Chicken Shawarma
By Greg
Total Time: 205 min
Prep Time: 180 min
Cook Time: 25 min
Delicious and easy to make, the marinade makes it, try for at least 3 hours
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Recipe Details
Serves: 2 people
Difficulty: Easy
Created 8 June, 2020
Updated 11 August, 2025
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Ingredients
- 3/4 tbsp ground cumin
- 3/4 tbsp turmeric
- 1 clove garlic, pressed
- 1/2 tsp cayenne pepper, more if you prefer it hotter
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 2 chicken breasts
- 1 large, finely chopped red onion
- juice from 1 large lemon
- 55 ml extra virgin olive oil
Instructions
- Mix all the spices in a bowl, including the salt
- Chop the onion and add it to the spices with the lemon juice and olive oil
- Cut the chicken breasts into bite size pieces and add to the marinade
- Cover and refridgerate for at least 3 hours, overnight is even better
- Set your oven to conventional at 200° C and pour the whole marinade, with the chicken into an ovenproof dish
- Cook for 25 minutes and check if the chicken is ready, if not add a few more minutes
Goes well with Baba Ganoush, tzatziki and Lebanese flatbread.
