Roasted shawarma chicken with spring onions and grains
By OcadoLife
Published on 25 April 2022
Full of flavour and fresh ingredients, this easy springtime chicken dish is made colourful with pomegranate seeds, mint and spring onions.Time and servings
50 minsTotal time
4Servings
10 minsPrep time
40 minsCooking time
Ingredients
- 3 tbsp of belazu shawarma paste
- 8 chicken thighs, skin on and bone in
- 2 packs of merchant gourmet glorious grains
- 125 g of spring onions, trimmed and cut into thirds
- 1 tbsp of olive oil
- 2 tbsp of fresh herbs, chopped (we used flat-leaf parsley and mint leaves)
- 4 tbsp of pomegranate seeds
- 150 g of greek yoghurt, to serve
- 4 lemon wedges, to serve
Method
Step 1
Place the chicken thighs in a large bowl, add the shawarma paste and rub it all over them. Cover and marinate in the fridge – ideally overnight, but 1 hr will do.Step 2
Preheat the oven to 200°C/180°C fan/gas mark 6 and line a roasting tin with baking paper. Season the marinated chicken with salt and lay skin-side down in the tin. Roast for 20 mins.Step 3
Remove the tin from the oven and lift the chicken out, onto a plate. Tip the grains into the tin, stir them in the chicken juices, then spread out evenly. Lay the chicken thighs on top, skin-side up, then scatter with the spring onions. Season, drizzle with the olive oil and roast for 20 mins until cooked through and the chicken skin is crisp.Step 4
Remove from the oven, scatter the herbs and pomegranate seeds over the top and serve with greek yogurt and lemon wedges.