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Middle-Eastern chicken

Spice up your chicken with the enchanting flavours of the Middle East.
Spiced spatchcock chicken, quince glaze and bejewelled rice
by Sabrina Ghayour

Spatchcocking a chicken makes it much quicker to cook – this flavourful chicken and rice can be on the table in less than an hour.

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Oven-cooked chicken shawarma

by Nigella Lawson
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Baharat chicken with orzo salad and tabbouleh

by Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed
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Turkish spiced chicken with flatbreads and green relish

by Diana Henry
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Pomegranate and sumac roast chicken

by Rick Stein
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Fesenjoon

by Yasmin Khan
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Easy chicken shawarma

by The Hairy Bikers
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Easy chicken tagine

by Simon Rimmer
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Cumin and yoghurt chicken with cucumber and dill salad

by Rachel Allen
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Slow cooker chicken with lemon and olives

by Jane Hornby
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Za’atar chicken with chickpeas and garlic yoghurt

by Nigel Slater
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Ras-el-hanout chicken wraps with a yoghurt sauce

by Sabrina Ghayour
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Frying pan chicken shawarma with lentil salad

by Dr Saliha Mahmood-Ahmed
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