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Zhug-Marinated Chicken Thighs
These sheet-pan chicken thighs quickly marinate in a spicy mix of yogurt and store-bought zhug for dinner that’s ready in under 30 minutes.
👥 4 Servings👤 Hana Asbrink📖 bonappetit
🥘 Ingredients
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🍳 Cookware
- ●bowl
- ●baking sheet
- ●cutting board
📝 Preparation Steps
1
Mix ¾ cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt, ½ cup Trader Joe’s Zhoug Sauce or homemade zhug, 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil, and 2 tsp. Diamond Crystal or 1¼ tsp. Morton kosher salt in a medium bowl to combine. Finely grate zest of 1 lemon into bowl, then cut lemon in half and squeeze in juice of 1 half. Mix to combine. Cut remaining lemon half into 4 wedges; set aside for serving.
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2
Transfer ½ cup yogurt mixture to a small bowl and chill until ready to serve. Place remaining yogurt mixture in a large resealable plastic bag. Add 1½–2 lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs, close bag, and turn chicken to coat. Let sit at room temperature ⏱️ 20 minutes, or chill, turning bag occasionally, up to ⏱️ 12 hours.
½–2 lb. skinless, boneless chicken thighs1
3
Soak ½ small red onion, thinly sliced, in a small bowl of cold water 10–⏱️ 15 minutes.
4
Meanwhile, heat broiler. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil; set a wire rack inside. Coat rack with vegetable oil or nonstick vegetable oil spray. Remove chicken from marinade, letting excess drip back into bag, and transfer, skin side up, to rack; discard marinade.
Vegetable oil or nonstick vegetable oil spray (for rack)
5
Broil chicken until golden brown on top, 6–⏱️ 8 minutes. Turn chicken over and broil until golden brown on other side, about ⏱️ 5 minutes. Turn chicken over once more and broil until top is deeply browned and charred in spots and meat is cooked through, about ⏱️ 2 minutes. Transfer to a cutting board and let rest ⏱️ 10 minutes.
6
Place one 18-oz. package Trader Joe’s Pita Bread or Trader Joe’s Indian Style Flatbread (6 pitas or flatbreads) on same wire rack and broil until toasted, about ⏱️ 1 minute per side. (Watch closely to ensure they don’t burn!) Transfer to a platter; tear into large pieces.
18-oz. package Trader Joe’s Pita Bread or Trader Joe’s Indian Style Flatbread (6 pitas or flatbreads)1
7
Drain red onion and add to a medium bowl, along with 1 lb. Campari or cherry tomatoes, quartered, halved if small, and remaining 1 Tbsp. extra-virgin olive oil; toss to combine. Season with salt and freshly ground black pepper.
. Campari or cherry tomatoes, quartered, halved if small1 lb. extra-virgin olive oil, divided2 TbspFreshly ground black pepper
8
Thin reserved yogurt mixture with water (about 2 Tbsp.) until it reaches a drizzle-able consistency.
9
To serve, slice chicken crosswise and arrange on platter with pita. Mound salad alongside chicken. Scatter parsley and/or cilantro leaves over (if using). Serve with yogurt sauce and reserved lemon wedges.
Parsley and/or cilantro leaves (for serving; optional)lemon1
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