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Healthy Chicken Shawarma Bowl
A flavorful shawarma-spiced chicken bowl served over yellow rice with lettuce, red onion, pickles, cucumber salad, and a creamy garlic yogurt sauce. Only 479 calories and loaded with protein, this is one of the best weight-loss meals you can make. The aromatic spice blend of turmeric, cumin, and cinnamon gives it an authentic Middle Eastern flavor.
Ingredients
bowl
- 150 g yellow rice (cooked)
- 50 g lettuce (shredded)
- 0.25 whole red onion (sliced)
- 30 g pickles
- 0.5 whole cucumber (sliced)
chicken
- 200 g chicken breast (sliced)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 0.5 tsp oregano
- 0.5 tsp turmeric
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- 0.25 tsp cinnamon
- 0.5 tsp salt
- 0.5 tsp black pepper
- 1 squeeze lemon juice
garlic sauce
- 100 g low-fat yogurt
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
Steps
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1Season chicken with paprika, garlic powder, oregano, turmeric, cumin, cinnamon, salt, pepper, and lemon juice. Mix until color changes.Tip: If the color doesn't change, it's not well seasoned.~3 min
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2Make the garlic sauce: blend low-fat yogurt, minced garlic, salt, pepper, and lemon juice until completely smooth.~3 min
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3Cook the chicken on high heat for 3 minutes on each side until golden brown.~6 min
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4Serve over yellow rice with lettuce, red onion, pickles, cucumber salad, and a generous amount of garlic sauce.~2 min
Nutrition (per serving)
479
Calories
45g
Protein
42g
Carbs
10g
Fat
4g
Fiber
Cultural Context
Shawarma is a popular Middle Eastern street food made from seasoned rotisserie meat. This bowl version brings all the classic flavors into a quick and healthy home-cooked meal.
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