Tahini chicken brings health benefits to the table

Name: Tahini chicken brings health benefits to the table
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: Cycle in some sesame seeds; 2 pounds chicken breasts; 1/2 cup tahini; 1/2 cup olive oil; 1 1/2 lemons, juiced; 2 tablespoon red wine vinegar; 4-6 cloves garlic; 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper; 2 teaspoons dried oregano; Salt and pepper; 1 cucumber; 1/4 red onion; 1/2 cup pitted olives; 1 lemon, juiced; 3 tablespoons olive oil; 1/4 cup parsley; salt and fresh ground pepper to taste

4 steps

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 03:59:58 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Good

Glycemic Index

Low

Nutrition per serving

Calories3412.4 kcal (171%)

Total Fat291.2 g (416%)

Carbs50.8 g (20%)

Sugars8.1 g (9%)

Protein162.4 g (325%)

Sodium3166.9 mg (158%)

Fiber17 g (61%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

0 servings

sesame seeds

Cycle in

2 poundschicken breasts

½ cuptahini

½ cupolive oil

1.5lemons juiced

2 tablespoonred wine vinegar

4 clovesgarlic

¼ teaspooncayenne pepper

2 teaspoonsdried oregano

salt

pepper

1cucumber

0.25red onion

½ cuppitted olives

1lemon juiced

3 tablespoonsolive oil

¼ cupparsley

Instructions

Step 1

Step 1 Mince garlic. Remove stems and mince parsley. Juice lemon and discard peel.

Step 2

Step 2 Whisk all tahini chicken marinade together until smooth. Coat chicken evenly with marinade, cover, and let sit in the refrigerator for a minimum of 2 hours, or up to 8.

Step 3

Step 3 Preheat the oven to 400 degrees. Grease grill pan or cast iron pan with avocado oil and heat over medium-high heat. Scrape off excess marinade from chicken and add to the pan, cooking chicken in batches until both sides are golden brown but not cooked through, about 3 minutes per side. Add chicken to an oven-proof dish and cook in the oven for 15 minutes.

Step 4

Step 4 Cut cucumber in half lengthwise, then into slices. Thinly slice the red onion. Cut olives in half. Toss cucumber, onion, and olives with olive oil and lemon juice. Reserve 1/4 of parsley for serving, and toss the rest with the salad. Season with salt and pepper to taste. When ready to serve, top tahini chicken with cucumber salad and remaining parsley.