Chicken with Sumac Over Olive Oil-Soaked Bread and Pine Nuts

Musakhan Bowl

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    4

    servings
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Mediterranean Bowls: 100 Fast, Flavorful, and Nourishing One-Bowl Meals

By Mahy Elamin

Published 2026

  • About

My dear friend Hala Malhas, who is a food entrepreneur, inspired this warm and comforting Musakhan Bowl. Musakhan is a recipe celebrating olive oil harvest season in Palestine. It involves juicy and warm spiced chicken (bone-in) served with sumac and plenty of olive oil-caramelized onions on soft flat bread soaked in the olive oil from the onions, sprinkled with toasted pine nuts, and often drizzled with pomegranate molasses. A cool yogurt, briny green olives, and po