Cut the chickpeas in half. Use pitted black olives and capers instead of green olives. Add some crushed garlic and hot pepper flakes. THis will wake it up and it's delicious
Mediterranean Chicken Salad Pitas
Greek yogurt has a thick, rich consistency similar to sour cream. Add honeydew melon and cantaloupe slices on the side.
Yield: 6 servings (serving size: 2 stuffed pita halves)
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 404
- Calories from fat: 23%
- Fat: 10.2g
- Saturated fat: 3.8g
- Monounsaturated fat: 4g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.5g
- Protein: 33.6g
- Carbohydrate: 46.4g
- Fiber: 6g
- Cholesterol: 66mg
- Iron: 3.4mg
- Sodium: 575mg
- Calcium: 110mg
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (such as Fage Total Classic)
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
- 1 cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1 large)
- 1/2 cup chopped pitted green olives (about 20 small)
- 1/2 cup diced red onion
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
- 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
- 6 (6-inch) whole wheat pitas, cut in half
- 12 Bibb lettuce leaves
- 6 (1/8-inch-thick) slices tomato, cut in half
Preparation
- 1. Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside. Combine chicken and next 5 ingredients (through chickpeas) in a large bowl. Add yogurt mixture to chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Line each pita half with 1 lettuce leaf and 1 tomato piece; add 1/2 cup chicken mixture to each pita half.
Mediterranean Chicken Salad Pitas Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Sandwiches
- CONVENIENCE: Portable/Picnic, Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: Mediterranean
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Poultry
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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