Chicken Shawarma Tacos
A flavorful and juicy chicken shawarma taco recipe that combines tender spiced chicken thighs with fresh toppings and warm flour tortillas for a vibrant meal everyone will love.
Ingredients
Main ingredients
- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs great for soaking up shawarma flavors
- 2 limes for juicing
- 1 lime for zest
- ¼ cup olive oil to keep things moist and smooth
- 6 cloves garlic peeled and smashed
- ½ red onion sliced
- ¼ cup red onion diced small
- ground cumin
- black pepper
- kosher salt
- turmeric
- cinnamon
- crushed red pepper flakes
- ½ cup plain yogurt for tangy marinade punch
- English cucumber diced, fresh topping
- cilantro chopped, fresh topping
- red jalapeno diced, fresh topping
- queso fresco crumbled, fresh topping
- garlic toum fresh topping, or use sour cream
- sour cream optional fresh topping alternative to garlic toum
- flour tortillas to wrap the tacos
Instructions
Instructions
- Mix the marinade. In a big bowl, squeeze the lime juice and zest, add olive oil, garlic cloves, sliced red onion, cumin, black pepper, salt, turmeric, and cinnamon. Toss it all together well.
- Marinate the chicken thighs. Add chicken to the marinade bowl and coat them well. Let it sit for at least 30 minutes or up to 2 hours in the fridge.
- Load up the pressure cooker with the marinated chicken thighs spread in a single layer.
- Seal the lid and bring up the pressure. Cook under pressure for about 15 minutes.
- Let the natural release do its thing to keep chicken juicy and tender.
- Shred or slice the chicken, serve it in warm tortillas, and add fresh toppings like cucumber, jalapeno, queso fresco, cilantro, and a dollop of garlic toum or sour cream.
- Enjoy your delicious chicken shawarma tacos packed full of flavor and fresh ingredients.
Notes
Store leftover chicken in an airtight container and refrigerate promptly. For longer storage, freeze with broth or marinade. Reheat gently with steam in a pressure cooker to maintain moisture. Keep toppings fresh separately in airtight containers.