1000% fully obsessed with these Chicken Shawarma Bowls!! You're gonna want them on the regular dinner rotation from here on out... they are THAT good!
Another bowl recipe coming your way!! This time Chicken Shawarma Bowls which are really just fun to say if you think about it! I took everything I love from a Chicken Shawarma pita and stuffed it into a bowl.
A few things - the marinade for the chicken... is everything. You might even want to use it to marinate beef or fish moving forward too. Once the chicken is cooked and sliced, it gets added to a bed of lettuce, plenty of tomatoes and cukes!! Then we've got the icing on the cake for these is the Tzatziki as it really just brings everything together!
If you need a side dish - these Greek Fries are where it's at! But also don't feel obligated to make them because that's the beauty of a bowl... everything you need is in one place!
Chicken Shawarma Bowls
Ingredients
For the Chicken
- 2 lemons juiced
- ½ cup olive oil
- 6 cloves garlic peeled, smashed and minced
- Kosher salt and freshly cracked black pepper
- 2 teaspoons ground cumin
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon red-pepper flakes
- 2 pounds boneless skinless chicken thighs
For the Bowls
- Romaine Lettuce shredded
- ½ cup chopped parsley
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes halved
- 4 Persian cucumbers diced
- 1 cup homemade tzatziki
- homemade toasted pita chips
Instructions
- In a large zip-top bag, combine the lemon juice, ½ cup olive oil, garlic, salt, pepper, cumin, paprika, oregano and red-pepper flakes. Add the chicken, zip the top of the bag and give it a quick shake to combine. Refrigerator for at least 1 hour and up to 12 hours.
- Preheat a cast iron to medium high heat. Remove the chicken from the marinade and grill each chicken thigh for 4-5 minutes on each side until done. Remove and set aside to rest.
- Slice the chicken against the grain into thin strips and transfer back into the skillet and sauté for 2 minutes until just slightly crispy around the edges.
- Transfer the chicken to a large bowl and toss to combine with the parsley, cherry tomatoes and cucumbers.
- Divide the shredded lettuce amongst 4 bowls and top with a hefty portion of the chicken tomato mixture. Drizzle wtih tzatziki or serve it on the side. Also pita chips on the side
Flavorful and easy to make! Love a healthy option that can be made on a weeknight.
Do you cook the chicken on a cast iron skillet or the grill? Recipe says to pull out a cast iron skillet, but then says to grill them. 🙂
either works - and are interchangeable
One of our absolute favorite chicken marinades! Because 2 under 2 and other full time jobs, we love grabbing some hummus and tatziki from our favorite Mediterranean restaurant to dish out with salads, rice, and whatever else. So easy and so delicious!
I dressed the lettuce with lemon and added sea salt to the final product. Delicious.
Hi I think the recipe is incorrect -
The title says chicken shawarma bowls but the recipe itself is just for schwarma and doesn’t include the cucumber, tomato, etc. can you please update?
whoa!! thank you for catching that! something got messed up on the back end of my site and is now corrected! TY!!!
I can’t wait to try this. Could you substitute orange for lemon? My favorite local med restaurant uses orange so I’m curious!
sure!
Love love love this. Great for meal prep and coming home from work to a delicious dinner- kept the lettuce separate from the chicken/tomato/cucumber mix. Easy to make the tzatziki and pita chips, and cheaper then buying them pre-made!
That chicken is soooooo unbelievably delicious, I can’t even believe it! Will definitely add this recipe to my rotation!