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Chicken Shawarma wraps with salad & lemon yoghurt sauce

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Servings: 4 people
Prep Time: 10 minutes
Cook Time: 10 minutes
Total Time: 20 minutes

Equipment

  • 1 Large bowl
  • 1 Small bowl
  • 1 Frypan

Ingredients

Chicken

  • 600 g chicken thighs skinless, boneless
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 tbsp Moroccan seasoning
  • 2 tbsp / 30 ml lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp / 15 ml olive oil

Sauce

  • ½ cup / 125 g Greek yoghurt
  • ½ tsp cumin
  • 1 tsp / 5 ml lemon juice

Filling

  • 1 lettuce
  • 2 tomato
  • 1 red onion optional
  • 80 g cheese

To serve

  • 6 wholemeal wraps or gluten-free wraps

Instructions

Prep chicken

  1. Pat 600 g chicken thighs dry and trim any fat. Peel and mince 4 cloves garlic. Combine half of the garlic, 1 tbsp Moroccan seasoningand 2 tbsp lemon juice in a large bowl. Add the chicken, toss to combine and set aside to marinade.

Make sauce

  1. In a small bowl combine the remaining garlic, ½ cup Greek yoghurt, ½ tsp cumin, 1 tsp lemon juice and season with salt and pepper.

Cook chicken

  1. Heat 1 tbsp olive oil in a large frypan on medium-high heat. Add the marinated chicken and cook for 4-5 minutes on each side or until nicely charred and cooked through. Set chicken aside to rest before slicing.

Prep filling

  1. Meanwhile, thinly slice 1 lettuce. Slice or dice 2 tomato. Peel and thinly slice 1 red onion. Grate 80 g cheese.

To serve

  1. Pile the chicken Shawarma onto a platter alongside the 6 wholemeal wraps, fillings and the lemon yoghurt sauce. Get a wrap and smear with yoghurt sauce, add a bit of lettuce, tomato, chicken Shawarma and top with onions and cheese. Roll up and enjoy!

Nutrition

Calories: 562kcal | Carbohydrates: 46g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 22g | Saturated Fat: 8g | Cholesterol: 164mg | Sodium: 725mg | Potassium: 785mg | Fiber: 8g | Sugar: 10g | Calcium: 359mg | Iron: 4mg

Dietary note: Be sure to check the label and ensure the ingredients match your dietary requirements/preferences.

Ingredients note: Nutritional information is an estimate based on average ingredients by all brands.

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