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Chicken Shawarma
Juicy marinated chicken thighs with warm Middle Eastern spices, served in flatbread with garlic sauce and fresh vegetables.
⏱ 40 min🔥 520 kcalEasy
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Lebanese Chicken Recipes
21 recipes using chicken — Hummus, falafel, kibbeh and the jewels of Levantine cuisine.
These 21 lebanese chicken recipes are ready in about 62 minutes on average, with 380–820 kcal per serving, and 29% are rated easy enough for a weeknight. Every recipe includes exact ingredient quantities, step-by-step instructions and full nutrition per serving.
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62 min
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494 kcal
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easy recipes
How Lebanese cuisine cooks with chicken
Lebanese food is fresh, herb-forward and built around the table of meze — bright with lemon, garlic and good olive oil. When Lebanese cooks work with chicken, they reach for olive oil, lemon, garlic, tahini, sumac and za'atar, and the techniques that come up most across these recipes are marinating, simmering, grilling and boiling.
The world's most-cooked protein — mild, lean and endlessly adaptable to almost any spice profile or cooking method. In this collection it's most often cooked with garlic, olive oil, onion, lemon juice, ground allspice and ground cinnamon. The dishes here span lebanese classics ready in as little as 35 minutes to slower, more involved cooking that rewards a relaxed afternoon.
Reader favourite: Shawarma (Lebanese Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce) is the highest-rated dish in this collection at 4.9★ from 3,210 ratings.
21 Lebanese Chicken Recipes
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Shish Tawook
Lebanese marinated chicken skewers with garlic sauce.
⏱ 35 min🔥 390 kcalEasy
★4.8(3,300)
lunch
Chicken Shawarma Wrap
Juicy, spiced marinated chicken layered in flatbread with garlic sauce, pickles, and fresh vegetables.
⏱ 40 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.8(3,050)
dinner
Riz bi Djaj
Lebanese spiced rice with chicken and toasted nuts — the ultimate comfort dish.
⏱ 70 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.9(2,100)
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Musakhan (Palestinian Sumac Chicken on Taboon Bread)
Palestine's most iconic dish — roasted chicken thighs over flatbread soaked in sumac, caramelized onions and olive oil.
⏱ 105 min🔥 820 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,860)
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Musakhan (Palestinian Roast Chicken with Caramelised Onions and Sumac)
Musakhan is Palestine's most iconic dish: roasted chicken layered over taboon flatbread soaked with olive oil and caramelised onions, piled high with sumac and pine nuts.
⏱ 120 min🔥 720 kcalMedium
★4.9(1,380)
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Shawarma (Lebanese Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce)
Juicy Lebanese-spiced chicken shawarma roasted in the oven and served in warm pita with creamy toum garlic sauce, pickled turnips, and fresh vegetables.
⏱ 65 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.9(3,210)
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Maqluba (Palestinian-Levantine Upside-Down Rice and Vegetable Pot)
Dramatic Levantine maqluba — fragrant spiced rice layered with fried cauliflower, eggplant, and chicken, cooked in a pot and dramatically flipped onto a platter.
⏱ 100 min🔥 540 kcalHard
★4.8(1,340)
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Charred Citrus Chicken Levantine
Charred Citrus Chicken Levantine with bright herbs, yogurt, olive oil and balanced acidity.
⏱ 50 min🔥 383 kcalEasy
★4.7(1,777)
✨ Newlunch
Beirut Lemon Tahini Chicken Rice Bowl
Beirut Lemon Tahini Chicken Rice Bowl brings lebanese flavor into a practical home recipe with chicken thighs, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a finish of parsley.
⏱ 48 min🔥 434 kcalHard
★4.8(3,775)
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Bekaa Sesame Lime Stew
Bekaa Sesame Lime Stew turns lebanese pantry flavors into a complete stew with chicken legs, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
⏱ 62 min🔥 422 kcalHard
★4.8(4,712)
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Mount Lebanon Green Herb Salad
Mount Lebanon Green Herb Salad turns lebanese pantry flavors into a complete salad with grilled chicken, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
⏱ 56 min🔥 464 kcalMedium
★4.4(4,774)
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Lebanese Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl
Lebanese Market Lemon Herb Rice Bowl brings lebanese flavor to a practical rice bowl built with chicken thighs, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
⏱ 42 min🔥 385 kcalMedium
★4.6(4,550)
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Lebanese Mountain Green Herb Salad
Lebanese Mountain Green Herb Salad brings lebanese flavor to a practical salad built with grilled chicken, tahini, lemon, allspice and olive oil, and a fresh parsley finish.
