Chicken Shawarma

Ingredients

  • Shawarma Seasoning
  • Boneless, skinless chicken
  • 1 large onion, thinly sliced
  • 1 large lemon (for juice)
  • ⅓ cup extra virgin olive oil
  • 6 pita pockets
  • Tahini sauce or Greek Tzatziki sauce
  • Spinach, Baby Arugula
  • Tomatoes
  • Pickles or kalmata olives (optional)

Directions

  1. Pound chicken, cut into strips, add Shawarma seasoning and mix together. Cover and refrigerate for 3 hours
  2. Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Take the chicken out of the fridge and let it sit in room temperature for a few minutes.
  3. Add the onions. Cover with lemon juice and olive oil. Toss everything together again. 
  4. Spread the marinated chicken with the onions in one layer on a large lightly-oiled baking sheet pan. Roast for 30 minutes in the 425 degrees F heated-oven. 
  5. While the chicken is roasting, prepare the pita pockets by opening them up.
  6. When chicken is cooked, fill pita pockets. Add tahini sauce or Tzatziki sauce, arugula or spinach, tomatoes, and pickles or olives.