Easy Za’atar Chicken with Chickpeas

Name: Easy Za’atar Chicken with Chickpeas
Yield: 4-8 servings
Cuisine: British
Ingredients: 3 tbsp za’atar seasoning; 6 tbsp olive oil; 8 chicken thighs on the bone; 6 garlic cloves; 2 cans chickpeas; 250 g greek style yogurt (thick); 1 pinch rock salt

Liam @liam

Bristol

A simple but delicious dish cooked using the Middle Eastern seasoning Za’atar, served with chickpeas and a tasty garlic yogurt 😍

Inspired by my girlfriends amazing Lebanese cooking, I’m desperately trying to recreate the experiences using my own, less-developed cooking skills 😅🇱🇧

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For the authentic experience, look for za’atar made from dried hyssop leaves. It’s not as common but you should be able to find it at specialist local shops 🍃

A simple but delicious dish cooked using the Middle Eastern seasoning Za’atar, served with chickpeas and a tasty garlic yogurt 😍

Inspired by my girlfriends amazing Lebanese cooking, I’m desperately trying to recreate the experiences using my own, less-developed cooking skills 😅🇱🇧

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For the authentic experience, look for za’atar made from dried hyssop leaves. It’s not as common but you should be able to find it at specialist local shops 🍃

Liam @liam

Bristol

A simple but delicious dish cooked using the Middle Eastern seasoning Za’atar, served with chickpeas and a tasty garlic yogurt 😍

Inspired by my girlfriends amazing Lebanese cooking, I’m desperately trying to recreate the experiences using my own, less-developed cooking skills 😅🇱🇧

—

For the authentic experience, look for za’atar made from dried hyssop leaves. It’s not as common but you should be able to find it at specialist local shops 🍃

A simple but delicious dish cooked using the Middle Eastern seasoning Za’atar, served with chickpeas and a tasty garlic yogurt 😍

Inspired by my girlfriends amazing Lebanese cooking, I’m desperately trying to recreate the experiences using my own, less-developed cooking skills 😅🇱🇧

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For the authentic experience, look for za’atar made from dried hyssop leaves. It’s not as common but you should be able to find it at specialist local shops 🍃

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Ingredients

4-8 servings

3 tbspza’atar seasoning
6 tbspolive oil
8chicken thighs on the bone
6garlic cloves
2 canschickpeas
250 ggreek style yogurt (thick)
1 pinchrock salt

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Steps

1

Preheat the oven to 220c/200c fan
2

Mix the za’atar in a small bowl with the olive oil
3

Prepare the garlic by peeling it then drain and rinse the chickpeas
4

Place the chicken into a roasting tray, apply the za’atar mix then add the chickpeas and garlic
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Place in the oven for 30 minutes
6

Take the tray out of the oven, remove the garlic (keeping hold of it) and brush the chicken with the juices in the tray.
Place back in the oven for a further 15 minutes
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While you wait, make the garlic yogurt by crushing the roast garlic on a chopping board with the side of a knife.
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Continuing with the side of the knife, turn the garlic into a paste by spreading it across the chopping board with some pressure.
Add some rock salt to help with this
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Then add the garlic paste to the yogurt and mix well
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Remove the tray from the oven and check the chicken is cooked properly
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Serve the chicken alongside the chickpeas and yoghurt, enjoy!