Winter Warmers: Chicken shawarma wraps recipe

Makes 10 serves

What you’ll need

• 5 chicken thigh fillets
• 4 garlic cloves – crushed
• 1/2 a red onion – thinly sliced
• 1/2 teaspoon cumin 
• 1/2 teaspoon turmeric 
• 1/2 teaspoon cardamom 
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon 
• 1 teaspoon oregano
• 1/2 tablespoon Aleppo pepper (can be substituted for 1/4 tbsp dried chilli flakes and 1/4 tbsp smoked paprika)
• 1 tablespoon smoked paprika 
• 1 tablespoon sumac 
• 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• Salt & pepper to taste

For the garlic yogurt

• 1/4 cup pickle juice
• 1 teaspoon crushed garlic
• 1 tablespoon mayo
• 2 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt
• Salt & pepper to taste

To serve

• Flat parsley – roughly chopped
• Pickles – sliced
• Pita wraps or Lebanese bread

Method

1. Place all the ingredients in a 5L slow cooker. Mix well and place the slow cooker on high for 3 hours.
2. Cut the chicken to your preferred portions and lay on top of the pita bread.
3. Top with the garlic yogurt, pickles, parsley and extra juice from the chicken. Enjoy!

Why use a slow cooker?

Slow cookers are the perfect life hack during winter. They’re beginner chef friendly, you can cook both mains and desserts in them, and they’re energy efficient. In fact, they use a little more energy than a traditional light bulb. So, you can have something slow cooking all day while you work – saving your energy and energy at home.

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