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Grilled Chicken Shawarma is bursting with Middle Eastern Flavors! One of my favorite recipes on the blog- this Middle Eastern recipe for Grilled Chicken Shawarma is packed full of amazing flavor and turns out delicious every single time. It comes together easily and it’s one we use a lot at home and in our catering business. The flavors are out of this world!

Serve it up in three different ways! Simple delicious Grilled Chicken Shawarma – bursting with Middle Eastern Flavor! This EASY Grilled Chicken Shawarma skewers in a pita with tzatziki and tomatoes, cucumber and red onion. This EASY Grilled Chicken Shawarma recipe is bursting with Middle Eastern Flavors! Since most of us don’t own a rotisserie or a vertical turning spit, the next best way to mimic this technique is to grill the shawarma.

You can use a gas grill or charcoal grill. The combination of hot grilled juicy chicken, together with the chilled Israeli Salad is refreshing and delicious. Chicken Shawarma Marinade Spices: Toasting whole spices gives the shawarma marinade a more intense flavor, but using ground spices is quicker and easier and works well too! Use toasted whole seeds or ground spices, or a combo! Step 2: Coat the chicken thighs well with the shawarma marinade, keeping in mind the longer you marinate the better the flavor.

A minimum of 20 mins, or up to 48 hours in the fridge! Tip: For this recipe, I use boneless, skinless thighs, as thighs end up being extra tender and juicy. Keep the chicken thighs whole or cut into bite-sized pieces for skewers. Step 3: Grill the chicken either whole or on skewers over medium-high heat, until good grill marks appear.

Step 5: Cover the chicken shawarma with foil and let rest 5-10 minutes. Grilled Chicken Shawarma with Israeli Salad. Here I’ve sliced up the whole Chicken Shawarma to place over a big bowl or Israeli Salad. Serve over highly addicting Israeli Salad. I love the warm grilled chicken over the cool and refreshing salad, so good!

What is shawarma sauce made of? What to Serve with Chicken Shawarma: Pick any of the following! Grilled Chicken Shawarma skewers in a pita with tomato, cucumber, and tzatziki. Serve it as a wrap, in pita bread with tzatziki sauce and Israeli Salad. Give this EASY Grilled Chicken Shawarma recipe a try! Soak skewers in water if using. Place all marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix, or pulse in a food processor to make a paste.

You can also cut the chicken into 1-inch cubes and marinate for skewers. Grill chicken on a pre-heated Grill, on medium-high heat, closing the lid to the BBQ, until all sides have nice grill marks, about 8 minutes each side. To make the White Sauce, place garlic, lemon and salt in a blender or food processor and pulse until relatively smooth, scraping down the sides. If using skewers: Make sure to soak wood skewers in water, at least 30 minutes so they don’t burn.

Marinate the cubes of chicken in a bowl for at least 20 minutes, before skewering. Notify me of follow-up comments by email. I have made this recipe so many times, but as we are heading into Summer in the southern hemisphere, I made it tonight for the first time in ages. What did you do to make the chicken sooo good? It’s relatively simple but so much flavour and easy to put together.