Quick Chicken Shawarma Taco in under 30 minutes | WEEKNIGHTING

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Here's my take on a quick chicken shawarma "taco" that you can make on a weeknight. It gives me everything I want out of a shawarma sandwich including the deeply flavorful charred chicken, but is a little lighter than the traditional version and comes together in 30 minutes or less. I've eaten this meal literally 5 times in a row between R&D and leftovers and can honestly say that I'm not sick of it yet.

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RECIPE
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CHCKEN:
▪2lbs boneless skinless chicken thighs
▪200g or 3/4c plain greek yogurt
▪20g lemon juice or juice of 1/2 large lemon
▪10g or 1Tbsp garlic powder
▪1g or 2tsp dried thyme
▪5g or 2 1/2tsp ground cumin
▪1g or 2tsp dried oregano
▪2g ground coriander
▪5g garam masala
▪1g or 1tsp ground black pepper
▪20g or 3 1/2 tsp salt

Add all ingredients to bowl and mix to combine and coat chicken well. Cover and let marinate in the fridge for at least 20min or up to 8 hours. Add a little less salt if marinating for 8hrs.

Preheat broiler to high with oven rack set as close to broiler as possible.

Line sheet tray with foil. place thighs on foil and cook under broiler for 10-12 minutes until a bit of char has developed. After desired amount of char on side 1, flip thighs to second side and continue cooking for another 10-12mins or until internal temp reaches 165F/74C or above. ALWAYS KEEP AN EYE ON CHICKEN while under broiler. Things can burn quickly and cook time varies depending on your oven.

Thinly slice.

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TAHINI SAUCE:
▪150g or 3/4c tahini (loose texture preferred as shown @1:27)
▪30g or 2Tbsp lemon juice
▪100-120g or 1/4c+ water (use more water if your tahini is on the thick side)
▪2g or 1/3tsp salt
▪1 garlic clove, roughly sliced

Add ingredients into a high sided container and blend with immersion blender (or in conventional blender) until well blended and saucy.
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TOMATO CUCUMBER "Pico de Gallo"
▪150g or 3/4c diced tomatoes
▪125-150g or 3/4c diced cucumbers
▪10g or about 1/4 bunch of parsley, chopped
▪3g or 1/2tsp salt

Mix to combine.

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PICKLED PEPPERS (pepperoncini's also work if you don't have time to make these, but i like the sweet pop of my homemade pepper)
▪6-7 banana peppers, cut into rings / 1 quart
▪400g or 1 2/3c water
▪400g or 1 2/3c white distilled vinegar
▪80g or 1/3c sugar
▪8g or 1/2Tbsp salt

Combine water, vinegar, sugar, and salt in a sauce pan. Bring to boil. Add peppers and stir to submerge. Remove from heat and allow to cool. Store in the fridge until ready to use.

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ADDITIONAL TOPPINGS:
▪Sliced dill pickles (I'm using bubbies for this recipe)
▪Sambal chili sauce
▪Thinly shredded lettuce (I'm using little gem here)

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TO BUILD SHWARMA TACOS:
Heat flour tortillas in a nonstick skillet over medium until soft. Keep warm in tortilla warmer. Build tacos by adding chopped chicken, 2-3 spoons of pico de gallo, pickled pepper slices, sliced dill pickle chips, sambal to taste, plenty tahini sauce, and a generous handful of shredded lettuce.

#chickenshwarma #shwarmatacos #weeknighting

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Ok, but can we all just agree that "Weeknighting" is the perfect title for this? Really wanna make this recipe now.

MichaelAlthauser
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Great job Bri! You added the most important element of all *_Char_* . It's probably the 4th most important ingredient in realistic shawarma!

MiddleEats
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At this point, I just look forward to Mr. Lagerstrom's recipes because we've made three of them and they've all turned out AWESOME.

SarcasmoRex
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That machine gun sound clip for the garlic slicing really got me haha

The king of the weeknight warrior is here!

wolfingitdown
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Super pumped to be getting two episodes a week. Don't burn yourself out Bri!

shumanV
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That looks so good! I recently found this channel and it’s now one of my favorites.

aaronbinion
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That quick cut of audio when the chicken landed on the cutting board found me lol Love the series. I'll be making this soon.

mrdanthesnowman
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The tomato trick with the cutting is gold. You always manage to cover something that I need to up my cooking game in every video!

tiarawillis
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I love your reasoning on this being "fun food". So easy to get caught up in the whole "but this isn't authentic therefore I shalt not make it" thing and forget that sometimes, if it tastes good, go for it. Definitely going to be making this this week! Thank you!

metroknow
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This has become one of my three favorite cooking channels, along with Food Wishes (of course) and Sam The Cooking Guy. You make learning good cooking skills fun, and the recipes are great; that's what it's about.

andopynyn
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I can't express how delightful, and delicious this recipe is while still being somewhat healthy. It's amaaaazing. I did a few tweaks, like making a garlic mayo sauce instead of tahini sauce, making the tomato salad with cilantro and a little lime juice instead of parsley, and adding a bit of cinnamon to the marinade. Truly excellent and I especially love the juicy flavorful chicken in combo with rich garlicky sauce and acidic ingredients to balance it all 😍😍😍😍. Thank

rachelsfoodventures
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This is excellent, more people need to start making shawarma at home, it's so easy! I took it one step further and bought a standing rotisserie grill, it's amazing for shawarma and it wasn't expensive at all. Can really recommend it to anyone who wants to make dishes like these.

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Made it this week. Your recipes do not miss.

MarkWomack
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This is a banger of a recipe and a go-to option when I have chicken thighs in the fridge. Thanks for sharing your talent with the world!

sarahvandenheuvel
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I'm becoming a huge taco fan thanks to you Brian (not a big thing over here in the UK), the shrimp one is off the charts, and I'm making this ASAP, I even made a taco board in my workshop to hold these bad boys while the family organise themselves. Keep it up man.

tyman
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Made this yesterday Bri. Thanks for another keeper recipe. Everything we've made from your channel is super legit and straight forward. Keep up the killer work. Thank you!

rogerleathers
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Finally, an Internet chef that recognizes the amazingness of sambal. Far superior to sriracha in every way. The heat is better and the flavor is WAY better.

chriswhinery
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I appreciate your energy so much. Super excited that you're boosting the output!

zacharysweeney
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This Weeknighting series is gonna be A BANGER!!!

beinerthchitivamachado
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Love the weeknighting idea!! I need something in a reasonable timeframe with available ingredients and I love some cultural diversity in my food.
Helps me get familiar with different flavor profiles so when I do want to go out I will be more adventurous with my restaurant choices.
Plus, the extra proteins are good leftovers for salads or veggie bowls. Thank you!!

georgiasw