Spicy Chicken Shawarma

Submitted by Lakerdog2

"From April 2010 Cooking Light"

 

• Ready In: 25mins
• Ingredients: 16
• Yields: 8 pitas
• Serves: 4

ingredients

• 2 tablespoons finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 1⁄2 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1⁄4 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1⁄8 teaspoon ground coriander
• 5 tablespoons plain low-fat Greek yogurt, divided
• 2 tablespoons fresh lemon juice, divided
• 3 garlic cloves, minced and divided
• 1 lb chicken breast halve, boneless, skinless, thinly sliced
• 2 tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil
• 1 tablespoon tahini
• 4 (6 inch) pita bread, halved
• 1⁄2 cup chopped cucumber
• 1⁄2 cup chopped plum tomato
• 1⁄4 cup prechopped red onion

directions

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon yogurt, 1 tablespoon juice, and 2 garlic cloves. Add chicken; toss to coat. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture to pan; sauté 6 minutes or until browned and done, stirring frequently.
2. While chicken cooks, combine remaining 1/4 cup yogurt, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, remaining 1 garlic clove, and tahini, stirring well. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons tahini mixture inside each pita half; divide chicken evenly among pita halves. Fill each pita half with 1 tablespoon cucumber, 1 tablespoon tomato, and 1 1/2 teaspoons onion.

Reviews

[froggyjen]

Delicious! I don't like raw garlic so I skipped adding any to the sauce and just put it all in with the chicken. I think I will double the sauce next time, it was so good. The chicken had lots of flavor - a quick and easy enough meal.

 

[sbera007]

Awesome! I was looking to see if I needed to post this and you have me covered. We made these last night using recipe#405418 and they were delicious! I will make this again for sure.

 

[Scoutie]

We love this! I add more crushed red pepper, grill the chicken and double the sauce. (we are sauce freaks.) Thanks for posting, Lakerdog.