Loaded Shawarma-Style Chicken & Rice Bar
with Roasted Bell Peppers, Hummus, Tomato-Cuke Salad & Feta
- Milk
- Sesame
It can feel impossible to find one option that satisfies everyone at dinnertime. Enter: our chef-curated “perfect plates.” This one stars juicy shawarma-spiced chicken, tender roasted veggies, and a legendary lineup of toppers—crema, lemon-garlic hummus, and a tangy cucumber-tomato salad. Serve it all family style so everyone can build their own rice bowl sprinkled with feta and fresh lemon juice. Or switch it up and order extras, like our sweet kale salad kit (Mediterranean chicken salad!) or pitas (Mediterranean chicken-stuffed pitas!). And just like that, you’re a mealtime superhero, wizard, or champion—you choose.
Ingredients
3 tablespoon
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
½ cup
Feta Cheese
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Red Onion
4 tablespoon
Hummus
(Contains: Sesame)
1 unit
Lemon
1 unit
Mini Cucumber
1 tablespoon
Shawarma Spice Blend
1 unit
Tomato
10 ounce
Chicken Cutlets
1 unit
Bell Pepper
¾ cup
Jasmine Rice
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
Not included in your delivery
teaspoon (tsp)
Salt
4 teaspoon (tsp)
Olive Oil
2 teaspoon (tsp)
Cooking Oil
1 tablespoon (tbsp)
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
teaspoon (tsp)
Black Pepper
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to top position (top and middle positions for 4 servings) and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Halve, peel, and thinly slice onion; mince a few slices until you have 1 TBSP (2 TBSP for 4). Halve, core, and thinly slice bell pepper into strips. Trim and finely dice cucumber. Dice tomato into ¼-inch pieces. Quarter lemon.
• In a small pot, combine rice, 1¼ cups water (2¼ cups for 4 servings), and a pinch of salt. Bring to a boil, then cover and reduce to a low simmer. • Cook until rice is tender, 15-18 minutes (18-20 minutes for 4). Keep covered off heat until ready to serve.
• Meanwhile, toss sliced onion and bell pepper on a baking sheet with a drizzle of oil, 1 tsp Shawarma Spice Blend (2 tsp for 4 servings), salt, and pepper. (You’ll use the rest of the Shawarma Spice Blend in the next step.) • Push veggies to one side of sheet (for 4, leave veggies spread out across sheet).
• Pat chicken* dry with paper towels. Place chicken on opposite side of sheet from veggies (for 4 servings, place chicken on a second baking sheet). Rub with a drizzle of oil; season all over with remaining Shawarma Spice Blend, salt, and pepper. • Roast on top rack until chicken is cooked through and veggies are tender, 15-20 minutes. (For 4, roast chicken on top rack and veggies on middle rack.)
• Meanwhile, in a medium bowl, combine cucumber, tomato, minced onion, ½ tsp garlic powder (you’ll use more later), and juice from one lemon wedge (1 tsp garlic powder and juice from two lemon wedges for 4 servings). • Add a drizzle of olive oil and season with salt and pepper. Stir to combine.
• In a small bowl, combine hummus, remaining garlic powder, 1 TBSP olive oil, and juice from one lemon wedge (2 TBSP olive oil and juice from two lemon wedges for 4 servings). Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt and pepper. • Place sour cream in a separate small bowl. Add water 1 tsp at a time until mixture reaches a drizzling consistency. Season with salt.
• Fluff rice with a fork and stir in 1 TBSP butter (2 TBSP for 4 servings). • Slice chicken crosswise. • Serve chicken, rice, veggies, tomato-cuke salad, hummus, crema, feta, and remaining lemon wedges family style.
Chicken is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Dec 2025- Flavor: Many loved the tangy, spice-filled dish with interesting textures. Some found it a bit bland; consider boosting seasoning to taste 🌶️.
- Ease of prep: Fun and perfect for families on-the-go. Multiple components made it versatile but slightly cumbersome for some.
- Suggestions: Try serving in pita bread instead of rice for a delicious twist. Consider adding extra pita for the whole family.
- Portions: Several wanted more; others felt there was too much rice. Adjust rice quantity to your preference.
Reviews from our home cooks
What we liked about this meal was the variety of ingredients. It gave us a party in our mouth!
Very good, tangy with lots of interesting spices and textures.
This was a super fun meal. Perfect for a family on the go. I would make this again.
Awesome please bring back. Great flavors and I like the build your own bowls concept
We loved this! The consensus was serving this dish with pita bread instead of rice would have made it even better.
Put everything but rice into a pita and it was really good.
Nothing, loved it all, great variety and portions! Delicious and will order again.
This was our all time favorite dish from Hello Fresh!!!!! Everything separate and together was incredible!
Came with way too much rice - everything else was great but could do with about half the rice.
It was tasty, but the amount of different components made it a little cumbersome to eat
