Easy Chicken Shawarma
A delicious spiced chicken on a warm pita with homemade tzatziki and fresh vegetables.
Ingredients
- 12 Pita Breads
- 2 Roma Tomatoes diced
- 1 cup Tzatziki Sauce see recipe below
- ½ cup Feta Cheese Crumbles
- 1 English Cucumber seeded and diced
- ½ Red Onion diced
- 2 Romaine Hearts chopped
For the Chicken
- 2 lb Chicken Tenders
- 3 tbsp Oil
- 1½ tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 tsp Turmeric
- 1 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Garlic Powder
- 1 tsp Onion Powder
- 1 tsp Paprika
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1 tsp Pepper
- ½ tsp Cayenne Pepper
Instructions
- In a gallon zippered bag, add chicken and oil. Combine seasonings for chicken and then add to bag. Zip up bag and smoosh around chicken until all evenly coated with seasoning.
- If making tzatziki fresh from recipe below, put that together and then place in refrigerator until ready to build.
- Preheat oven to 400degF.
- In large saute pan over medium high heat, add seasoned chicken. Saute and flip for around 20 minutes, to ensure all pieces are cooked through.
- Line pitas out on a baking sheet and place in oven for 5-7 minutes, until warmed
- To build a pita, start with warmed pita and layer on lettuce, tomato, onion and cucumber. Add on 4-5 strips of chicken then top with tzatziki and sprinkle with feta cheese.
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