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Greek Chicken Pitas

5
Points® value
Total Time
35 min
Prep
15 min
Cook
20 min
Serves
4
Difficulty
Easy
Enjoy an upscale chicken sandwich with loads of flavour. These fresh and flavourful chicken pitas are stuffed with plum tomatoes and cucumbers. This recipe also works with lamb and pork. A yogurt sauce simply seasoned with garlic and lemon adds a zesty flavour to these pita wraps. The sauce can be made ahead and refrigerated for even faster preparation.

Ingredients

Plain fat free yogurt

cup(s), Greek style

Garlic

1 clove(s), large, minced

Fresh lemon juice

1 tbsp(s)

Uncooked boneless skinless chicken thigh

1 pound(s), cut into strips

Cooking spray

2 spray(s)

Plain fat free yogurt

cup(s), Greek style

Cilantro

2 tsp(s), fresh, minced (plus extra for garnish)

Ground cumin

¼ tsp(s)

Table salt

¼ tsp(s)

Black pepper

¼ pinch(es), freshly ground

Whole wheat pita

4 small

Plum tomato

2 medium, chopped

Cucumber

1 small, chopped

Instructions

  1. In a medium glass bowl, combine yogurt, garlic and lemon juice; add chicken and stir to coat. Cover and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours.
  2. Preheat oven to 400ºF. Coat a non-stick baking sheet with cooking spray. Remove chicken from refrigerator; scrape off excess yogurt and place chicken on prepared baking sheet. Bake until cooked through, flipping once, about 20 minutes.
  3. Meanwhile, combine sauce ingredients in a small bowl; stir well.
  4. Make a slit in each pita and fill each with equal amounts chicken, tomato and cucumber; spoon in sauce. Yields 1 pita per serving.

Notes

Sprinkle chicken and vegetables with fresh lemon juice before stuffing into pitas, if desired.