The Best Homemade Chicken Shawarma Recipe

tahini sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt sauce

💰Cheaper: hummus

Yogurt sauce is lighter and adds creaminess.

chicken thighs

🥗Healthier: chicken breast

💰Cheaper: chicken drumsticks

Chicken breast is leaner, while drumsticks are often cheaper.

Marinate chicken in a mixture of garlic, cumin, coriander, and other spices.

Slow-roast the marinated chicken until fully cooked and juicy.

Prepare the fresh ingredients: chop lettuce, dice tomatoes, and slice cucumbers and pickles.

Warm the flatbread.

Assemble the shawarma roll by layering the chicken and fresh ingredients onto the flatbread.

Roll the flatbread tightly around the filling and serve.

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