Chicken Shawarma Wrap
This Chicken Shawarma Wrap is bursting with a mouth-watering flavor. It's packed full of chicken, vegetables and flavorful tzatziki and is nutritious as can be and can be made quickly!
Ingredients
For the shawarma:
- 1 ½ pounds raw chicken breasts in 1 inch cubes
- 1 large red onion
- 1 medium sweet potato
- 4 large carrots
- 1 large head of broccoli
- 1 medium head of cauliflower
- 1 medium zucchini
- 1 bell pepper any color, I chose red
- 2 cucumbers 1 ⅔ thinly sliced, ⅓ finely minced or shredded for tzatziki sauce
- 3 Tablespoons olive oil divided
For the spice mix:
- 1 ½ teaspoons cumin
- 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
- 1 teaspoon turmeric
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder or 2 cloves
- ¾ teaspoon oregano
- ½ teaspoon cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon ginger
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
For the tzatziki sauce:
- ¾ cup greek yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons lemon juice
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- pinch of salt
- ⅓ cucumber finely minced
Optional for serving:
- Pitas or naan bread.
- cherry or grape tomatoes
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 400 degrees
- Finely slice purple onion. Chop broccoli, carrots, cauliflower and sweet potato. Toss in 2 Tablespoons olive oil.
- Whisk spices together in a small bowl then sprinkle about ¾ on top of vegetables and mix to combine
- Lightly grease a sheet pan and spread vegetables on top. Bake in oven 8 minutes, then add chicken tossed in 1 teaspoon olive oil, mix and bake an additional 12 minutes.
- While baking, chop zucchini and bell pepper. Toss in remaining olive oil and sprinkle on the rest of spice mixture and mix well.
- After the vegetables have baked 20 minutes total (the first 8 and the second 12) pull out and stir in the remaining vegetables. Bake an additional 7 minutes.
- Thinly slice cucumbers.
Make the Tzatziki:
- Whisk together greek yogurt, lemon juice, garlic powder and salt. Mix in cucumber.
Assemble:
- Place shredded lettuce on top of pita bread. Top with chicken/ vegetable mixture, cucumbers and tzatziki sauce, and tomatoes if desired. Dig in and enjoy this fresh delicious meal!
Notes
- Feel free to skip the vegetables, making this a more traditional souvlaki. Half the spices and make everything else as directed.
- This can be made ahead of time and stored in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. If making ahead of time, do not assemble until ready to eat. This also makes amazing leftovers as the flavors deepen over time.
- Feel free to get creative! This can be served on a bed of lettuce, rice or quinoa too! Substitute out any vegetables you feel like, and even swap out the chicken with chick peas for a meatless meal.
- Store leftovers separately in the refrigerator for up to 5 days. Reheat in the oven or microwave until hot then assemble as normal.
- You may freeze leftovers too. The vegetables may have a slightly different and softer texture upon thawing, but will still be delicious.
Nutrition
Serving: 1wrapCalories: 265kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 26gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 2gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 5gTrans Fat: 0.01gCholesterol: 55mgSodium: 485mgPotassium: 1240mgFiber: 7gSugar: 9gVitamin A: 10366IUVitamin C: 134mgCalcium: 126mgIron: 2mg
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