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Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Couscous Bowls
Spicy
Shawarma-Spiced Chicken Couscous Bowls

with Roasted Veggies, Pickled Onion & Harissa Yogurt Sauce

10 min
Difficulty: 2/3

In this hearty vegetarian riff on shawarma, our chefs ditch the meat for chickpeas and carrots, roasted with the same earthy, fragrant spices. It’s all piled into bowls with apricot-studded couscous, roasted bell pepper, tangy pickled onion, and fresh cilantro. Harissa yogurt sauce adds cooling, creamy contrast and smoky, spicy notes.

Allergens

Wheat
Milk

Utensils

Baking Sheet
Paper Towel
Small Bowl
Strainer
Medium Pot
Peeler

Tags

Oven Ready
Spicy
Ingredients
Veggie Stock Concentrate

Veggie Stock Concentrate

1 unit

Sour Cream

Sour Cream

1.5 tablespoon

Red Onion

Red Onion

0.5 unit

Chickpeas

Chickpeas

1 unit

Israeli Couscous

Israeli Couscous

0.75 cup

Lemon

Lemon

1 unit

Yogurt

Yogurt

2 tablespoon

Shawarma Spice Blend

Shawarma Spice Blend

0.67 tablespoon

Dried Apricots

Dried Apricots

1 ounce

Chicken Cutlets

Chicken Cutlets

12 ounce

Harissa Powder

Harissa Powder

1 tablespoon

Carrots

Carrots

9 ounce

Bell Pepper

Bell Pepper

1 unit

Garlic Powder

Garlic Powder

1 teaspoon

Cilantro

Cilantro

0.25 ounce

Olive Oil

Olive Oil

6 teaspoon (tsp)

Sugar

Sugar

0.06 teaspoon (tsp)

Butter

Butter

1 tablespoon (tbsp)

Salt

Salt

teaspoon (tsp)

Black Pepper

Black Pepper

teaspoon (tsp)

Preparation
1
Prep

  • Adjust racks to middle and top positions and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce.

  • Trim, peel, and cut carrots on a diagonal into ½-inch-thick pieces. Drain, rinse, and pat chickpeas very dry with paper towels. Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips.

2
Prep Veggies & Chickpeas

  • Toss carrots on a baking sheet with a large drizzle of oil, 1 tsp Shawarma Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper.

  • Toss chickpeas on one side of a second sheet with a large drizzle of oil, 1 tsp Shawarma Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4), salt, and pepper. (Be sure to measure the Shawarma Spice Blend—we sent more.)

  • Toss bell pepper on empty side with a drizzle of oil, salt, and pepper.

3
Roast Veggies & Chickpeas

  • Roast carrots on middle rack and chickpeas and bell pepper on top rack until veggies are browned and tender and chickpeas are crispy, 18-22 minutes. TIP: Check on your veggies and chickpeas after 20 minutes; if carrots finish first, remove from oven and set aside. 

     

4
Make Pickles & Sauce

  • Meanwhile, halve, peel, and thinly slice half the onion (save the rest for another use). Quarter lemon. Finely chop cilantro.

  • In a small bowl, combine onion, juice from two lemon wedges, a pinch of sugar, and salt. Set aside to pickle.

  • In a separate small bowl, combine yogurt, sour cream, ¼ tsp garlic powder (½ tsp for 4 servings), a squeeze of lemon juice, and as much harissa powder as you like. (You’ll use the rest of the garlic powder in the next step.) Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper.

5
Cook Couscous

  • Melt 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings) in a medium pot over medium-high heat. Add couscous and cook, stirring, until lightly toasted, 2-3 minutes.

  • Add stock concentrate, ¾ cup water (1½ cups for 4), remaining garlic powder, and a big pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce heat to low. Cook until couscous is tender, 6-8 minutes. Keep covered off heat.

  • While couscous cooks, pat chicken* dry with paper towels; season all over with salt and pepper. Heat a drizzle of oil in a large pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken; cook until browned and cooked through, 3-5 minutes per side. Transfer to a cutting board to rest.

6
Finish & Serve

  • Once veggies and chickpeas are done, stir apricots into couscous; season with salt and pepper.

  • Divide couscous between bowls; arrange chickpeas, bell pepper, and carrots on top in separate sections. Drizzle with yogurt sauce. Top with cilantro and as much pickled onion (draining first) as you like. Serve with any remaining lemon wedges on the side.

  • Slice chicken crosswise; serve atop bowls.

Nutrition per serving

1050

kcal

Calories

36

g

Fat

9

g

Saturated Fat

116

g

Carbohydrate

27

g

Sugar

15

g

Dietary Fiber

60

g

Protein

150

mg

Cholesterol

1010

mg

Sodium

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