Description
This Chicken Pitas recipe is a quick and flavorful Mediterranean-inspired meal featuring tender chicken, fresh veggies, and creamy feta cheese stuffed into warm pita bread. Perfect for a satisfying lunch or light dinner.
Ingredients
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Main Ingredients:
- 2 cups cooked chicken breast (shredded or sliced)
- 4 pita breads (halved or pockets opened)
Additional Ingredients:
- 1 cup chopped romaine or iceberg lettuce
- 1 tomato (diced)
- 1/2 cucumber (sliced or chopped)
- 1/4 red onion (thinly sliced)
- 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup tzatziki or hummus
- 1 tablespoon olive oil
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- salt and black pepper to taste
Instructions
- Toss Chicken: In a medium bowl, toss cooked chicken with olive oil, lemon juice, salt, and pepper.
- Prepare Pitas: Warm pita breads slightly. Spread tzatziki or hummus inside each pita half.
- Assemble: Layer lettuce, tomato, cucumber, red onion, and chicken in pitas.
- Garnish: Sprinkle with feta cheese and extra sauce. Serve immediately.
Notes
- Use rotisserie chicken for quick prep.
- Add kalamata olives or chopped herbs for more flavor.
- Great as a make-ahead lunch—store fillings separately.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes (using pre-cooked chicken)
- Category: Main Course
- Method: Assembling
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 stuffed pita
- Calories: 370
- Sugar: 3 g
- Sodium: 520 mg
- Fat: 16 g
- Saturated Fat: 5 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 28 g
- Fiber: 3 g
- Protein: 29 g
- Cholesterol: 75 mg