Easy Chicken Shawarma Recipe

A photo of chicken shawarma on a white plate.

Analida Braeger

Here is a super easy and exotic chicken recipe for a fast weeknight meal. You can wrap this up in a pita too! Place chicken in a glass dish. In a small bowl mix together olive oil, Kosher salt, cumin, curry, allspice, oregano and paprika. Pour over chicken; mix well and refrigerate for about 4-6 hours. You will love the flavors in this dish!

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Prep Time 20

Cook Time 20

Marinate time 2

Total Time 2 40

Course Main dish

Cuisine Middle Eastern

Servings servings

Calories 449 kcal

Ingredients

Chicken and seasonings:

2 lbs chicken breast sliced thin
3 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon Kosher salt paleo diet: sea salt
2 teaspoon cumin
1 teaspoon curry
½ teaspoon oregano
¼ teaspoon allspice
1 teaspoon paprika
2 tablespoon canola oil for pan frying

Yogurt sauce:

8 oz. plain yogurt paleo diet: coconut milk yogurt
2 tablespoon Tahini
2 tablespoon lemon juice fresh squeezed

Pita and Toppings:

1 onion medium, sliced thin
2 Roma tomatoes sliced
1 teaspoon za'atar
¼ cup parsley chopped
4-6 pita rounds paleo diet: any paleo bread

Instructions

Prepare the chicken:

Cut chicken breast into thin slices. If the breasts are partially frozen, the cutting process is easier.
Place chicken in a glass dish. In a small bowl mix together olive oil, Kosher salt, cumin, curry, allspice, oregano and paprika. Pour over chicken, mix well and refrigerate for about 2 hours.
In a skillet on medium-high heat quickly stir fry the chicken in 1 tablespoon canola oil until golden brown. It should reach an internal temperature of 165°F.

Prepare the yogurt sauce:

In a bowl mix together yogurt, lemon juice and tahini. Refrigerate until ready to serve.

Prepare the onions and toppings:

In a separate pan fry the onions on medium heat in 1 tablespoon canola oil until they are golden.
Cut the tomato slices in half, and sprinkle with za'atar.
Serve the chicken shawarma with the onions, tomato and yogurt sauce with pita rounds. Sprinkle with parsley.

Notes

You can use any meat, the spices will create your flavors
Tortilla shells work well if you don't have pita
If you use pita, go for thinner so it's easy to fold
You can serve it with a yogurt sauce for tanginess
Parsley will add a pop of color

Nutrition

Calories: 449kcalCarbohydrates: 27gProtein: 38gFat: 20gSaturated Fat: 3gCholesterol: 102mgSodium: 787mgPotassium: 796mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 794IUVitamin C: 12mgCalcium: 112mgIron: 2mg

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