Spicy Chicken Shawarma

By LaLaCooks

Ingredients

• 2  tablespoons  finely chopped fresh parsley
• 1/2  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  crushed red pepper
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground ginger
• 1/4  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 1/8  teaspoon  ground coriander
• 5  tablespoons  plain low-fat Greek-style yogurt, divided
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice, divided
• 3  garlic cloves, minced and divided
• 1  pound  skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, thinly sliced
• 2  tablespoons  extra-virgin olive oil
• 1  tablespoon  tahini
• 4  (6-inch) pitas, halved
• 1/2  cup  chopped cucumber
• 1/2  cup  chopped plum tomato
• 1/4  cup  prechopped red onion

Details

Servings 20
Adapted from find.myrecipes.com

Preparation

Step 1

1. Combine first 6 ingredients in a large bowl; stir in 1 tablespoon yogurt, 1 tablespoon juice, and 2 garlic cloves. Add chicken; toss to coat. Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add chicken mixture to pan; sauté 6 minutes or until browned and done, stirring frequently.

2. While chicken cooks, combine remaining 1/4 cup yogurt, remaining 1 tablespoon lemon juice, remaining 1 garlic clove, and tahini, stirring well. Spread 1 1/2 teaspoons tahini mixture inside each pita half; divide chicken evenly among pita halves. Fill each pita half with 1 tablespoon cucumber, 1 tablespoon tomato, and 1 1/2 teaspoons onion.