Chicken shawarma flatbreads with yogurt recipe

Name: Chicken shawarma flatbreads with yogurt
Yield: Serves 4
Ingredients: 6 skinless and boneless chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed; 2 tbsp olive oil; 2 tsp sumac; 1 lemon, halved; 2 garlic cloves, crushed or grated; 3 thyme sprigs, leaves picked; ½ tsp chilli flakes; 200g Greek yogurt; handful mint, leaves chopped; 4 flatbreads, warmed through; 2 little gem lettuces, shredded; 10cm piece cucumber, cut into cubes; 2 tbsp pomegranate seeds; pomegranate molasses, to serve (optional)

Created by The Tesco Recipes team

Bring the flavours of the Middle East to your midweek meals with this stunning chicken shawarma. The ideal meal for sharing – pile a platter full of warm flatbreads, mint-yogurt, crisp lettuce and cucumber and sumac-spiced chicken, then let everyone dive in and wrap up their own delicious dinners.

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Serves 4
15 mins to prepare and 15 mins to cook
450 calories / serving

Healthy

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Tesco British Chicken Thigh Fillets 600G
6 skinless and boneless chicken thigh fillets, fat trimmed
£5.75
£9.58/kg
Tesco Olive Oil 250Ml
2 tbsp olive oil
£3.10
£12.40/litre
Tesco Sumac 52G .. ..
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2 tsp sumac
£1.00
£19.23/kg
Tesco Lemons Each
1 lemon, halved
£0.37
£0.37/each
Tesco Garlic 4 Pack
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2 garlic cloves, crushed or grated
£0.87
£0.22/each
Tesco Fresh Cut Thyme 20G
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3 thyme sprigs, leaves picked
£0.50
£25.00/kg
Tesco Kashmiri Chilli Flakes 27G
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½ tsp chilli flakes
£1.00
£37.04/kg
Tesco Greek Style Yogurt 500G
200g Greek yogurt
£1.15
£2.30/kg
Tesco Fresh Cut Mint 30G
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handful mint, leaves chopped
£0.50
£16.67/kg
Tesco Greek Style Folded Flatbreads 4 Pack 340g
4 flatbreads, warmed through
£1.50
£4.41/kg
Tesco Little Gem Lettuce Twin Pack
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2 little gem lettuces, shredded
£0.77
£0.38/each
Tesco Whole Cucumber Each
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10cm piece cucumber, cut into cubes
£0.99
£0.99/each
Tesco Pomegranate Seeds 80G
2 tbsp pomegranate seeds
£1.50
£18.75/kg
Billingtons Molasses Sugar 500G
pomegranate molasses, to serve (optional)
£2.25
£4.50/kg

Method

Put the chicken in a freezer bag. Massage in the olive oil, 1 tsp sumac, juice of half a lemon, garlic, thyme and chilli flakes; season. Leave to marinate for 10 mins or chill overnight.
Preheat the grill to high. Put the chicken on a baking tray and grill for 10-12 mins, until the outside is lightly charred and the middle is cooked through with no pink showing. Remove from the grill and set aside.
Meanwhile, combine the yogurt, mint, remaining sumac and a squeeze of lemon juice in a bowl; season to taste. Set aside until needed.
To assemble, spread each flatbread with a spoonful of the yogurt mixture, then top with lettuce and cucumber. Slice the chicken into bite-size pieces and divide between the flatbreads. Top with the pomegranate seeds, then drizzle over a little pomegranate molasses (if using). Roll up the flatbread and serve warm.