Chicken Shawarma In Lettuce Cups

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Chicken Shawarma In Lettuce Cups

Craving succulent flavorful Chicken Shawarma? Serve these Chicken Shawarma Lettuce Cups as an easy healthy chicken recipe that packs all the flavors and spices of shawarma while still being low-carb and guilt-free! 

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Ingredients

Servings

For the shawarma:

  • 2 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts cut up into strips ( roughly half inch wide and 1.5 inch long)
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon allspice
  • 4 large cloves of garlic minced
  • Juice of 1 lime
  • 1/4 cup minced parsley and cilantro
  • 1/4 cup El Yucateco® Green Habanero sauce or any green chili sauce
  • 2 teaspoon olive oil

To assemble:

  • 2 heads of Boston lettuces leaves disassembled form the stem but left whole
  • 1 cup hummus (store bought or this Ultimate Hummus Dip)
  • 1 cup diced tomatoes about 2 large ones
  • 1 red onion diced
  • 2 small cucumbers diced
  • chopped cilantro and parsley leaves
  • lime juice
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Notes

  • This recipe can be prepared 8 hours in advance, wrapped and kept in the fridge. It will be served cold in that case.
  • The chicken and toppings may be prepared separately 2 days in advance. The chicken can be heated a the time of assembly.
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