Tahini Chicken

An easy weeknight chicken dinner that packs a punch of flavour. A sprinkle of fresh mint on top adds a burst of freshness. The tanginess of lemon perfectly complements the natural sweetness and earthiness of creamy tahini, creating a harmonious and intriguing blend that tantalizes your taste buds. The tender and juicy chicken is perfectly infused and roasted, making each bite amazingly flavourful. I have paired it with a simple bulgur cranberry salad, but you can pair it with almost anything. A green salad or some roasted vegetables are both wonderful.


2 Organic lemons 2 Garlic cloves, minced 100 g Tahini 2 tbsp Honey 1 tsp Dried mint leaves 80 ml Water Sea salt and freshly milled black pepper 6 Chicken thighs, bone in, skin on 1 tbsp Olive oil Fresh mint leaves, to garnish Bulgur salad, to serve

Remove lemon rind in long thin strips with a zesting tool or using a sharp knife. Juice 1 lemon to yield ¼ cup juice. Cut remaining lemon into wedges for serving.
Combine the minced garlic, tahini, honey, dried mint leaves, lemon juice, half the lemon rind and water in a bowl, season with salt and pepper.
Preheat the oven to 180C/350F. Season the chicken thighs with salt and pepper. Heat a large oven safe frying pan over high heat, add olive oil and brown the chicken thighs, 6 to 8 minutes.
Pour the tahini sauce over the chicken thighs and bake in the middle of hot oven for 30-40 minutes until the sauce has thickened slightly and chicken thighs cooked through.
Garnish with reserved lemon rind and fresh mint leaves. Serve with lemon wedges over a bed of couscous salad.

26 comments:

Tom 20/11/25 12:50: ...Angie, you have another chicken masterpiece.
DEZMOND 20/11/25 13:51: Speaking of tahini I recently made tahini glu free bread which literally has just tahini and eggs LOL
Lola Martínez 20/11/25 14:37: Me parece extraordinario la cantidad de recetas que haces con pollo y que también se podría utilizar otra carne. Son todas buenisimas.
Christine 20/11/25 14:41: delicious!
Caitlin&Megan 20/11/25 15:12: Awesome goodness!
David M. Gascoigne, 20/11/25 15:20: All of these textures and flavours sound absolutely wonderful.
Anne in the kitchen 20/11/25 15:29: This looks divine!
Pantherka 20/11/25 17:37: That looks really interesting.
Linda's Relaxing Lair 20/11/25 18:14: Tasty.
peppylady (Dora) 20/11/25 18:40: I haven't used tahini I would guess over 10 years.
roentare 20/11/25 20:53: Looks so flavoursome
Pam 20/11/25 21:03: Love tahini! The chicken looks delicious.
MELODY JACOB 20/11/25 23:55: Angie, this is such a fantastic combination.
J.P. Alexander 20/11/25 23:56: Gracias por la receta. Te mando un beso.
Brian's Home Blog 21/11/25 01:19: That sounds wonderful, yum!
My name is Erika. 21/11/25 02:37: This looks so tasty. I've had dinner but I could eat a serving of this!
Balvinder 21/11/25 03:51: Okay, this chicken is begging me to make it.
It looks amazing and the lemon tahini, mint flavor sounds incredible.
Anonymous 21/11/25 04:48: Love the addition of the mint in this recipe.
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Margaret D 21/11/25 09:44: Looks very good, Angie and you keep coming up with such wonderful recipes everyday. Well done.
eileeninmd 21/11/25 12:04: Looks like a tasty chicken recipe, thanks for sharing.
Take care, have a great day and a happy weekend.
Ananka 21/11/25 13:32: Looks good :-D
Breathtaking 21/11/25 16:27: Hello Angie :)
Another wonderful chicken recipe with so much goodness in the ingredients. I will try this out, thank you Angie.
All the best
Sonjia.
Cooking Julia 21/11/25 21:37: Looks very good, and with tahini the sauce must be so original!
Lowcarb team member 24/11/25 01:16: So tasty ... thank you for sharing this recipe.

All the best Jan
sherry 24/11/25 05:08: i do love a couscous salad and a bit of chicken. Looks yum!
The-FoodTrotter 25/11/25 19:24: I almost use tahini only for cold preparations such as hummus, but this recipes with chicken looks otherworldy! I bet I'd love it so much!