Chicken Shawarma Sandwiches

This chicken shawarma recipe features onions, toasted almonds, allspice, and ginger and is served on toasted pita bread--a perfect, easy recipe for lunch or dinner.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 40 mins
• Calories: 253 Calories

Ingredients

• ¼ teaspoon ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground allspice
• ¼ cup olive oil
• salt and ground black pepper to taste
• ¼ cup toasted slivered almonds
• cooking spray
• 3 large onions, sliced
• 4 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, thinly sliced
• 8 small (4 inch) pita bread rounds

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Bake in the preheated oven until toasted, about 5 minutes.

Step 2

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a sheet pan with cooking spray.

Step 3

Heat olive oil over medium heat in a large skillet. Add chicken and cook until lightly browned, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Add onions, allspice, ginger, salt, and pepper. Cook until onions are soft and translucent and chicken is no longer pink in the center and the juices run clear, 5 to 7 minutes. An instant-read thermometer inserted into the center should read at least 165 degrees F (74 degrees C). Add toasted almonds and mix well.

Step 4

Place 1/4 cup chicken mixture inside of each pita bread round; pinch each sandwich closed.

Step 5

Arrange sandwiches next to each other in the greased pan. Spray tops of each with more cooking spray.