Delicious Sumac Chicken Pitas (Musakhan recipe!) Ready in 30 Mins!

Ingredients
2 and 1/2 pounds chicken tenders or boneless thighs
4 large onions, thinly sliced
lots of olive oil
2 tablespoons sumac
pinch of salt
2 tablespoons balsamic glaze
pita bread
Shawarma Sauce
almonds
fresh parsley
For the Chicken Seasoning:
olive oil
juice of half a lemon
1 and 1/2 teaspoons salt or to taste
freshly cracked black pepper to taste
1 teaspoon dried oregano
2 heaping teaspoons sumac
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon ground coriander
Instructions
Preheat the oven to 425 °F, 220 °C.

Add the onions to a large skillet with about 1/3 cup of oil. Season with a pinch of salt and cook over medium heat until caramelized. About 15 minutes.

Place the chicken on a baking tray and drizzle with olive oil and add lemon juice, and all of the seasonings. Toss to coat.

Roast the chicken on the center rack of the preheated oven until the internal temperature registers 165 °F on a digital thermometer.

Chicken tenders take about 15 minutes and boneless thigh meat takes 20-25 minutes.

Once the onions are caramelized, remove from heat and add the balsamic glaze and sumac and toss together.

Chop the chicken and add to the onions. Toss together.

Prepare the almonds: Place the almonds in a bowl and cover with boiling water. Set aside to cool. Remove the peels and chop the almonds into slivers.

Toast the almonds: Heat 1-2 tablespoons salted butter in a small frying pan. Add the almond slices and cook over medium heat until golden. Lift out of the pan and drain on a plate lined with a paper towel. Reserve the butter to use in another recipe.

Garnish the chicken with chopped parsley and toasted almonds.

Heat pita bread and top with the sumac chicken and caramelized onions, shawarma sauce, and lemon juice or more Balsamic glaze.

Kali Orexi!

Notes
Alternatively toast the almonds in the oven (350 °F) for 6-8 minutes until toasted.

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[rebeccarhoten]

I ordered “Badia” sumac and it was just like what I bought at the Mediterranean store…. This is a delicious recipe, my whole family loved it❤

[lynnnelson]

Thank you, Dimitra. I am so hungry now. You make us better cooks. God Bless.

[Hollis_has_questions]

I am in love with the Musakhan recipe from Middle Eats, but I also love this quicker version for fabulous sandwiches!

[helenwong]

This sumac chicken pita looks delicious

[Joyti]

I ate this many times in Jordan when visiting relatives, so delicious. They piled whole chicken pieces on huge pita ‘s.piled high depending on how many people will eat it. Thank you this video, I love that you made it with shredded chicken. I will definitely try this this week.

[sandya]

Fabulous recipe and wonderful alternate ideas for the chicken mixture! This is my kind of dish🫶. As a big fan of sumac I know I will be making this! Thank-you Dimitra🙏🏻

[mariastastykitchen]

Hello my friend Dimitra. Thank you for sharing your delicious recipe. Love the ingredients you used and they turn out so delicious. I could eat 2 to 3 of those pitas with delicious toppings ingredients thank you for sharing.🙏😋💕🇬🇷✝️🌎

[tanvav]

TY sweet Dimitroula mou! I'm gonna try to make this after Easter. I need to use up my rice I have.

[ma-bybm]

Thanks a lot, lovely Dimitra 👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👍👍👍🍀🌺🍀🌺🍀🌺🍀

[darkevil]

Thank you, Dimitra.
A beautiful Palestinian dish

[susanpetropoulos]

Fixed it tonight for two teenage boys who scarfed down two helpings each. As I was putting the leftovers away one of the boys said, “Wait, gramma. Can I have another one?” 💕🎶

[carolcorkern]

Will definitely make this! What brand of sumac do you recommend? I have tried a few brands in the grocery store but was not impressed with them.

[djjd]

Hi Dimitra, I'm finally going to try making my own Pitas. I think you have 3 recipes on your site. Do you have a favorite? Thanks in advance.

[najatskitchen]

Thanks for making this exclusively Palestinian recipe. Long live Palestine ❤❤

[well_weathered]

Is this comparable to the sumac that grows in the U.S.?

[youcefdz]

you missing a big good quantity of olive oil, ,,, it's a must ingredient in this no need for balsamic, red onions would be the best option

[harrodsfan]

How about a nice Israeli recipe. There are many delicious dishes.