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Keeping things healthy and delicious with this Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma with Sesame Sweet Potatoes and Hummus. Middle eastern seasoned chicken, roasted with sesame sweet potatoes, and served up bowl style with hummus, fresh naan, arugula, and even some feta too. This quick cooking, easy sheet pan dinner comes together in just about an hour. It’s colorful, healthy, and beyond good. Incorporate this into your weekly dinner rotation, serve it up at your next dinner party, or prep ahead of time and enjoy for lunch throughout the week.
I figured starting Monday off with a healthy sheet pan recipe would be a welcomed idea by all. Whether you celebrated the Super Bowl or not, it’s always nice to start the week off with something easy, colorful, and delicious. This sheet pan recipe is all of that, and I really could not be more into it. It’s SO GOOD.
I actually made this just this past Friday. I had other plans for today’s post, but was way too excited to share this recipe. It’s one of those dinners I know I’ll be making time and time again.
Over the years I’ve made a lot of versions of Shawarma, none of them all that traditional…definitely not this cauliflower Shawarma. But they’re all wonderful in their own way. Shawarma is a middle eastern street food made with roasted meat. Originally lamb was used, but it’s often made with chicken, beef, or pork as well. The meat is then seasoned well, and usually served inside a pita, or on a plate with hummus.
I’ve been on a huge chickpea and sweet potato kick these last few weeks. So when I had the idea of a hummus bowl with sesame sweet potatoes, I knew I also needed to include chicken Shawarma.
Quite simply, here’s a way to enjoy a bowl of hummus and middle eastern street food, both together for dinner.
Perfect for Monday night, right?
The quick break down of this sheet pan dinner.
For starters, find yourself a good sheet pan. A lot of you have been asking what my personal favorite is. I love these USA Pans. I don’t use them in photos because they don’t project that “vintage” look I often go for. But I do use them almost everyday. The ridges keep food from sticking and make for easiest clean up.
You got your sheet pan? Great. Now add some chicken breasts and season them well with plenty of garlic, smoked paprika (very important for flavor), cumin, and lemon. Add sweet potatoes, sesame seeds, and olive oil. Toss, toss, toss. Then roast in the oven until the chicken is cooked and the sweet potatoes are charring on the edges.
While the chicken is roasting, mix up a simple arugula and sun-dried tomato salad. Locate some hummus (yes, store bought is totally fine), slice up some cucumbers, and crumble some feta. Once the chicken and sweet potatoes have finished cooking, toss everything together.
I love swirling the hummus in the bottom of a low bowl and then layering in the chicken, sweet, potatoes, feta, arugula salad, and cucumbers. Oh, and the naan too You know you can’t forget the naan.
It’s kind of like eating at a middle eastern restaurant snuggled in the heart of NYC. But better, because you’re nice and cozy in your own home.
Bonus? This is such a great meal to incorporate into your weekly meal prep.
If you make this sheet pan chicken Shawarma, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to also tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
Sheet Pan Chicken Shawarma with Sesame Sweet Potatoes and Hummus
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 1170 kcal
Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.
Ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless chicken breasts
- 1/4 cup extra virgin olive oil
- 1 tablespoon honey
- 4 cloves garlic, minced or grated
- 1 tablespoon smoked paprika
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- juice of 1 lemon
- kosher salt and black pepper
- 2 medium sweet potatoes, sliced into 1/4 inch rounds
- 2 tablespoons toasted sesame seeds
- 4 cups baby arugula
- 1/3 cup sun-dried tomatoes + 2 tablespoons oil from the jar
- 4 ounces cubed feta cheese
- 2 cups plain hummus, homemade or store-bought
- naan, Persian cucumbers, and fresh dill, for serving
Instructions
- 1. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F. 2. On a rimmed baking sheet, combine the chicken, 2 tablespoons olive oil, honey, garlic, paprika, cumin, crushed red pepper, the juice of 1 lemon, and a pinch each of salt and pepper. Toss well to evenly coat the chicken. Add the sweet potatoes and drizzle with olive oil, sesame seeds, salt and pepper. Arrange everything in an even layer. Add the juiced lemon halves. Transfer to the oven and roast for 40-45 minutes, tossing halfway through cooking until the chicken is cooked through and the potatoes are tender.3. Meanwhile, combine the arugula, sun-dried tomatoes + 2 tablespoons oil from the jar, and a pinch each of salt and pepper.4. To serve, spread the hummus into bowls and top with the chicken, arugula, cucumbers, feta, and fresh dill. Serve with naan. Enjoy!
