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Chicken shawarma wraps
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Chicken shawarma wraps

Spiced roast chicken with garlic yoghurt and crunchy salad, all wrapped up.

Time 35 min
EffortMedium
Per portion£2.19
Calories725 kcal

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Ingredients

4 servings
  • Chicken thigh fillets600 g
  • Plain tortilla wraps8 wraps
  • Natural yoghurt200 g
  • Lettuce1 lettuce
  • Cucumber1 cucumber
  • Tomatoes250 g
  • Garlic3 cloves

Also uses from the cupboard: vegetable oil, table salt, ground black pepper, paprika, ground cumin, ground cinnamon. Missing any? You can add them to your shop on the shopping list.

Usually contains: Gluten, Milk.

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Nutrition per adult portion
725
calories
43g
protein
72g
carbs
29g
fat
6g
fibre

Estimated from typical ingredient values, including a teaspoon of oil. Children's portions are smaller.

Method

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  1. Heat the oven to 220°C (200°C fan). In a bowl, toss the chicken thighs with 2 teaspoons of cumin, 2 teaspoons of paprika, a teaspoon of cinnamon, a tablespoon of oil, a third of the yoghurt and a good pinch of salt.600 g chicken thigh fillets200 g natural yoghurt
  2. Spread the chicken out on a lined tray and roast for 25 minutes, until browned at the edges and cooked through. Rest for 5 minutes, then slice thinly.
  3. Make the garlic sauce: grate the garlic into the rest of the yoghurt and stir in a pinch of salt. Shred the lettuce, slice the cucumber and chop the tomatoes.1 lettuce1 cucumber250 g tomatoes3 cloves garlic
  4. Warm the wraps for 20 seconds a side in a dry pan. Fill with chicken, lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes, spoon over the garlic sauce and roll up.8 wraps
The trick that makes it

Put the cooked chicken under the grill for 2 minutes so the edges char, just like a shawarma spit.

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