Description
Chicken Pita 🥙✨ A delicious and satisfying Mediterranean-inspired dish, this Chicken Pita is packed with flavorful grilled chicken, fresh vegetables, and a creamy tzatziki sauce. Perfect for breakfast or any meal of the day, it’s quick to prepare and bursting with flavor.
Ingredients
- 🐓 2 chicken breasts or thighs, sliced
- 🧄 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 🍋 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 🫒 2 tbsp olive oil
- 🌶️ 1 tsp paprika
- 🧂 1/2 tsp cumin
- 🥗 1 cup chopped lettuce
- 🍅 1/2 cup diced tomatoes
- 🥒 1/2 cup sliced cucumbers
- 🥄 1/2 cup tzatziki sauce
- 🫓 4 whole wheat pita breads
- 🌿 Optional: crumbled feta, olives, or chili flakes
Instructions
- Marinate the chicken: Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, paprika, cumin, and salt. Coat the chicken and let it marinate for 30 minutes or overnight.
- Cook the chicken: Grill or pan-fry until golden and cooked through. Let rest, then slice.
- Warm the pita: Heat each pita gently in a skillet or microwave.
- Assemble the pockets: Spread tzatziki inside the pita, add chicken, and layer with lettuce, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Top with optional feta or chili flakes.
- Serve: Wrap with parchment for easy handling and enjoy warm or cold.
Notes
You can customize the fillings based on your preference, such as adding roasted bell peppers, hummus, or pickles.
For a spicier kick, add a pinch of cayenne pepper to the chicken marinade.
Leftover tzatziki sauce can be stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 3 days.
- Prep Time: 15 mins
- Cook Time: 15 mins
- Category: Breakfast
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mediterranean
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 pita
- Calories: ~350 kcal
- Sugar: ~4 g
- Sodium: ~500 mg
- Fat: 12 g
- Saturated Fat: ~3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 9 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 35 g
- Fiber: 4 g
- Protein: 25 g
- Cholesterol: 60 mg