Dinner
Chicken Shawarma
Baked Chicken Shawarma is a delicious Middle Eastern dish with garlic sauce, perfect for a flavorful dinner that's easy to make at home. The chicken is juicy and infused with shawarma spices, tangy from lemon juice, and roasted to perfection. Wrap it in soft tortilla bread with crunchy pickles, and you've got a meal that's more than worth the marination wait.
Dinner
Chicken Shawarma
Baked Chicken Shawarma is a delicious Middle Eastern dish with garlic sauce, perfect for a flavorful dinner that's easy to make at home. The chicken is juicy and infused with shawarma spices, tangy from lemon juice, and roasted to perfection. Wrap it in soft tortilla bread with crunchy pickles, and you've got a meal that's more than worth the marination wait.
The Recipe
Ingredients
Chicken Marinade
- Chicken breast
- Chicken thigh
- Garlic sauce or crushed garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil
- Shawarma spices
Assembly
- Tortilla bread
- Garlic sauce
- Middle Eastern sliced green pickles
Instructions
- 1
Mix chicken breast and chicken thigh with garlic sauce or substitute with crushed garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil.
- 2
Add shawarma spices and score the chicken.
- 3
Marinate for at least a few hours, but preferably overnight.
- 4
Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, flipping once halfway through.
- 5
Chop the chicken after baking to ensure it stays juicy.
- 6
Spread garlic sauce on tortilla bread, add some chicken, and sliced green pickles.
- 7
Roll it up and spread some garlic sauce onto the bread to flavor it and help it crisp.
- 8
Bake until golden and crispy.
Helpful Notes
- ◈Marinate the chicken overnight for best flavor.
- ◈Use tortilla bread as a substitute if you can't find traditional shawarma bread.
The Recipe
Instructions
- 1
Mix chicken breast and chicken thigh with garlic sauce or substitute with crushed garlic, lemon juice, and olive oil.
- 2
Add shawarma spices and score the chicken.
- 3
Marinate for at least a few hours, but preferably overnight.
- 4
Bake at 425 degrees Fahrenheit for 35 minutes, flipping once halfway through.
- 5
Chop the chicken after baking to ensure it stays juicy.
- 6
Spread garlic sauce on tortilla bread, add some chicken, and sliced green pickles.
- 7
Roll it up and spread some garlic sauce onto the bread to flavor it and help it crisp.
- 8
Bake until golden and crispy.
Helpful Notes
- ◈Marinate the chicken overnight for best flavor.
- ◈Use tortilla bread as a substitute if you can't find traditional shawarma bread.