Easy Chicken Shawarma

This chicken shawarma is going to blow you away. Pantry spices + chicken = magic!

Shawarma is all the good things: crispy charred spiced meat wrapped up in a fluffy pita with fresh lettuce, juicy tomatoes, and crunchy cucumbers. It’s one of the best combinations on earth, especially at 2 in the morning. Heck, it’s one of the best combinations at any time of the day really. There’s a reason why humans have been grilling meat since the beginning of time and the deliciousness of shawarma is one of them.

Ingredients:

2 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs

3 tbsp extra virgin olive oil

1/2 lemon juice only

Shawarma Spice Mix

2 tsp ground cumin

2 tsp smoked paprika

2 tsp garlic powder

1 tsp ground coriander

1 tsp ground cardamom

1 tsp ground ginger

1/2 tsp ground turmeric

1/2 tsp ground aleppo pepper optional

1/4 tsp ground cinnamon

1/4 tsp ground cloves

Shawarma Sauce

3/4 cups greek yogurt

4 cloves garlic crushed

2 tbsp tahini

2 tbsp lemon juice

salt and freshly ground pepper to taste

Assembly

2 cups romain

1 cups tomato cubed, tomatoes of choice

1 cucumber sliced, optionally salted

1/2 red onion sliced, optionally pickled

4-8 fresh pita