Wonderful recipe. Even my kids love it. Once when I was out of tahini, I used natural peanut butter instead (about a tablespoon), and even that was good--just a little sweeter. It's really good made w/ shrimp, too.
Chicken Shawarma
Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish of garlicky meat or poultry served on pitas. This chicken version is flavored with a savory yogurt sauce.
Yield: 4 servings
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 384
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 9.8g
- Saturated fat: 2.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4.1g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.7g
- Protein: 34.4g
- Carbohydrate: 40g
- Fiber: 2.5g
- Cholesterol: 64mg
- Iron: 4.3mg
- Sodium: 821mg
- Calcium: 106mg
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon curry powder
- 2 teaspoons extravirgin olive oil
- 3/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 16 (3-inch) strips
- Sauce:
- 1/2 cup plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt (such as Fage)
- 2 tablespoons tahini
- 2 teaspoons fresh lemon juice
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 garlic clove, minced
- Remaining ingredients:
- Cooking spray
- 4 (6-inch) pitas
- 1 cup chopped romaine lettuce
- 8 (1/4-inch-thick) tomato slices
Preparation
- 1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- 2. To prepare chicken, combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken to bowl; toss well to coat. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.
- 3. To prepare sauce, combine yogurt and next 4 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove), stirring with a whisk.
- 4. Thread 2 chicken strips onto each of 8 (12-inch) skewers. Place kebabs on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until done.
- 5. Place pitas on grill rack; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted. Place 1 pita on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/4 cup lettuce and 2 tomato slices. Top each serving with 4 chicken pieces; drizzle each serving with 2 tablespoons sauce.
Chicken Shawarma Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CUISINE: Middle Eastern
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- COOKING METHOD: Grill
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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