TO MEAL PREP
- 1. Prepare as directed above through step 3. Let the chicken and sweet potatoes cool.
2. Divide the chicken and sweet potatoes among 4-6 storage containers. Add the arugula and sun-dried tomatoes, leaving off the sun-dried tomato oil to prevent the greens from wilting. 3. Alternately, you can store the chicken, hummus, and veggies in separate containers and assemble when ready. Food will keep in the fridge for up to 4-5 days. 4. Before serving, warm each bowl, if desired, and top with hummus, feta, cucumbers, and dill.
This was great for meal prep! A delicious combination of flavors.
Thank you Natalie! xTieghan
We made this (minus the salad!) and garlic naan this Sunday. So good! We even whipped up a garlic herb Greek yogurt sauce with our extra yogurt from the naan. Lunch has been soooo good this week! Thanks for the great recipe!!
Hi Celia! I am so glad you loved this recipe! Thank you so much for trying it! xTieghan
would replacing the honey with maple syrup change the flavor too much?
HI! I dont think it will change the flavor too much. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
This was an easy quick meal. Use a quality chicken breast will help
keep it juicy. Tasted fantastic!
Thank you so much Paul! xTieghan
These look absolutely delicious! I also love the plating here – gorgeous as always! Any suggestions for other veggies to add to the sweet potatoes to bulk it up a little bit if I omit the chicken and make it vegetarian?!
HI! I recommend swapping the chicken with cauliflower florets. That will be so good! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
Made this tonight. Absolutely incredible. Flavor combination was amazing. Sweet potato sesame seed combo was the tits.
Thank you so much Kate! xTieghan
I made this tonight and it’s amazing! Definitely going to be one of my go to recipes!
I love to hear that! Thank you Jennifer! xTieghan
Just ridiculous. Flavor was incredible and we got to “play with our food” which is amazing. Thank you.
Thank you so much KP! I am so glad you loved this recipe! xTieghan
I really wanted to love this because these are
Skme of my favorite flavors, however the cook time is way too long because the chicken was dry and didnt have any taste of schwarma. Actually pretty bland. I think you need to go back to the drawing board with this one to get the chicken right. My mom made it too and had the same reaction! Sorry
Hi Valerie! I am so sorry to hear that! Are there any questions you have for me? xTieghan
I am making this again right now, for the second time! Definitely a hit at our house. The spice combination is excellent as is, but may I also suggest adding a teaspoon of cinnamon? What a cozy meal for body and soul, especially perfect for winter. Thank you, Tieghan.
Thank you so much Julie! I am sure it would taste great with a teaspoon of cinnamon! I hope you love this! xTieghan
Is there a different between just regular Paprika and smoked Paprika? I have Paprika on hand and didn’t know if that would be good enough. Also, what do you set the oven on? Thanks!
HI! Regular paprika will be just fine. Smoked has a smoky flavor, so I do enjoy it, but regular will work! Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you! xTieghan
This was delicious and easy on the eyes. Am not a sweet potato fan so used regular potatoes. I had a recipe for lentil hummus that was a nice compliment. Definitely a keeper.
Thank you so much Jennifer! I am so glad you loved this! xTieghan
Delicious and easy to prep!
Thank you Ellen!
hey dude, you still got rice in the meal prep. what kind of a recipe is this!
Hi Frank. I am not sure what you are talking about.. There isn’t rice in this recipe. Do you have any questions I could help you with? xTieghan
Tieghan! This was so, SO good. I reheated it for lunch the next day and got multiple “oooh, what is that?!” I quickly sent the link to this recipe to at least three people.
Ah I love that! I am so glad this turned out so amazing for you, Angela! Thank you! xTieghan