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    Home » Recipes » Main Dishes » Chicken » Chicken Shawarma Plate

    Chicken Shawarma Plate

    5 from 5 votes
    August 5, 2020 (last updated May 26, 2023) by Amina Al-Saigh

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    If you're craving your a great shawarma plate from your favourite joint, here's some good news. You can make it at home, and it'll be even better! Whenever I have some hummus at home, I will 100% be making a Shawarma Plate. It's so good (resisted putting so many O's on the "so" here), and so easy to make. I love mixing and matching the different sides that typically go into a shawarma plate depending on what I have in the fridge. My preference is always a chicken shawarma plate!

    Chicken Shawarma plate with hummus, rice, chicken, and a salad

    What to add to a great Shawarma Plate

    The components of a really great shawarma plate are easy to mix and match based on what you have at home. Here's what you will need:

    • Some type of Shawarma, duh. I love my super quick and easy sheet pan chicken shawarma, which is what I teach you how to do in this recipe
    • Hummus. Homemade is always best when it comes to hummus and you can make it within minutes using this recipe and a food processor. But hey, if you are using store bought hummus, no judgement here. I do the same from time to time.
    • A type of carb. I usually serve my shawarma plate with either yellow rice, or white vermicelli rice, because I always have some on hand. But another amazing option is Batata Harra, which is Lebanese spicy potatoes. SO good!
    • A fresh salad. I throw together a really quick cucumber, tomato and red onion salad with some fresh mint, lemon and olive oil. That's my go-to option for simplicity, but you can also make Fattoush or Tabouli and both would be epic.
    • A delicious sauce. My go-to sauce is always a yogurt tahini garlic sauce because of how light and delicious it is. Also super easy to make, I'm talking mix all the ingredients in 2 minutes and you're done. You can also add Toum which is a delicious Middle Eastern garlic sauce.
    Chicken Shawarma plate with hummus, rice, chicken, and a salad

    So the next time you have a huge craving for that favourite shawarma plate, skip the extra fat and extra money and make it yourself at home! You won't be disappointed. Leave me a review with your feedback - I'd love to hear!

    Shawarma plate with hummus, rice, chicken and salad

    Chicken Shawarma Plate

    Featuring Chicken Shawarma and a mix of delicious middle eastern sides, this shawarma plate is SO good and easy to put together. With a simple fresh salad, some hummus, rice, and the perfect yogurt tahini sauce, you're going to make this over and over again.
    5 from 5 votes
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    Course: Mains
    Cuisine: middle eastern
    Keyword: chicken shawarma, shawarma plate
    Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes
    Cook Time: 20 minutes minutes
    Total Time: 35 minutes minutes
    Servings: 4
    Author: Amina Al-Saigh

    Ingredients

    For the Chicken Shawarma:

    • 8 boneless skinless chicken thighs
    • 2 garlic cloves crushed
    • Juice of ½ lemon
    • 2 teaspoon cumin powder
    • 2 teaspoon paprika
    • 1 teaspoon cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon cayenne pepper
    • ½ teaspoon salt

    For the Yogurt Tahini Sauce:

    • 1 cup plain yogurt
    • ½ cup tahini paste
    • 1 garlic clove crushed
    • Juice of ½ lemon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    For the salad:

    • 4 small cucumbers
    • 2 large tomatoes
    • ½ small red onion
    • About ¼ cup packed fresh mint or 2-3 tablespoons dried mint
    • Juice of 2 lemons
    • 1 tablespoon sumac optional
    • ¼ cup olive oil
    • ¼ teaspoon salt

    Other components:

    • Cooked rice about 2 cups
    • Hummus homemade using this recipe or store bought

    Other side options:

    • Fattoush Salad
    • Tabouli Salad
    • Batata Harra Lebanese Spicy Potatoes
    • Crispy Baked Falafel

    Instructions

    • Pre-heat oven to 450ºF (optional - you can also cook the shawarma on a non-stick pan on the stove)
    • Cut chicken thighs into thin strips
    • Mix the lemon juice with all the spices and combine to create a paste
    • Marinate the chicken for a few hours in the fridge (you can skip this if in a hurry)
    • Lay chicken on parchment lined baking sheet and bake at 450ºF for 20-25 mins until cooked through
    • To make the sauce, mix all ingredients together well
    • For the salad, slice the cucumbers into halves, and the tomatoes into large cubes. Slice the onion into thin strips and finely chop the fresh mint
    • Mix together the lemon juice, olive oil, salt, sumac and mint and pour over the salad. Mix well
    • Serve the shawarma with the sauce on top, with a side of salad, cooked rice, and hummus. Enjoy!
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    1. Collie says

      February 15, 2023 at 3:14 am

      5 stars
      Absolutely delicious! I agree with the person that posted about the tahini and yogurt sauce. It is really thick. I just added more lemon to it. It’s absolutely delicious with tzatziki. In addition. I also made that delicious Arabic rice with the vermicelli. Thank you for all of your recipes. I just absolutely love your culture, and your food!

      Reply
      • Amina Al-Saigh says

        March 04, 2023 at 4:35 am

        Hi Collie! So glad to hear of your great feedback! And glad we share the same love for middle eastern food!

        Reply
    2. Emer says

      February 22, 2022 at 9:06 pm

      The recipe is amazing! Loved the salad dressing! The yoghurt tahini sauce didn’t work for me, maybe I used too much tahini and it was too dense.. but I made tzatziki instead and it worked lovely!

      Reply
      • Amina Al-Saigh says

        March 19, 2022 at 3:01 am

        I'm glad you enjoyed Emer! Shame about the tahini sauce! Maybe give it another shot with less tahini (some tahini can be very thick and some not-so great brands have bitterness so that can definitely impact the taste!).

        Reply
      • Emily Swanson says

        April 09, 2022 at 10:14 pm

        I’d also recommend thinning it out with a little water! My tahini sauces always need it!

        Reply
    3. Irena says

      July 16, 2021 at 6:27 am

      5 stars
      This was wonderful! Tastes just like our favourite chicken shawarma, thank you!

      Reply
    4. Hiba says

      January 05, 2021 at 4:52 am

      thank you so much for sharing, turned out amazing!

      Reply
    5. Shabana says

      October 22, 2020 at 6:55 pm

      5 stars
      Hello,
      I can’t thank you enough for sharing this amazing recipe. It was full of flavour and in my opinion it tasted better then the major stores that sell Shawarma plates.
      I loved that it was easy to prepare, could be completed within 30-45mins. Your recipes are amazing!

      Shabana.

      Reply
      • Amina says

        October 24, 2020 at 1:23 am

        Shabana - thanks so much for the lovely review. I'm so glad you found it to be quick as well as delicious!

        Reply
    6. Sadia Baig says

      August 23, 2020 at 10:38 pm

      5 stars
      Hi!
      I tried your shawarma recipe and it turned out amazing The best part was that it is so easy to put together. I couldn’t even take a picture it was gone within a few minutes.
      Thanks for sharing your recipes. Definitely I’ll be trying more of your recipes.
      Thanks,
      Sadia

      Reply
      • Amina says

        August 24, 2020 at 4:36 am

        Thanks so much for trying it and sharing Sadia! So glad you enjoyed it. 🙂

        Reply

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