Chicken shawarma, the combination of chicken in shawarma seasoning, is one of my all time favourites and you can roast it, grill it, pan fry it, or slow cook it! The easiest of these is to simply throw the chicken and seasoning into a slow cooker and turn it on until the chicken is cooked before shredding it! I like to make a big batch of this to last several days! I simply warm the slow cooked chicken shawarma and throw it into a pit along with: lettuce, tomato, cucumber, fresh or pickled red onions, pickled jalapeno, olives, feta, shawarma sauce, sriracha, etc.
Slow Cooker Chicken Shawarma
A super easy slow cooker version of chicken shawarma where the chicken is slow cooked in shawarma seasoning before being shredded!
ingredients
- 2 pounds boneless and skinless chicken breasts or thighs
- 1 large onion, sliced (optional)
- 2 tablespoons shawarma seasoning
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 4 cloves garlic, grated/minced
- 1/4 cup water (or chicken broth)
- 1/2 tablespoon oregano
- 1/2 tablespoon ground cumin
- 1/2 tablespoon ground coriander
- 1/2 tablespoon paprika
- 1/4 teaspoon turmeric powder
- 1/4 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/8 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1/8 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon pepper
For the slow cooker chicken shawarma:
For the shawarma seasoning:
directions
- Place the chicken and onion in a slow cooker, pour over the mixture of the shawarma seasoning, oil, lemon juice, garlic, and water, and cook on low for 8 hours or on high for 2-3 hours.
- Remove the chicken, shred/pull, mix back into the juices and enjoy!
- Mix everything well!
For the slow cooker chicken shawarma:
For the shawarma seasoning:
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Sabrina says
yum, great idea for adding a lot of flavor to chicken, and good excuse to get my slow cooker out of storage, thank you!
Ander says
Can you suggest alternative cooking istructions with a pressure cooker/Instant Pot? Thanks!
kevin says
You can cook on high for 15 minutes and allow the pressure to release naturally for 10 minutes!
Tara matka says
the best recipe i have ever tried