Persian Chicken Thighs

Name: Persian Chicken Thighs
Ingredients: 1/2 Onions, medium, sliced; 1/2 cup Yogurt, plain or Greek, plus extra for serving; 2 Tbsp Oil, olive; 2 Tbsp Lemon juice; 1 tsp Cumin, ground; 1 tsp Turmeric, ground; 1 tsp Salt; 1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground; 1 lb Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless; 1 lb Cucumbers, diced (preferably a seedless variety, like English cucumbers); 6 leaves Mint, fresh, chopped; 1/4 cup Pomegranate seeds (look for these removed from the pomegranate shells in the produce section; sub chopped nuts or skip); 1 Tbsp Oil, olive; 1 Tbsp Lemon juice; 1/2 cup Quinoa; 1 cup Stock, any type

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This sheet pan chicken, which we first featured in 2021, is flavored and tenderized with a yogurt-based marinade. A cold cucumber salad adds refreshing crispnes

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Ingredients

1/2 Onions, medium, sliced
1/2 cup Yogurt, plain or Greek, plus extra for serving
2 Tbsp Oil, olive
2 Tbsp Lemon juice
1 tsp Cumin, ground
1 tsp Turmeric, ground
1 tsp Salt
1/4 tsp Cinnamon, ground
1 lb Chicken thighs, boneless and skinless
1 lb Cucumbers, diced (preferably a seedless variety, like English cucumbers)
6 leaves Mint, fresh, chopped
1/4 cup Pomegranate seeds (look for these removed from the pomegranate shells in the produce section; sub chopped nuts or skip)
1 Tbsp Oil, olive
1 Tbsp Lemon juice
1/2 cup Quinoa
1 cup Stock, any type