This homemade chicken shawarma is juicy, moist, flavourful and utterly delicious, it is served in a wrap with fresh veggies and yogurt tahini sauce. Follow these step by step instructions for making the best chicken shawarma at home like a pro using homemade shawarma seasoning
You can use any of the following: pita breadflat bread, or shawarma bread.
Veggies
½English cucumber cut to strips
2large tomatoes sliced
4cupslettuce chopped or as needed
fresh lemon juice to serve optional
Instructions
Make the shawarma sauce:
In a bowl, combine Greek yogurt, tahini, lemon juice, pinch salt, black pepper, and mix to combine. Place it in the fridge until needed. PS: add a little bit of water to thin it out if it is too thick
Chop the veggies:
wash and pat dry the veggies and chop into desired sizes. Place it in the fridge for later.
Make chicken shawarma
Prep the chicken: remove any visible fat from the chicken thighs and set aside
In a large mixing bowl, combine shawarma seasoning, olive oil, lemon juice, garlic salt and mix to combine.
Add chicken thighs to the shawarma marinade, mix together and make sure it is well combined. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap (cling film) and marinate for at least one hour.
Preheat the oven at 200C/400F for about 30 minutes before you cook, bring out the chicken from the fridge, set it aside for about 10 minutes so it comes to room temperature.
Arrange the marinated chicken on a baking tray and roast in the oven for about 25 to 30 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. The internal temperature of cooked chicken should register 165F/73C when tested with an instant meat thermometer.
Carefully remove the chicken from the oven and rest for about 5 minutes then slice the chicken into strips.
Assemble: using any of the flatbread mentioned above, serve the chicken strips on shawarma bread with chopped tomatoes, cucumber, onions, lettuce, top with yogurt tahini sauce. enjoy!
Notes
Tips
It is important to marinate the chicken for at least one hour, preferably longer before you cook so that it can absorb optimum flavors from the marinade
While chicken breast is a healthier cut of chicken when making chicken shawarma, you are best using chicken thighs, it is more flavourful and juicier than chicken breast.
Slice the chicken thighs into strips if you prefer before roasting in the oven.
To make this recipe, serve with as many veggies as you want. The fresher they are the better.
Air fryer instructionsIf cooking in the air fryer, cook at 180C/360F for 15 to 18 minutes flipping it hallway through the cooking time or until well done and the internal temperature read 165F/73C.How to storeThis recipe makes a great leftover and stores well in the fridge too. This chicken will keep in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3 days. Ensure it cools completely before storing.To reheat: the best way to reheat cooked chicken is to warm in the oven or the air fryer. Do worry it wouldn’t dry out especially if you are using chicken thighs. reheat at 160C/325F for 3 to 5 minutes or until warmed through.NOTE: the nutritional calculated value is an estimate only and it doesn't include the calories for the bread and yogurt tahini sauce.
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