For the garlic tahini yogurt, combine Greek yogurt, tahini, remaining garlic, remaining lemon juice, and chopped fresh mint. Adjust seasonings to taste.
7. Divide quinoa among bowls and top with chicken, sweet potatoes, asparagus, olives, sun-dried tomatoes, goat cheese, cucumber, and garlic tahini yogurt.

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