"Street Cart" Chicken & Rice
Includes recyclable aluminum tray
- Eggs
- Milk
This street cart-inspired dish comes together with minimal prep and a breezy cleanup, thanks to our oven-ready trays. You’ll combine chicken with a blend of shawarma-style spices and rice, dot with butter, and pop right in the oven. Serve the chicken and rice with two sauces (street-cart style!) and a green salad—then simply toss the trays!
Ingredients
1 unit
Oven-Ready Aluminum Trays
1 tablespoon
Shawarma Spice Blend
1 teaspoon
Garlic Powder
1 unit
Tomato
2 ounce
Mixed Greens
1 teaspoon
Hot Sauce
1.5 ounce
Buttermilk Ranch Dressing
(Contains: Eggs, Milk)
3 unit
Chicken Stock Concentrate
10 ounce
Diced Skinless Dark Meat Chicken
½ cup
Basmati Rice
Not included in your delivery
Salt
Pepper
Butter
(Contains: Milk)
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
• Adjust rack to middle position and preheat oven to 425 degrees. Wash and dry produce. • Open package of chicken* and drain off any excess liquid. • In oven-ready tray, mix together chicken, rice, stock concentrates, Shawarma Spice Blend, garlic powder, 1 cup water, salt, and pepper until everything is thoroughly coated and combined. (For 4 servings, divide everything between two trays, using 1 cup water for each tray.)
• Break up 1 TBSP butter into pieces over chicken and rice mixture (use a knife to cut butter into smaller pieces if you prefer!); cover tightly with foil. (For 4 servings, use 1 TBSP butter for each tray.) • Bake on middle rack until chicken is cooked through and rice is tender, 40 minutes. (For 4, bake two trays side by side on middle rack.)
• Meanwhile, dice tomato into 1⁄2-inch pieces. Place in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. • In a medium bowl (large bowl for 4 servings), toss mixed greens with as much dressing as you like. Season with salt and pepper.
• Once chicken and rice is done, carefully remove foil from oven-ready tray (watch out for steam!). Gently fluff chicken and rice with a fork. Taste and season with salt and pepper if desired. • Divide chicken and rice, tomato, and salad between plates in separate sections. Drizzle chicken and rice with any remaining dressing and as much hot sauce as you like. Serve.
Poultry is fully cooked when internal temperature reaches 165°.
Customer reviews
Review summary
Updated on Feb 2026- Flavor: Many enjoyed the shawarma-style spices, though some found it bland; others suggested adding extra herbs or richer stock for deeper flavor 🍲.
- Ease of prep: Customers loved the minimal prep and easy cleanup with the oven-ready tray; perfect for busy weeknights.
- Suggestions: Consider adding vegetables to the bake, using a yogurt-based sauce instead of ranch, and serving with pita bread.
- Leftovers: Some found leftovers dry or less flavorful; others enjoyed it more the next day.
- Texture: A few noted the rice could be mushy or unevenly cooked; adjust liquid ratio or cooking time for better results.
Reviews from our home cooks
I liked the portion size and the ease of making the main chicken and rice- but 40 minutes to cook is a LONG time for a weekday dinner. Also, the shwarma spice is fair and perhaps baharat would taste better.
Very good and easy. A bit salty, and I would prefer a yogurt-based garlic sauce like the other "street cart" chicken recipes rather the pre-made packet of ranch dressing.
Easy, flavorful. Could use a white sauce that comes with many of the street cart versions. Ranch worked alright though.
Tasted great. I love how easy it was to cook in the aluminum pan. It would be great to have more meals that are cooked like this.
I loved the ease of putting everything into the aluminum pan and baking it. It tasted wonderful. Thanks for making it so easy.
Omg this dish was amazing!!! I cant believe how easy it was and how good it was. I just added the hot sauce to a little sour cream to go on the chicken and rice. This one is a keeper, Hello Fresh!
Rice was gritty and overcooked but had a good taste with the chicken. Loved the salad and the tomato and the overall flavors.
This was AMAZING. The creaminess of the ranch dress, the freshness of the tomatoes, and the flavors of the rice all came together perfectly.
Very good for the ease of prep. Did not like ranch as a condiment for the rice. Used plain yogurt and it was much better. Sour cream would also be better than the ranch.
This was a wonderful recipe - minimum prep and tons of flavor! We will definitely order this again.
