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Made with the best shawarma seasoning and with a secret ingredient. An ingredient that makes the chicken soft on the inside and crispy on the outside. So are you ready to learn how to make oven-baked chicken shawarma? Let’s get started!
What You Need For This Recipe
What do you need to make this chicken shawarma recipe? Get the following ingredients on your shopping list:
- Chicken breast
- Seasoning – to season the chicken we use shawarma seasoning
- Garlic – fresh garlic minced
- Olive oil
- Yogurt – use any type of unflavored/unsweetened yogurt
To decorate your shawarma, you can add ingredients like:
- White onion – finely sliced
- Red onion – finely sliced
- Chives – finely sliced
- Garlic sauce
Note that the full ingredients list, including measurements, can be found in the recipe card below.
How To Make Oven Baked Chicken Shawarma
- This is such an easy recipe because the main steps are to marinate and then bake. You first start with putting together the marinade.
- Put 1½ tablespoons of shawarma seasoning in a bowl and add minced garlic. Then add the yogurt and stir until you get a yogurt marinade. Add two tablespoons of olive oil and work it in the marinade.
- Then add the chicken to the bowl and cover the chicken with marinade.
- Preheat the oven to 450℉/225℃ and in the meantime, let the chicken marinate.
- Put the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake the shawarma for 30-35 minutes or until the outside is lightly charred.
- Turn the chicken halfway through the cooking time. Take the chicken out of the oven and slice it into ultra-thin slices.
- Put the chicken back in the skillet and add the thinly sliced white and red onion to the slices of chicken. Stir it through.
- Plate it up and serve.
Easy Chicken Shawarma Recipe
Just the other day I showed you how to make homemade shawarma seasoning so, of course, we need to put this seasoning to good use.
Well, today that is with the easiest chicken shawarma recipe you can find. Of course, it tastes different than when you bake it stacked on a vertical rotisserie but this is as close as it gets.
For this oven-baked chicken shawarma recipe, you can use either chicken breast or chicken thighs. Besides the shawarma seasoning, you only need only four ingredients.
I make this chicken shawarma in a cast iron skillet as the chicken has to be nice and hot. You can put it in a regular oven dish but if you have a cast-iron skillet use it because it will make this shawarma even better.
If you eat this recipe without pita bread or rice this shawarma recipe is low in carbs. If you own an Air Fryer you can also make this chicken shawarma in an Air Fryer.
See How to Make Chicken Shawarma
Want to see how easy it is to make chicken shawarma? Then watch the video instruction in the recipe card below with step-by-step instructions. So it is easy to follow along.
How To Store Chicken Shawarma
You can make a big batch and then store it. You have several ways to store it. In all cases let the chicken cool completely before storing
- Refrigerator – you can store your chicken shawarma in the fridge for up to 2 days. Store it in an airtight food container.
- Freezer – if you want to store it longer you can store it in the freezer. Use a freezer-friendly food container. You can store it for up to 3 months.
How To Reheat Chicken Shawarma
You have several ways to reheat your shawarma:
- Air Fryer – you can reheat your shawarma in an Air Fryer. Preheat the Air Fryer to 380℉/190℃ for 3 minutes. Take a cake pan and add a little bit of oil to the cake pan. Then add your remainder shawarma. Heat for 3 to 4 minutes or until warm. Stir a couple of times.
- Skillet – you can also use a cast-iron skillet. Preheat a skillet to medium and add a little bit of oil. Add the leftover shawarma and stir until warm.
- Oven – you can also use your oven to reheat chicken shawarma. Use a skillet or oven dish to reheat. Preheat the oven to 400℉/200℃ then add your shawarma to the cast iron skillet or oven dish. To prevent drying out the meat you can cover it with aluminum foil. Heat for 7-8 minutes or until warm. Stir halfway through reheating.
Serve Oven Baked Chicken Shawarma With
You can serve this shawarma with a number of side dishes like:
- Homemade pita bread – pita bread is originally served with shawarma. Wrap them in aluminum foil and at the last 10 minutes of the oven time put them in.
- No yeast pita bread – you can make pita bread without yeast. It’s faster to make so perfect if you don’t have much time.
- Soft vegan tortillas – wrap your shawarma in a soft tortilla. Warm them the same way as the pita bread in aluminum foil and in the oven for 8 to 10 minutes.
- Mexican rice – Mexican rice is a great side dish for this recipe.
- Tzatziki – this Greek cucumber yogurt sauce is fresh and sharp and a great shawarma dip.
- Gyro bread – is a great alternative to pita bread. Gyro bread is soft and pocketless.
Have fun with this easy chicken shawarma recipe!
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Oven baked chicken shawarma
The best chicken shawarma made with shawarma seasoning and a secret ingredient to give you soft, tender chicken. Served with pita bread.
Ingredients
- 300 gram chicken breast or chicken thighs
- 1½ tablespoon shawarma seasoning
- 2 garlic cloves
- 2 tablespoons yogurt
- 4 pita bread
Instructions
- Put shawarma seasoning in a bowl and add minced garlic. Then add the yogurt and stir until you get a yogurt marinade
- Add the chicken to the bowl and cover the chicken with marinade
- Now start to preheat the oven to 450℉/225℃ while you marinade the chicken
- Put the cast iron skillet in the oven and bake the shawarma for 30-35 minutes or until the outside is lightly charred
- Turn the chicken halfway through the cooking time
- Take the chicken out of the oven and slice it in ultra thinn slices. Serve with pita bread
Notes
Yogurt is truly a secret ingredient in this recipe. It makes the chicken soft and tender and takes care of the charring.
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Nutrition facts
Calories: 178; Fat: 9g; Carbs: 5g; Protein: 16.4g; (without pita bread) Calories: 343; Fat: 9.7g; Carbs: 38.5g; Protein: 21.9g; (with pita bread)
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