Chicken Shawarma
Big, bold, and packed with Middle Eastern magic, this chicken shawarma recipe wraps spice, garlic, and creamy tahini into one seriously satisfying bite.
Ingredients
Method
2) Preheat a barbecue to medium heat. Remove chicken from marinade. Barbecue chicken for about 10 minutes on each side or until fully cooked through. Serve chicken on pita and top with tomatoes and shawarma sauce.
3) For the shawarma sauce, add garlic to the bowl of a food processor and process until chopped. Add tahini and pulse to combine. With the machine running, slowly add cold water until frothy. Add lemon juice and mix until creamy. Season with salt, to taste.
This recipe was provided by professional chefs and has been scaled down from a bulk recipe provided by a restaurant. The Food Network Kitchens chefs have not tested this recipe, in the proportions indicated, and therefore we cannot make any representation as to the results.
Roll up, roll up for this amazing homemade chicken shawarma!
Whether it’s a laid-back weekend feast or a midweek fakeaway, this chicken shawarma recipe means serious flavour with minimal fuss. It’s comforting, customisable, and brings classic Middle Eastern cuisine to your kitchen.
Start with the chicken shawarma seasoning. Crushed garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, curry powder, salt, and ground pepper are whisked together, then poured over strips or chunks of skinless chicken breast. Give it time to soak - even half an hour helps, but longer means more flavour - and the result will be chicken which grills beautifully, with golden edges and that irresistible homemade shawarma sizzle.
But this chicken shawarma recipe is nothing without the sauce. Blend together a mix of crushed garlic, tahini, water, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt until smooth, and the resulting mix will provide a cool contrast to the warmly spiced chicken.
To build your homemade chicken shawarma wrap, tuck the hot chicken into warmed pita bread, add chopped tomato, and if you wish additional favourites - shredded lettuce, sliced red onion, cucumber, or even hummus if you want a street-food style shawarma. Drizzle with the garlic-tahini sauce, wrap tight, and take a bite!
Our chicken shawarma recipe is a classic favourite, and if you’re hooked on big bold wraps, why not explore more global handheld heroes, including Indian-style achaari salmon wraps, classic carne asado burritos from Mexico, or mouthwatering Mediterranean tuna wraps.
