Name: Crockpot Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Prep time: 5 min
Cook time: 240 min
Total time: 245 min
Ingredients: 1 package Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs (about 1.5 lb); 2 bags microwaveable rice (jasmine or brown); 1 cucumber (thinly sliced); 1/4 red onion (diced); ½ cup hummus; ½ cup tzatziki; Optional: cherry tomatoes, red onion, feta, pita

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This is the easiest dinner on the blog! A package of Trader Joe's chicken shawarma thighs goes into the crockpot, untouched, for a couple of hours. Shred it, then build bowls with microwave rice, sliced cucumber, hummus, and tzatziki. Two minutes to start it, five to plate it!

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Yes, Trader Joe's shawarma works in a slow cooker

I had 15 minutes between bus stop pickup and driving the kids to afterschool activities, and we weren't going to be home until close to 6. I didn't want to start dinner at 6...I wanted it done at 6. So I opened the shawarma package, dumped the whole thing into the crockpot on low, and left (and hoped for the best).

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The package says to cook in an oven or grill but marinaded thighs are exactly what a slow cooker is built for! When we got home later, I shredded it with two forks without any resistance and assembled delicious rice bowls in a matter of minutes. Dinner on easy mode!

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Crockpot Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowls

Trader Joe's marinated chicken shawarma thighs cooked in the slow cooker, shredded, and served over rice with cucumber, hummus, and tzatziki.

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Prep Time: 5

Cook Time: 4

Total Time: 4 5

Servings: servings

Author: Ansley Beutler

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Ingredients

1 package Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs - about 1.5 lb
2 bags microwaveable rice - jasmine or brown
1 cucumber - thinly sliced
¼ red onion - diced
½ cup hummus
½ cup tzatziki
Optional: cherry tomatoes, red onion, feta, pita

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Instructions

Add the chicken thighs and all the marinade from the package to the slow cooker. Cover and cook on low for 4 - 5 hours or high for 2 - 3 hours, until the chicken shreds easily.
1 package Trader Joe's Shawarma Chicken Thighs
Shred the chicken with two forks directly in the slow cooker and stir it into the juices.
Microwave the rice according to the package.
2 bags microwaveable rice
Slice the cucumber and dice the red onion and gently toss together.
1 cucumber, ¼ red onion
Divide rice between 4 bowls. Top with shredded chicken, cucumber and red onion, a spoonful of hummus, and a spoonful of tzatziki.
½ cup hummus, ½ cup tzatziki

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Crockpot Trader Joe's Chicken Shawarma Bowls