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Shawarma chicken served with greek salad, pittas and hummus

Truly Yummy Shawarma Chicken

Gluten free and dairy free chicken shawarma recipe. Recommended ingredients Belazu Shawarma paste, Belazu Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil, chicken breast, lemon, orange, honey, salt
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating 20 minutes
Total Time 45 minutes
Course Main Course
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Servings 4

Equipment

  • 1 Griddle pan or BBQ - gas / charcoal
  • 1 Shallow dish

Ingredients
  

  • 4 chicken breasts
  • 3 tbsp shawarma paste recommend Belazu shawarma paste
  • 3 tbsp olive oil recommend Belazu Early Harvest Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • Juice of 1 orange
  • 1 tbsp honey
  • 1 pinch of salt

Instructions
 

  • To make the shawarma marinade, mixed the paste, olive oil, orange and lemon juices, honey and salt in a shallow dish.
    Shawarma Chicken marinade
  • Score the chicken breasts then place them in the marinade, ensuring they are fully coated. Cover and pop the dish in the fridge for approximately 20 minutes.
    Shawarma Chicken Scored and marinating
  • Heat the griddle pan or BBQ and cook the chicken so they nicely charred on both sides. This usually takes 10 minutes a side but will depend on the size of your chicken breasts.
    Shawarma Chicken cooking on the BBQ
  • Once cooked throughly, slice up and serve with my truly yummy hummus, greek salad and gluten free pitta breads. Enjoy!
    Shawarma Chicken

Notes

I recommend BFree Gluten Free Wholegrain pitta breads warmed up in a toaster or on the BBQ for a couple of minutes. Slice in half and fill - yum!
Keyword Dairy free shawarma chicken, Gluten free shawarma chicken, shawarma chicken