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Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma Recipe

Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma

Discover a delicious Easy Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma Recipe that creates tender, flavorful meals everyone will love.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 20 minutes
Servings: 6 servings
Course: Dinner Recipes
Cuisine: Middle Eastern
Calories: 317
Ingredients Equipment Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients
  

Chicken and Marinade
  • 2 lbs chicken breasts boneless, skinless
  • 1/2 cup water
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground sumac
  • 1/2 teaspoon chili powder
  • 1/2 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1/4 teaspoon granulated garlic or garlic powder
  • 1/4 teaspoon fine sea salt to taste
  • 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • generous pinch ground cloves
  • 1/4 cup olive oil divided; you may need a little less
Tahini Sauce (optional)
  • 1/4 cup tahini optional
  • 2 Tablespoons fresh lemon juice
  • 2 Tablespoons water or as much as needed to get desired consistency
  • 2 teaspoons minced garlic
  • generous pinch fine sea salt to taste

Equipment

  • Slow Cooker
  • Skillet
  • Blender

Method
 

Cooking Steps
  1. Place chicken in the bowl of your slow cooker, and add water. Cook on high for 2 hours until the chicken is cooked through.
  2. Slice each chicken breast against the grain.
  3. In a large bowl, mix together all of the spice mix ingredients. Set aside.
  4. Preheat 2 Tablespoons of olive oil in a heavy bottomed pan.
  5. Add the chicken to the skillet and sprinkle the spice mixture evenly over the chicken.
  6. Fry the chicken without moving it until crisp.
  7. Pour 1 Tablespoon of oil over the chicken and flip it, stirring gently to coat with the spice mix. Add remaining oil if chicken sticks.
  8. Remove chicken from the pan as soon as it is crisped to your liking.
  9. If serving with lemon tahini sauce, combine all sauce ingredients in a blender and blend until smooth.
  10. Serve immediately, with lemon tahini sauce if desired.

Nutrition

Serving: 1servingCalories: 317kcalCarbohydrates: 3gProtein: 34gFat: 2gSodium: 281mg

Notes

This recipe is perfect for meal prep and works beautifully for special occasions. Feel free to customize it to suit your taste preferences.

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