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A dish of shawarma chicken with flatbreads and salad
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Shawarma Chicken | Weight Watchers

This tasty chicken dish is served on flatbread or wraps with a creamy tahini sauce. It is 5 Smart Points per portion on Weight Watchers Freestyle / Flex program. 
Course dinner
Cuisine Middle Eastern
Keyword easy weight watchers recipe, weight watchers, weight watchers chicken recipes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Marinating time 6 hours
Total Time 1 hour
Servings 4 people
Calories 359kcal
Author Marianne

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts (skinless and boneless)
  • 1 lemon zest and juice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 2 garlic cloves minced
  • 1 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp cumin
  • ½ tsp ground coriander /cilantro
  • ½ tsp chilli flakes
  • 1 pinch ground cinnamon
  • 1 pinch ground nutmeg

For the tahini sauce

  • 1 cup fat free Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp tahini paste
  • 1 garlic clove minced
  • 1 pinch salt

To serve

  • 1 shredded lettuce
  • 4 tortilla wraps / flatbread medium size tortilla
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Instructions

  • Using a fine grater, grate the lemon zest into a small bowl. Squeeze in the juice of the lemon and add the oil, minced garlic, paprika, cumin, ground coriander, chilli flakes, ground cinnamon and ground nutmeg. Whisk to combine. 
  • Place the chicken breasts in a large seal-able freezer bag. Pour over the marinade, seal the bag, mix around so that the chicken is nicely covered with the marinade.  Place the bag in the fridge for at least 6 hours (or overnight if you prefer). 
  • When you want to cook the chicken, preheat the oven to 220oC / 200oC Fan / Gas 7 / 435oF .  Remove the chicken from the fridge and pour the chicken and marinade into a ovenproof dish that is just big enough to fit all the chicken breasts side by side (see pic 2). Place on the middle shelf of the oven for 30 minutes. 
  • Whilst the chicken is cooking make the tahini sauce by combining the Greek yogurt, tahini paste, minced garlic and salt. Mix till well combined. 
  • Check that the chicken is cooked through then remove it from the oven. Switch the oven off and place the flatbreads / wraps on the middle shelf for a minute or two, just to warm through. They can be warming whilst you shred the chicken. 
  • Remove the flatbreads / wraps from the oven and serve immediately by placing some torn up lettuce on the flatbread / wrap and topping with the shredded chicken and a dollop of the tahini sauce.  

Notes

Please be aware that the nutritional information below has been automatically generated and does not account for variations in product brands and types, weights of individual ingredients etc.  It should therefore be considered as an estimate.
PointedKitchen.com has calculated Weight Watchers Smart Points based on the individual ingredients used to make this recipe and not from the following nutritional information.
PointedKitchen.com is not responsible for any loss or damage relating to your reliance on this nutritional information.

Nutrition

Serving: 1wrap | Calories: 359kcal | Carbohydrates: 27g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 13g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 6g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 75mg | Sodium: 387mg | Potassium: 832mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 1052IU | Vitamin C: 21mg | Calcium: 146mg | Iron: 3mg