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RECIPES | slow-cooker dinners

Chicken Shawarma with Lemon Dill Sauce

SERVES 4. HANDS-ON TIME: 45 MINUTES.

TOTAL TIME: 2 HOURS, 45 MINUTES.*

*PLUS SOAKING TIME.

This slow-cooker version of the Middle Eastern classic is given a twist

with ras el hanout, a North African spice blend that can include ginger,

anise, cinnamon, nutmeg, peppercorns, cloves, cardamom, nigella, mace,

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LEMON DILL SAUCE

1 cup unsalted cashews, rinsed

1 tbsp fresh lemon juice

1 clove garlic

⅛ tsp sea salt

1 tbsp chopped fresh dill

(or 1 tsp dried dill)

PICKLED VEGGIES

1 cup shredded carrots

½ cup thinly sliced red onion

¼ cup apple cider vinegar

1 tbsp 100% apple juice

⅛ tsp sea salt

CHICKEN

1 tbsp ras el hanout

½ tsp sea salt

1½ lb boneless, skinless

chicken thighs

1 cup chicken broth or

chicken bone broth

Bibb lettuce leaves

1. Make sauce: Place cashews in
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2. Make pickled veggies: In a small
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3. Make chicken: In a small bowl,
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INSTANT POT VARIATION: Make the

sauce and pickled vegetables. Follow

the directions in the Steps 3 and

4 using a 6-quart Instant Pot. Lock

the lid in place. Select Manual and

cook on high pressure for 10 minutes.

Use natural release for 5 minutes

then quick release. Follow the

remaining directions to serve.

PER SERVING (1⁄4 of recipe): Calories: 424,

Fat: 25 g, Sat. Fat: 6 g, Monounsaturated

Fat: 11 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 5 g, Carbs: 13 g,

Fiber: 2 g, Sugars: 4 g, Protein: 38 g,

Sodium: 617 mg, Cholesterol: 113 mg

Excerpted and edited to CE style from

The Whole 30 Slow Cooker by Melissa

Hartwig Urban. Copyright © by Thirty &

Co., LLC. Photography © 2018 by Ghazalle

Badiozamani. Published by Penguin Canada,

a division of Penguin Random House Canada

Limited. Reproduced by arrangement with

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