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Chicken Shawarma Wraps with Toum and Tahini Sauce
A chicken shawarma wrap in soft flatbread, finished with garlic toum and tahina sauces and optional pickles or herbs.
- Prep
- 2 hr 20 min
- Cook
- 25 min
- Total
- 2 hr 45 min
- Serves
- 4
- Per serving
- 620 kcal
In short
A chicken shawarma wrap in soft flatbread, finished with garlic toum and tahina sauces and optional pickles or herbs. Ready in about 2 hr 45 min (2 hr 20 min prep, 25 min cooking), serves 4, around 620 kcal per serving.
Ingredients
For 4 servings
Method
Mix the olive oil, yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, and all the spices in a large bowl. Add the chicken and coat well.
Cover and marinate in the fridge for at least 2 hours, or overnight for the best flavor.
Whisk the tahini with lemon juice, water, and salt until smooth and pourable. Set aside along with the toum.
Heat a large cast iron skillet or grill pan over medium-high heat with a little oil.
Cook the chicken for 5-6 minutes per side until charred and cooked through (165°F / 74°C).
Rest the chicken for 5 minutes, then slice it into thin strips.
Warm the flatbreads in a dry pan or over a flame for 20-30 seconds per side until soft.
Spread toum on each flatbread and add the sliced chicken.
Top with pickles, tomato, parsley, and onion, then drizzle generously with tahini sauce.
Fold in the sides and roll up tightly, then toast the wrap seam-side down for 1 minute if you like.
Nutrition per serving
- Calories
- 620kcal
- Protein
- 40g
- Carbohydrates
- 48g
- Fat
- 28g
- Fibre
- 4g
- Sugar
- 5g
Estimated values per serving (1 wrap with sauces). AI estimate, not medical advice.
Tips & variations
Use Chicken Thighs
Thighs stay juicy and tender over high heat, much like traditional shawarma. Breasts dry out more easily.
Get a Good Char
Don't move the chicken too much in the pan. Letting it sit undisturbed builds those smoky, caramelized edges.
Store-Bought Toum Works
Making toum from scratch takes practice, so a good store-bought one is a great shortcut when you're starting out.
Vegetarian Version
Swap the chicken for thick slices of roasted cauliflower or crispy chickpeas tossed in the same marinade.
Shawarma Plate
Skip the wrap and serve the chicken over rice or salad with the toum and tahini on the side.
Questions about this recipe
How long does Chicken Shawarma Wraps with Toum and Tahini Sauce take?
About 2 hr 45 min in total: 2 hr 20 min of prep and 25 min of cooking.
How many people does it serve?
This recipe makes 4 servings. The interactive recipe card on our homepage scales the ingredients up or down.
How many calories does it have?
Roughly 620 kcal per serving, with about 40 g protein, 48 g carbohydrates and 28 g fat. These are AI estimates, not lab values.
From our Instagram post
The moment that juicy chicken shoarma meets a generous drizzle of toum and tahina, everything changes—the garlic lifts the spices, the sesame deepens the warmth, and suddenly each bite feels like pure comfort wrapped in tradition.
The flatbread soaks up the juices while staying soft and slightly chewy, creating that perfect balance between smoky chicken, airy garlic cream, and silky tahina.
These classic Levantine sauces don't just add flavor; they bring history, texture, and the kind of brightness that makes every fold of the wrap irresistible. A sprinkle of pickles or herbs, and it becomes one of those simple dishes that tastes bigger than the sum of its parts.
What's the one sauce you must add to your shawarma?
Save this for your next wrap craving and share it with someone who loves layered flavors.
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The ingredient list, method, nutrition and tips were written out with AI from this post.
