Chicken Shawarma

Shawarma is a Middle Eastern dish of garlicky meat or poultry served on pitas. Total time: 45 minutes.

Yield: 4 servings

Ingredients

• Chicken:
• 2  tablespoons  fresh lemon juice
• 1  teaspoon  curry powder
• 2  teaspoons  extravirgin olive oil
• 3/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1/2  teaspoon  ground cumin
• 3  garlic cloves, minced
• 1  pound  skinless, boneless chicken breast, cut into 16 (3-inch) strips
• 
  Sauce:
• 1/2  cup  plain 2% reduced-fat Greek yogurt (such as Fage)
• 2  tablespoons  tahini
• 2  teaspoons  fresh lemon juice
• 1/4  teaspoon  salt
• 1  garlic clove, minced
• 
  Remaining ingredients:
• Cooking spray
• 4  (6-inch) pitas
• 1  cup  chopped romaine lettuce
• 8  (1/4-inch-thick) tomato slices

Preparation

1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.

2. To prepare chicken, combine first 6 ingredients in a medium bowl. Add chicken to bowl; toss well to coat. Let stand at room temperature 20 minutes.

3. To prepare sauce, combine yogurt and next 4 ingredients (through 1 garlic clove), stirring with a whisk.

4. Thread 2 chicken strips onto each of 8 (12-inch) skewers. Place kebabs on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 4 minutes on each side or until done.

5. Place pitas on grill rack; grill 1 minute on each side or until lightly toasted. Place 1 pita on each of 4 plates; top each serving with 1/4 cup lettuce and 2 tomato slices. Top each serving with 4 chicken pieces; drizzle each serving with 2 tablespoons sauce.

Nutritional Information

Calories:

384 (23% from fat)

Fat:

9.8g (sat 2.1g,mono 4.1g,poly 2.7g)

Protein:

34.4g

Carbohydrate:

40g

Fiber:

2.5g

Cholesterol:

64mg

Iron:

4.3mg

Sodium:

821mg

Calcium:

106mg