I'm glad I made these as they are a little different than our usual fare, although they were a bit bland for my taste. I made my own tahini for this recipe and used the extra to make hummus that we enjoyed along with this. I served with spicy roasted potatoes and together that was a pretty good combo. I will make these again but might experiment with the sauce.
Chicken Souvlaki Pitas with Tahini Sauce
Yield: 4 servings (serving size: 2 stuffed pita halves)
Total:
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Recipe Time
Total:
25 Minutes
Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 390
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated fat: 1.3g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 2.1g
- Protein: 37.3g
- Carbohydrate: 41.9g
- Fiber: 2.9g
- Cholesterol: 66mg
- Iron: 4.3mg
- Sodium: 398mg
- Calcium: 103mg
Ingredients
- 6 tablespoons plain fat-free Greek yogurt
- 2 tablespoons shredded cucumber
- 1 1/2 tablespoons tahini (roasted sesame seed paste)
- 5 teaspoons fresh lemon juice, divided
- 5 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 1 pound skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into 1-inch pieces
- Cooking spray
- 4 (6-inch) pitas, cut in half
- 1 cup shredded iceberg lettuce
- 1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion
- 16 (1/4-inch-thick) slices cucumber
- 16 (1/4-inch-thick) slices plum tomato
Preparation
- 1. Combine yogurt, shredded cucumber, tahini, 1 tablespoon lemon juice, and garlic in a small bowl; set aside.
- 2. Combine remaining 2 teaspoons lemon juice, olive oil, and next 4 ingredients (through chicken) in a small bowl. Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Thread chicken pieces evenly onto 4 (8-inch) skewers. Coat grill pan with cooking spray. Add chicken to pan; cook 10 minutes or until done, turning every 2 minutes. Remove chicken from skewers.
- 3. Divide chicken evenly among pita halves. Fill each pita half with 2 tablespoons lettuce, 1 tablespoon onion, 2 cucumber slices, 2 tomato slices, and 1 tablespoon sauce.
Chicken Souvlaki Pitas with Tahini Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Entertaining, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: Greek, Mediterranean
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- COOKING METHOD: Grill Pan
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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