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Chicken Shawarma with Hummus & Pita
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Chicken Shawarma with Hummus & Pita

17 ingredients 45 min + 20 min 6 openrecipes
Chicken Shawarma with Hummus & Pita

Chicken Shawarma plus traditional hummus and whole grain pitas. Yum!

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

522
Calories
39g
Protein
33g
Fat
22g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 16 ingredients — the other 1 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Olive Oil 1 tbsp (14g) 119
Tahini 1 tbsp (15g) 89
Sesame Seed 1 tbsp (9g) 52
Hummus 1 tbsp (15g) 25
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Chili 1 tsp (2.7g) 8
Clove 1 tsp ground (2g) 7
Black Pepper 1 tsp ground (2.3g) 6
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Garlic 1 clove (3g) 4
Salt 1 tsp (6g) 0
Bean not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 1 FOR THE CHICKEN:
  • 4 cloves Lemon, Zested And Juiced
  • ¼ cups Garlic, Peeled And Minced
  • ½ teaspoons Olive Oil
  • ½ teaspoons Coarse Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Black Pepper
  • 1 teaspoon Ground Cumin
  • ¼ teaspoons Smoked Paprika (or Paprika)
  • 1 pinch Ground Turmeric
  • 1 pinch Ground Nutmeg, Cinnamon And/or Cloves
  • 1 pound Crushed Red Pepper (or More, If Desired)
  • 15 ounces, weight Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs, Trimmed Of Excess Fat
  • ¼ cups FOR THE HUMMUS:
  • 3 cloves Canned Garbanzo Beans, Drained And Rinsed
  • 1 Tahini (sesame Seed Paste)
  • 1 pinch Garlic, Peeled
  • ½ cups Lemon, Zested And Juiced (up To Double This If Desired)

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By tastykitchen · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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