Spiced Shawarma Chicken Wraps (A Mid-East Feast)

Please stop what you’re doing. Rush to the grocery store. And buy the ingredients for these. Yeah, I don’t care that it’s 5 am/the middle of the night/whatever. Just do it.

My childhood best friend was from Pakistan and I loved being at her house because it always smelled delicious. Even when they weren’t cooking, the smell of all the spices would linger in the house and I just loved it. These Spiced Shawarma Chicken Wraps? They smelled just like her house. I opened my oven and was instantly taken back to age 11, remembering the time we got in major trouble because I convinced her to walk to my dad’s work when our school closed for snow. (We failed the walk, in case you were wondering.)

These wraps are so so so – I can’t say so enough – amazing. The chicken is marinated in yogurt and a ton of spices. I marinated mine overnight and every time I walked into the kitchen I could smell the cardamom which is one of my favorites! After it’s marinated, you bake it before slicing it very thin and pan-frying it to get it good and crispy. Then you wrap it up with some homemade garlic mayo (mash some fresh garlic into some mayo if you aren’t into making it) and some pickles.

I loved the simplicity of the wrap. Because it was just the garlic mayo and pickles, the spiced chicken was really the star of the show. I cannot say enough good things about this chicken – it would be delicious on salads or just by itself. It’s seriously good.

(As a reminder, I’m participating in A Mid-East Feast hosted by Nutmeg Nanny. I will be posting a few recipes from Faith’s cookbook and in a couple weeks I’ll have a full review.)

One year ago: Ground Beef Gorditas

Three years ago: Cheesy Grits Bread

Ingredients

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