Chicken Hummus Bowls With Shawarma Spices

hummus is NOT just for snacking!

Did you catch my updated hummus post earlier this week? My recipe was long overdue for some freshening up, and though you can’t argue with the deliciousness of hummus and pita chips, I wanted to do more.

And lo and behold a lovely little recipe from The Nosher popped up on my feed – I knew it would be perfect and I got to work!

have you tried my oven-baked chicken?

I made some minor tweaks to this recipe, starting with replacing the use of rotisserie chicken with my oven baked chicken breasts. This technique is SO easy, and I prefer it because I always have boneless breasts in the freezer, there is zero waste and even less fuss. But feel free to go store bought if you want!

I didn’t know what shawarma was till now!

So maybe you all are familiar with shawarma, but I wasn’t. Shawarma (for those of you like me) is a Middle Eastern dish of marinated meat made with spices like cumin, turmeric and paprika. The meat is thinly sliced, stacked on a skewer and rotated for several hours as it cooks.

This dish is clearly not classic shawarma, but uses those spices to flavor the chicken – and it was truly so delicious!

what ingredients do you need?

To make chicken hummus bowls with shawarma spices you will need:

chickpeas

garlic cloves

tahini

cumin

lemons

olive oil

1/4 cup water

cooked and shredded chicken

cumin

turmeric

coriander

regular or smoked paprika

ground cloves

cinnamon

pita bread

how do you make chicken hummus bowls with shawarma spices?

This is one of those recipes that can be easy and fast, or can be SUPER easy and fast, depending on how much you want to make at home versus store bought.

You can skip making your own hummus but I highly recommend trying your own at least once!

Place drained chickpeas and garlic in a food processor. Blend until completely broken down, scraping down the bowl as needed. Add tahini, cumin and lemon juice and blend again.

Scrape down the bowl and add cold water, a bit at a time, till you’ve reached your desired consistency.

For the shawarma chicken you can again, buy the spice mix pre-made as well as using a rotisserie chicken OR you can easily make your own!

Make the shawarma spice mix by combining your spices in a small bowl – it’s that easy!

Finish the dish by heating a large skillet with some olive oil, and adding the cooked shredded chicken and spice mix.

Stir till the chicken is well coated and warmed through.

You have two options for serving – you can spread the hummus on a large platter and top with the chicken mixture and parsley:

Or serve in individual bowls, garnish with parsley. Either way, be sure to serve with warm pita wedges!

These chicken shawarma hummus bowls are absolutely delicious, and whether you go the store bought route or make-your-own I guarantee you will love it. Let me know if you give it a try!