⏱ 58 min🔥 469 kcalMedium
★4.4(4,666)
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Riz a la Libanaise (Lebanese Rice with Vermicelli and Chicken)
Fluffy Lebanese rice toasted with vermicelli noodles, topped with garlicky spiced chicken for a simple, comforting lunch bowl.
⏱ 45 min🔥 520 kcalEasy
★4.3(24)
✨ Newdinner
Djaj Mishwi (Lebanese Grilled Garlic Chicken)
Chicken marinated in a garlicky lemon and seven-spice blend, grilled until charred and juicy, a Lebanese grill house favorite.
⏱ 60 min🔥 460 kcalEasy
★4.6(39)
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Shish Taouk Wrap (Lebanese Grilled Chicken Wrap)
Garlic and yogurt marinated grilled chicken rolled in pita with pickles, garlic sauce and fresh vegetables, a Lebanese street food favorite.
⏱ 45 min🔥 440 kcalEasy
★4.5(36)
✨ Newlunch
Shawarma Wrap (Lebanese Spiced Chicken Wrap)
Marinated, spiced chicken thigh strips wrapped in warm pita with garlic sauce, pickles, and tomato, Lebanon's iconic street food.
⏱ 37 min🔥 480 kcalMedium
★4.6(29)
✨ Newdinner
Shish Taouk (Lebanese Grilled Chicken Skewers)
Tender chicken skewers marinated in yogurt, garlic, and lemon, grilled until charred and juicy, served with garlic sauce and flatbread.
⏱ 35 min🔥 380 kcalMedium
★4.2(70)
✨ Newdinner
Djaj Mishwi (Lebanese Roast Chicken with Garlic and Lemon)
A whole chicken marinated in garlic, lemon, and seven-spice blend, roasted until the skin turns deeply golden and fragrant.
⏱ 100 min🔥 470 kcalMedium
★4.6(69)
✨ Newdinner
Lebanese Baked Chicken and Rice with Orange and Warm Spice
A one-dish baked chicken and rice casserole scented with cinnamon, allspice and orange zest.
⏱ 80 min🔥 520 kcalMedium
★4.6(48)
Choosing & preparing chicken
How to choose
Look for plump, pinkish flesh with no grey patches and a clean smell. Thighs stay juicier than breasts and forgive overcooking; bone-in, skin-on pieces deliver the most flavour.
Prep & storage
Pat dry before searing for proper browning, and bring it to room temperature for 15 minutes so it cooks evenly. Marinades with acid or yoghurt tenderise lean breast meat.
When is it done?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
Nutrition
A lean, high-protein choice: a skinless breast delivers roughly 31 g of protein per 100 g with very little saturated fat.
Classic flavour partners: garlic, lemon, thyme, ginger, paprika, yoghurt
Lebanese Chicken Recipes — FAQ
How long do Lebanese chicken recipes take to make?
Most of these 21 Lebanese chicken recipes are ready in around 62 minutes from start to finish. The quickest, Shish Tawook, takes about 35 minutes, while the slower-cooked dishes run up to 120 minutes.
How many calories are in Lebanese chicken dishes?
Across this collection they range from about 380 to 820 kcal per serving, averaging 494 kcal — Shish Taouk (Lebanese Grilled Chicken Skewers) is the lightest option at 380 kcal.
What is the easiest Lebanese chicken recipe for beginners?
Chicken Shawarma is a great place to start — it's rated easy and comes together in about 40 minutes. 29% of the recipes here are beginner-friendly.
What goes well with chicken in Lebanese cooking?
In these recipes, chicken is most often paired with garlic, olive oil, onion, lemon juice, ground allspice and ground cinnamon. Lebanese kitchens also lean on olive oil, lemon, garlic, tahini, sumac and za'atar.
How do I know when chicken is properly cooked?
Cook to an internal temperature of 74°C / 165°F — the juices should run clear and there should be no pink at the bone.
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