Kitchen notes · a little help before you start
Chicken Shawarma (Middle Eastern)
Chicken Shawarma (Middle Eastern) brings together chicken thighs, ground coriander, and cumin. Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. The quick notes will help you get the small jobs lined up before you start.
- Prep
- 10 min
- Cook
- 10 min
- Total
- 20 min
- Original yield
- Serves 4
- Ingredients
- 18 listed
Make it part of your week
Recipe categories & planning details
- Meal type
- Main course
- Primary protein
- Chicken
- Cuisine
- Middle Eastern
- Preparation & total time
- Quick dinners · Prep: 15 minutes or less · Total: 30 minutes or less
A few quick notes
1. Give the marinade its turn
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
2. Keep the resting step
Leave the resting or standing step in place when planning the finish. Use that moment to get the serving things ready, and follow the method before cutting, stirring or serving.
3. Remember the turn or stir
Set a reminder for the turn or stir mentioned in the method. It is an easy small step to miss while you are getting the table ready.
Get to know the ingredients
Chicken thighs
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinade chicken - Combine the marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag.
Ground coriander
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinade chicken - Combine the marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag.
Cumin
Look at how this ingredient comes into the method: Marinade chicken - Combine the marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag.
Let’s make it
Choose your servings, then check things off as you go.
Original recipe: Serves 4. Original quantities shown.
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How to make it
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Review ingredients in your pantry before anything is added. Meal plans use your household size; grocery-only additions use the servings selected above.
The last little job
Keep the last little job in mind
The recipe finishes with this step: Roll up and enjoy! Set out what you need for that finish before the cooking gets busy.
A little more help as you go
Keep the lid step in mind
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Match the preparation in the method
Take a look at the chopping, slicing or shaving step before bringing the parts together. Use the preparation described there so the food goes into the next stage in the form the recipe expects.
Set out the finishing ingredient
Keep the finishing ingredient within reach while the main preparation is going on. Add it at the step in the method so the last job is easy to complete.
A few questions you might have
What should I get ready before starting?
Set out the skillet and grill. Read the first preparation step before you get going: Marinade chicken - Combine the marinade ingredients in a large ziplock bag.
Which little step is worth remembering?
Look at the marinating step before you get the rest of dinner going. Keep that preparation in the order the recipe gives, and check the full method for how it fits around the cooking.
What happens at the end?
Keep this part of the method in view: Roll up and enjoy!
Is there another preparation step to plan for?
Have the lid or covering ready before you need it. Follow the covered and uncovered parts of the method in their own order, especially when the finish changes partway through.
Storage & reheating safety
For cooked, perishable leftovers, refrigerate within 2 hours (1 hour above 90°F), using shallow containers for prompt cooling. Keep the refrigerator at 40°F or below, use refrigerated leftovers within 3–4 days, and reheat hot leftovers to 165°F, checked with a food thermometer. Follow any shorter package limit.
These are general safety limits, not a tested storage or freezing recommendation for this particular dish. USDA leftovers guidance · Safe cooking temperatures
Recipe source: RecipeTin Eats. Ingredient names and quantities may be adapted for the pantry.
Preparation notes follow the recipe shown here.
