Middle Eastern Chicken Shawarma Recipe

Recipe By The Spruce Eats

Middle eastern chicken shawarma is a delicious pita sandwich recipe made with thinly sliced seasoned chicken, veggies, and sauce wrapped in a pita bread. Shawarma is the ultimate on-the-go meal. If you've never had shawarma, you are truly missing out on a delightful quick meal. Like a fast-food burger with its ketchup and mustard, shawarma is not complete unless it has a sauce to go with it. Before attempting a recipe, please read all about shawarma pita.

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Non Vegdiet
55minstotal
10minsPrep
45minsCook
55m.total
10m.Prep
45m.Cook
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Ingredients for Middle Eastern Chicken Shawarma Recipe

  • As required For the marinade
  • 1/4 cup Yogurt
  • 0.06 cup Vinegar
  • 1/2 Cloves Garlic
  • 1/4 teaspoon Pepper
  • 0.13 teaspoon Salt
  • 1/2 Cardamom pods
  • 1/4 teaspoon Allspice
  • 1/2 tablespoon Lemon juice (from 1 lemon
  • As required For the chicken
  • 0.38 pound Chicken thighs or breasts
  • As required For The Sauce
  • 1/4 cup Tahini
  • 1/2 Cloves Garlic
  • 0.06 cup Lemon juice
  • 1/2 tablespoon Yogurt
  • As required For the sandwich
  • 1/4 Onion
  • 1/4-1/2 Tomatoes
  • 1/4 Cucumber
  • 0.13 teaspoon Sumac
  • 0.13 cup Fresh parsley
Nutrition
value
472
calories per serving
27 g Fat37 g Protein21 g Carbs6 g FiberOther

Current Totals

  • Fat
    27g
  • Protein
    37g
  • Carbs
    21g
  • Fiber
    6g

MacroNutrients

  • Carbs
    21g
  • Protein
    37g
  • Fiber
    6g

Fats

  • Fat
    27g

Vitamins & Minerals

  • Calcium
    230mg
  • Iron
    6mg
  • Vitamin A
    1281mcg
  • Vitamin B1
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B2
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B3
    10mg
  • Vitamin B6
    < 1mg
  • Vitamin B9
    98mcg
  • Vitamin B12
    0mcg
  • Vitamin C
    66mg
  • Vitamin E
    2mg
  • Copper
    < 1mcg
  • Magnesium
    135mg
  • Manganese
    3mg
  • Phosphorus
    395mg
  • Selenium
    45mcg
  • Zinc
    4mg
Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. All nutritional information presented are estimates and not meant to substitute professional dietary advice or treatment
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Recipe By The Spruce Eats