J recently found the most amazing chicken shawarma recipe originally from David Bonom, Cooking Light July 2008. It’s perfect with our homemade pitas.
Ingredients:
about 1 pound chicken breast (we used boneless, skinless) cut into 16 (3-inch) strips
2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
1 teaspoon curry powder
2 teaspoons extra virgin olive oil + 2 tablespoons olive oil for the skillet
3/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3 garlic cloves, minced (or more)
2-3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
Sauce:
1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
2 tablespoons tahini
2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 garlic clove, minced
Directions:
We made the sauce first so we could use the left over Greek yogurt in the chicken marinade. Combine yogurt and next 4 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove), stirring with a whisk. To prepare chicken, combine first 6 ingredients in a a zip top bag. Add chicken. Toss well to coat. Let stand at room temperature or at least 20 minutes. Heat a skillet to medium-high heat. Dump the chicken strips into the skillet. Cook about 10 minutes until cooked through. Serve immediately on a homemade pita with lettuce, tomato slices, red onion and sauce.
My opinion:
Two of these sandwiches is more than enough for an adult. It’s filling and tasty and I always wish there were even more leftovers for lunch the next day.
Homemade Chicken Shawarma
Ingredients
- 1 pound chicken breast (we used bonelessmskinless) and cut into 16 (3-inch) strips
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil + 2olive oil for the skillet
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 garlic cloves minced (or more)
- 2-3 tablespoons Greek yogurt
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoons salt
- 1 garlic clove minced
Instructions
- We made the sauce first so we could use the left over Greek yogurt in the chicken marinade. Combine yogurt and next 4 sauce ingredients (through 1 garlic clove), stirring with a whisk.
- To prepare chicken, combine the first 6 ingredients in a zip-top bag.
- Add chicken.
- Toss well to coat.
- Let stand at room temperature or at least 20 minutes.
- Heat a skillet to medium-high heat.
- Remove the chicken strips and add them to the skillet.
- Cook about 10 minutes until cooked through. Serve immediately on a homemade pita and lettuce, tomato slices, red onion and sauce.
