Easy Za’atar Chicken with Chickpeas
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 🍃
Easy Za’atar Chicken with Chickpeas
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 🍃
Cooking Instructions
- 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
- 5
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
- 7
While you wait, make the garlic yogurt by crushing the roast garlic on a chopping board with the side of a knife.
- 8
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
- 9
Then add the garlic paste to the yogurt and mix well
- 10
Remove the tray from the oven and check the chicken is cooked properly
- 11
Serve the chicken alongside the chickpeas and yoghurt, enjoy!
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