Slow Cooker Chicken Shwarma

5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lbs chicken breast
  • 2.5 tbs lemon juice
  • 1 tbs cumin
  • 1 tbs paprika
  • 2 1/2 tsp course salt
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne (or more if you like a little spicier)

Instructions
 

  • place chicken breast in slow cooker. Drizzle with lemon juice.
  • Evenly sprinkle with all of the seasonings listed above.
  • Cook on low setting for the slow cooker (about 3 hours). Half way through stir chicken around to make sure cooking and spices are evenly distributed.
  • After chicken is cooked through, pull apart to shred fully.
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Recipe:

Slow Cooker Chicken Shwarma

This chicken shwarma is the recipe that made me fall in love with slow cooker chicken. It’s a super low effort way to cook the most tender, flavorful, chicken, and makes a delicious main ingredient for a mediterranean bowl.

Slow Cooker Chicken Shwarma

5 from 4 votes
Prep Time 5 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 5 minutes
Servings 8 servings

Ingredients
  

  • 5 lbs chicken breast
  • 2.5 tbs lemon juice
  • 1 tbs cumin
  • 1 tbs paprika
  • 2 1/2 tsp course salt
  • 1 tsp turmeric
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder
  • 1/2 tsp cinnamon
  • 1/2 tsp cloves
  • 1/8 tsp cayenne (or more if you like a little spicier)

Instructions
 

  • place chicken breast in slow cooker. Drizzle with lemon juice.
  • Evenly sprinkle with all of the seasonings listed above.
  • Cook on low setting for the slow cooker (about 3 hours). Half way through stir chicken around to make sure cooking and spices are evenly distributed.
  • After chicken is cooked through, pull apart to shred fully.
Tried this recipe?Let us know how it was!