Most Lebanese eateries deliver a fantastic sandwich. Can be served with Toum or tahini sauce.
| Prep Time: | 10 mins |
| Cook Time: | 40 mins |
| Additional Time: | 4 hrs |
| Total Time: | 4 hrs 50 mins |
| Servings: | 8 |
| Yield: | 8 servings |
Ingredients
- ½ cup malt vinegar
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
- salt and pepper to taste
- 1 teaspoon mixed spice
- ¼ teaspoon freshly ground cardamom
- 8 skinless, boneless chicken thighs
- ½ cup tahini
- ¼ cup plain yogurt
- ½ teaspoon minced garlic
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh parsley
- salt and pepper to taste
- 4 medium tomatoes, thinly sliced
- ½ cup sliced onion
- 4 cups shredded lettuce
- 8 pita bread rounds
Instructions
- In a glass baking dish, mix together the malt vinegar, 1/4 cup yogurt, vegetable oil, mixed spice, cardamom, salt and pepper. Place the chicken thighs into the mixture and turn to coat. Cover and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 4 hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). In a small bowl, mix together the tahini, 1/4 cup yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, and parsley. Season with salt and pepper, taste, and adjust flavors if desired. Cover and refrigerate.
- Cover the chicken and bake in the marinade for 30 minutes, turning once. Uncover, and cook for an additional 5 to 10 minutes, or until chicken is browned and cooked through. Remove from the dish, and cut into slices.
- Place sliced chicken, tomato, onion, and lettuce onto pita breads. Roll up, and top with the tahini sauce.
Nutrition Facts
| Calories | 402 kcal |
| Carbohydrate | 44 g |
| Cholesterol | 58 mg |
| Dietary Fiber | 4 g |
| Protein | 23 g |
| Saturated Fat | 3 g |
| Sodium | 420 mg |
| Sugars | 5 g |
| Fat | 15 g |
| Unsaturated Fat | 0 g |
Reviews
Delicious recipe. BUT the chicken takes way longer than this recipe says. Like a good 30 minutes longer. Tasty and worth repeating nonetheless.
I had to adjust the sauce quite a bit because it was too sesame pasty to me. I added more yogurt, lots more garlic and a small squirt of bbq sauce. Once I had the the whole put together, this was quite good. The chicken was very tasty.
I hate when people do not use weights for chicken, as the individual pieces can vary widely. I used 2 pounds. It’s been so long since I had shawarma I cannot attest to this recipe’s authenticity, but it was good! My OH is not a big fan of sour, so I halved the vinegar and lemon juice. The tahini sauce was very thick, so I added 3 T of water to make it saucier.
I stumbled across this recipe because I had some Naan bread that I wanted to use up. Weird, right? But that’s how I roll! So I had all of the ingredients except Tahini and plain yogurt so bought those just for this dish. Am glad I did. This was so flavorful, easy and a fun dish for an easy meal. I had chicken breasts on hand so that is what I used. My hubby had eaten this kind of food when he served in the military during VietNam. He loved it and said it tasted almost exactly like the Shawarma he had over seas (except they used a lot of lamb). I thought it was very good but will use Pita bread next time…Naan gets a bit thick for this dish.
Was lovely. Served with some hummus and pita chips!
Nice change of pace for chicken
The tahini sauce was a gaggy paste. I learned later that if you add lemon juice you need to add water.
I don’t know if it’s authentic, but I think this recipe is delicious.
Absolutely delicious.
I made this last night and followed the recipe exactly. The tahini sauce wasn’t good at all, and the chicken was pretty bland to boot. Takeout to the rescue. We’ve had a w-o-n-d-e-r-f-u-l shawarma at a local family-owned lebanese restaurant, and this was nothing like it. I’ll be trying a different recipe tonight and I’m hoping for better results.
Not good. I also have had many shawarmas and the prominent vinegar flavor was enough for me to toss in the garbage.
the sauce for this was really bad tasting. I followed the recipe exactly and oh boy i had to throw it away.I love Shawarmas and this did not taste anything like it should have.
I think I’ll keep looking for a better shawarma recipe. The chicken was just ok and I really didn’t like the Tahini sauce at all. I’ve had good shawarma, so I know the taste I am looking for – this wasn’t it. Thanks anyways for the recipe>
This was FABULOUS! I was craving this sandwich but couldn’t find a restaurant so decided to try it myself. I have never written a review but felt I had to after this. The only change I made was adding cut-up mini dill pickles rather than the tomato. Thank you for sharing this recipe!!
This didn’t taste like schawarma I’m used to getting in restaurants. But it was still a pretty good sandwich.
This made a great, if messy, lunch. I found the tahini spread a little too bitter for my taste, and ended up doubling the yogurt and lemon juice to counter it. It was good that way, but next time I think I’ll just use hummus and top with some tzatziki and hot sauce.
Explorer wouldn’t work for this website anymore, so I had to improvise with the ingredients and the preparation. Regardless, they were DELICIOUS!!! I added Tabbouli to my sandwich.
Dear Wendy, thanks for a super recipe. It was sooo good, hubby did everything but lick his plate. This is in my keeper file. Thanks again. Bev
Had to tinker a bit with the Tahini sauce. Added extra garlic, garlic powder, salt, and some other spices to give it more pizazz. Otherwise very good
I can’t vouch as for the authenticity of the flavor I got, never having had authentic shawarmas, but it was very tasty, and less work than I thought it was at first. The other half absolutely loved it; the only changes I made was in using breast meat as opposed to thigh, and spinach in place of lettuce. The roommates thought it was fantastic, too, so this one will definitely be on the menu again.
I can’t vouch as for the authenticity of the flavor I got, never having had authentic shawarmas, but it was very tasty, and less work than I thought it was at first. The other half absolutely loved it; the only changes I made was in using breast meat as opposed to thigh, and spinach in place of lettuce. The roommates thought it was fantastic, too, so this one will definitely be on the menu again.