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    Chicken Shawarma Made Easy

    Published: Feb 14, 2017 · Modified: Jul 1, 2021 by Muna · This post may contain affiliate links ·

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    Chicken Shawarma is a popular side dish in the middle east, and the flavor changes a little depending on which country you are in. For example, shawarma in Syria has more spices in the marinade than the Lebanese version. In some parts of the middle east, the chicken shawarma is actually spicy.

    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma this recipe
    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma

    I have taught you in previous posts how to make Pita bread. I have shared pita bread made with milk, and typical pita bread that is mostly made in Egypt.

    If you are looking for a healthier version, then I do also have whole wheat pita bread. Now that you have the pita bread ready, let’s start making a juicy and flavorful chicken shawarma.

    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma

    Making chicken shawarma is so easy you might decide to make your own instead of buying one.

    In this recipe I have used a mixture of spices used in Syria and Lebanon, the combination resulted in irresistible chicken shawarma.

    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma

    The lime or lemon juice along with the yogurt work on tenderizing the chicken although mostly chicken breast is used in making chicken shawarma I have used thighs, just because I like the taste and texture, but if you go with chicken breast you will still get juicy and tender slices.

    Chicken Shawarma Recipe

    I suggest that you try this recipe as is and if you are happy with the result (which I’m sure you’ll be.) be creative and change the ingredients, by adding more spices maybe or using Italian seasoning.

    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma

    I have a feeling that everything in the ingredients list below is available in your kitchen to make quick chicken shawarma and in case you don’t have yogurt use buttermilk, if you don’t have buttermilk make one by adding two and a half tablespoon of white vinegar to ¾ cup milk, cover for 3 minutes then use it in this recipe.

    If you are a fan of Lamb shawarma this recipe can work too, keep the slices thin and marinate for a longer time. Shawarma is a popular sandwich for a very good reason!

    Why wait? Get your ingredients ready, you are going to have chicken shawarma tonight!

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    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma

    Chicken Shawarma Made Easy

    Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. 
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    Course: Appetizer
    Cuisine: Lebanon
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Servings: 2
    Author: Muna

    Ingredients

    • 350 gm chicken slices I used thighs
    • ½ cup yogurt
    • Juice of half lime or lemon
    • ½ teaspoon black pepper powder
    • ½ teaspoon allspice powder
    • 1 ½ teaspoon cumin powder
    • ½ teaspoon paprika
    • 3 minced garlic cloves
    • ¾ teaspoon salt

    Instructions

    • Mix all the ingredients above, cover and let it marinate for 2 to 3 hours in the fridge.
    • Preheat oven to 400F/200C.
    • Remove chicken from the marinade and distribute on a baking sheet.
    • Bake on the low rack for 20 minutes uncovered.
    • You can drizzle the chicken shawarma with olive oil for more flavor if you wish.
    Did You Make This Recipe?Please let me know how you liked it! Tage me @MunatyCooking

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    Chicken Shawarma. Make the best tasting shawarma in your kitchen. Juicy tender chicken with flavorful marinade. Surprise your family, show them that you can make better tasting shawarma than restaurants. www.munatycooking.com |@munatycooking #shawarma

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    Muna is a food blogger and a food photographer. She is passionate about sharing easy-to-follow and delicious recipes from around the world. Her goal is to help you recreate restaurant-style meals in the comfort of your own home, using readily available ingredients and straightforward instructions. about me!

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    1. Emily @ Emily's Tasty Adventures

      February 15, 2017 at 8:18 am

      Ooooo this looks good! So easy too! Im going to try this. Your pictures are beautiful, as always!

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      • munatycooking

        February 15, 2017 at 7:15 pm

        Hey Emily, I'd love to know how you liked my shawarma recipe, please do let me know. Thanks for your kind comment 🙂

        Reply
    2. Angie@Angie's Recipes

      February 15, 2017 at 9:08 am

      Can't wait to try this...love the baked version!

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      • munatycooking

        February 15, 2017 at 7:07 pm

        No doubts you'll love it Angie 🙂

        Reply
    3. Dawn - Girl Heart Food

      February 16, 2017 at 9:51 am

      Love that you used chicken thighs here - so much more moist than chicken breasts. And the allspice must add a lovely flavour. So much better than take out 🙂 Looks delicious!

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      • munatycooking

        February 17, 2017 at 9:50 am

        I use chicken breast in other recipes, mostly soups, but yes, chicken things add more flavor 🙂

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    4. Yum In Your Tum | Amanda

      February 16, 2017 at 3:22 pm

      This looks amazing! I love chicken shawarma, but never attempted to make it at home. After seeing how easy and delicious your recipe looks, I'm definitely gonna give this a try. 🙂

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      • munatycooking

        February 17, 2017 at 9:49 am

        I can live on chicken shawarma :), thanks for your kind comment Amanda!

        Reply
    5. Evelyne CulturEatz

      February 17, 2017 at 5:34 pm

      This just looks delicious. I have made shish taouk but not shawarma, really need to change that!

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      • munatycooking

        February 18, 2017 at 7:03 pm

        Oh you love this shawarma Evelyne, let me know if you made some, I'd love to hear your feedback 🙂

        Reply
    6. Agness of Run Agness Run

      February 19, 2017 at 3:30 pm

      This is definitely and easy but delicious meal, Muna! Great for when you are in a hurry.

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      • munatycooking

        February 19, 2017 at 10:02 pm

        Thank you Agness 🙂

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    7. Chris Salman

      March 08, 2017 at 6:12 am

      These look so amazing!Thank you, soo much for this recipe! I had no idea it was that easy. I am definitely trying this! I made Chicken Shawarma last night by Shawarma Grill. It usually takes between 30 to 60 minutes to cook the meat. But I'll try your recipe.

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      • munatycooking

        March 08, 2017 at 8:54 pm

        Thanks for writing Chris, I hope that you enjoy this recipe 🙂

        Reply

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