Tuesday, August 31, 2021

Another recipe recommendation - chicken shawarma

I tried this recipe & it was really great. Highly recommend. I made it with chicken breasts (that's what I had on hand), but will try the thighs next time around. 

I made the recipe as is, and found that the toppers were a critical component. We had:

  • Feta
  • Diced tomatoes & cucumbers
  • Lettuce 
  • Cilantro (a lot in the garden)
  • Tzatziki sauce (we bought some from Trader Joes & it was leftover, thus the inspiration for the dish)
  • Diced red onions
I marinated the chicken overnight, and next time will double the quantity of chicken, so we can have a lot of leftovers. 

Enjoy!

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12 comments:

  1. KathyAugust 31, 2021 at 6:42 AM

    Yum! I think shawarma is my favorite new recipe!
    I love this recipe:
    https://www.havocinthekitchen.com/shawarma-inspired-skillet-chicken/

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    1. Hawaii PlannerAugust 31, 2021 at 12:39 PM

      That recipe looks great, and different flavors than the one we tried. I'll check it out as well!

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  2. BelindaAugust 31, 2021 at 7:06 AM

    Sounds very interesting, thank you for the recipe.

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    1. Hawaii PlannerAugust 31, 2021 at 12:21 PM

      It's delicious. I wouldn't have expected the cinnamon, but it was really good

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  3. Anne in the kitchenAugust 31, 2021 at 9:13 AM

    Thanks for sharing this recipe. I love shawarma. Since I have yogurt and a lot of cucumbers I might have to use this as a substitute right away for one of my meals this month!

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  4. SAMAugust 31, 2021 at 9:18 AM

    That sounds really delicious. I saw on some show that after marinating the chicken, they cooked it really tight together on skewers, then sort of sliced like they do gyro meat, so the extra thins slices. Both ways soudn so good. Of course, no ciantro for me the soap taster, but the rest would be fabulous.

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    1. Hawaii PlannerAugust 31, 2021 at 12:19 PM

      Cilantro was my own add in, because I'm trying to use it up. You definitely don't need it.

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  5. Ms GooseAugust 31, 2021 at 10:59 AM

    I love shawarma. I tried a similar recipe recently & did not care for it. The spice mix was really good, but to me shawarma is cooked/roasted on a giant vertical rotating skewer. Then the meat carved into thin slices. I didn't care for the oven version. Maybe I'm just picky, because I grew up eating shawarma in a different way.

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    1. Hawaii PlannerAugust 31, 2021 at 12:20 PM

      I love gyro meat (prepped as you described), but this has the flavors of shawarma dish, but agree on the meat prep/texture.

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  6. JackieAugust 31, 2021 at 7:27 PM

    This is definitely going to be made.... Sounds wonderful. Thanks for sharing.

    God bless.

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