Chicken Shawarmas Recipe
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Chicken Shawarmas

By: Luke Summers 
"These taste exactly like the ones we used to get at the shawarma stand when I was stationed at Kuwaiti Naval Base, just outside Kuwait City. Give 'em a try, you won't be sorry!"

This Kitchen Approved Recipe has an average star rating of 4.3 Rate/Review | Read Reviews (7)

Prep Time:
15 Min
Cook Time:
10 Min
Ready In:
25 Min

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Original Recipe Yield 4 shawarmas
 

Ingredients

  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 1/2 cup mayonnaise
  • 2 tablespoons unsalted butter
  • 2 large skinless, boneless chicken breast halves - cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala
  • 4 pita bread rounds
  • 4 dill pickle spears

Directions

  1. Stir together the garlic and mayonnaise in a small bowl; set aside. Heat the butter in a skillet over medium-high heat. Cook and stir the chicken in the hot butter until white on the outside. Sprinkle with garam masala, and continue cooking until lightly browned on the outside and no longer pink in the center, about 4 minutes.
  2. Spread the pita rounds with the garlic mayonnaise. Divide the chicken among the pitas, and place a pickle spear into each. Fold and serve.

Footnotes

  • Cook's Note
  • Steaming or wrapping pita bread in wet paper towel and warming in microwave with help the pitas to not break apart on you.

Nutritional Information open nutritional information

Amount Per Serving  Calories: 516 | Total Fat: 29.8g | Cholesterol: 92mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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The reviewer gave this recipe 3 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on May 19, 2010 by LemonLush   view full review
I wanted to give these a better rating, but I felt the chicken was a bit bland. I also don't...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jun. 18, 2011 by Christina Supporting Member (Click to learn more about Supporting Membership)  view full review
Oh YUM...We LOVED these!!! I have never had/cooked with garam masala, so I wasn't sure what to...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Jan. 24, 2011 by Ichigo   view full review
I don't have garam masala, so I used a combination of cumin, coriander, ground black...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2011 by pb95054   view full review
Excellent recipe and very easy. I had doubts about the chicken and mayo but it turned out...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Sep. 20, 2011 by ATOBOLS   view full review
These were pretty good but I made lots of changes. I used thighs instead of breasts. I used...
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 11, 2011 by COACHINGVOLLEYBALL   view full review
It was wonderful. I put lettuce in the pita instead of pickles. I also use Creole seasoning...
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 4.3 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 28, 2010 by amandak23k   view full review
I made this for lunch with some leftover chicken gyro meat. I liked the garlic mayo with the...

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