Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce

Name: Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce
Total time: 60 min
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Ingredients: 1.5 lbs boneless & skinless chicken thighs; 1 juiced lemon; 5 minced garlic cloves; 1 tbsp cumin; 2 tsp chili powder; 2 tsp paprika; 1 tsp turmeric; 1 tsp onion powder; 1 tsp black pepper; 1 tsp salt; 4 tbsp olive oil; 2 tbsp tomato paste; 4 tbsp Greek yogurt; 1 chopped into 6-8 chunks red onion; 4 tbsp olive oil; Fresh parsley; lemon slices; 1 garlic head; 1 tsp salt; 1 tbsp olive oil; 0.5 cup Greek yogurt; 3 tbsp mayonnaise; 1 tsp black pepper; 0.5 juiced lemon; 1 squeezed roasted garlic head; 2 tbsp, finely chopped fresh parsley

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Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce

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Directions

1Pat chicken dry with paper towel and cube it into large chunks.
2In a large bowl, mix the marinade ingredients: Greek yogurt, tomato paste, garlic, lemon juice, and all the spices.
3Toss in the chicken until every piece is coated.
4Let the chicken marinate (the video creator went straight to the pan).
5Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
6Slice the top off a garlic head.
7Drizzle the garlic head with olive oil and salt.
8Wrap the garlic head in foil and place it in a dish/tray.
9Pop the garlic in the oven for 45–60 minutes.
10Spread the marinated chicken chunks on a large casserole dish or sheet pan.
11Nestle in the red onion chunks among the chicken.
12Drizzle 4 tbsp olive oil over everything in the dish.
13Bake for 30–40 minutes until the chicken is browned, crisp at the edges, and cooked through.
14Remove the tray from the oven.
15Baste the chicken with the pan juices.
16Squeeze the roasted garlic into a bowl.
17Mash the roasted garlic.
18Mix the mashed roasted garlic with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, black pepper, and fresh parsley.
19Taste and adjust the seasoning of the sauce.
20Serve the chicken and red onion on a bed of fluffy rice.
21Garnish with a squeeze of fresh lemon and chopped parsley.
22Drizzle with the pan juices from the baked chicken.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs boneless & skinless chicken thighs
1 juiced lemon
5 minced garlic cloves
1 tbsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp tomato paste
4 tbsp Greek yogurt
1 chopped into 6-8 chunks red onion
4 tbsp olive oil
Fresh parsley
lemon slices
1 garlic head
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 cup Greek yogurt
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp black pepper
0.5 juiced lemon
1 squeezed roasted garlic head
2 tbsp, finely chopped fresh parsley

Equipment

large bowlcasserole dishsheet panaluminum foil

Tips

Baste the chicken with the pan juices after baking.
Taste and adjust the garlic sauce to your liking.
Serve on a bed of fluffy rice with a squeeze of fresh lemon, chopped parsley, and pan juices.

Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce

Serves 1

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Chicken Shawarma with Garlic Sauce

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Serves 1

Directions

1Pat chicken dry with paper towel and cube it into large chunks.
2In a large bowl, mix the marinade ingredients: Greek yogurt, tomato paste, garlic, lemon juice, and all the spices.
3Toss in the chicken until every piece is coated.
4Let the chicken marinate (the video creator went straight to the pan).
5Preheat the oven to 425°F (220°C).
6Slice the top off a garlic head.
7Drizzle the garlic head with olive oil and salt.
8Wrap the garlic head in foil and place it in a dish/tray.
9Pop the garlic in the oven for 45–60 minutes.
10Spread the marinated chicken chunks on a large casserole dish or sheet pan.
11Nestle in the red onion chunks among the chicken.
12Drizzle 4 tbsp olive oil over everything in the dish.
13Bake for 30–40 minutes until the chicken is browned, crisp at the edges, and cooked through.
14Remove the tray from the oven.
15Baste the chicken with the pan juices.
16Squeeze the roasted garlic into a bowl.
17Mash the roasted garlic.
18Mix the mashed roasted garlic with Greek yogurt, mayonnaise, lemon juice, black pepper, and fresh parsley.
19Taste and adjust the seasoning of the sauce.
20Serve the chicken and red onion on a bed of fluffy rice.
21Garnish with a squeeze of fresh lemon and chopped parsley.
22Drizzle with the pan juices from the baked chicken.

Ingredients

1.5 lbs boneless & skinless chicken thighs
1 juiced lemon
5 minced garlic cloves
1 tbsp cumin
2 tsp chili powder
2 tsp paprika
1 tsp turmeric
1 tsp onion powder
1 tsp black pepper
1 tsp salt
4 tbsp olive oil
2 tbsp tomato paste
4 tbsp Greek yogurt
1 chopped into 6-8 chunks red onion
4 tbsp olive oil
Fresh parsley
lemon slices
1 garlic head
1 tsp salt
1 tbsp olive oil
0.5 cup Greek yogurt
3 tbsp mayonnaise
1 tsp black pepper
0.5 juiced lemon
1 squeezed roasted garlic head
2 tbsp, finely chopped fresh parsley

Equipment

large bowlcasserole dishsheet panaluminum foil

Tips

Baste the chicken with the pan juices after baking.
Taste and adjust the garlic sauce to your liking.
Serve on a bed of fluffy rice with a squeeze of fresh lemon, chopped parsley, and pan juices.