Yummy Recipe Alert! Greek Style Chicken Pita!!This one is notebook worthy!

Hayley gave me the idea to make a chicken pita for dinner. So I combined a recipe that i found and this is what i came up with!
It came out soooooooooooo good and I cant wait to make it again! This will def. be a recipe that I will continue to make

eta: forgot to put pita bread in the recipe!

1 tablespoon of cumin
1 teaspoon of chili powder
1 teaspoon of salt
1 1/2 of chicken breast pounded thin and patted dry with paper towels
Whole wheat pita bread- pockets are ok,
but serve flat. do not split

4 cloves of garlic thinly sliced
4 tablespoons of olive oil
zest of one lemon
juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon of black pepper

some chopped red onion
a few pieces of chopped tomato
a small can of garbanzo beans drained and rinsed
a few lettuce leaves to line pita
some feta cheese crumbles
some chopped parsley

For optional but highly recommended Tzatziki Dressing:
a few tablespoons of plain yogurt
3 garlic cloves chopped
some chopped cucumber pieces
some lemon juice
some chopped parsley



In a plastic bag season the chicken with the cumin, chili powder, and salt. set aside
If time permits, feel free to throw it in the fridge for a 1/2 hr.

In a sauté pan heat one tablespoon of oil and add the thinly sliced garlic. sauté for 2 mins till
soft and cooked. set aside cooked garlic in a separate small bowl

Now add the seasoned chicken to the pan and cook till brown on both sides ( about 5-6 minutes each side) over medium heat.
Try not to overcrowd the pan or else the chicken will steam and not get the nice brown color.
Remove cooked chicken and slice it into 1 inch bite size strips and set aside in bowl. don't clean the pan b.c you will need those brown bits later

To the garlic that has been cooked and set aside, add the zest of a lemon, juice of a lemon, pepper,
and stream in 3 tablespoons of oil and whisk will pouring
Now pour the dressing over the chicken and add the red onion, the tomato,
the garbanzo beans, the feta, the parsley. mix well

At this time, brush your pita with oil and heat in the same skillet and remove when toasted

Then as an added bonus, throw everything back into the pan where you previously sautéed the chicken
and deglaze the pan! all those brown bits will come up and give your dish a nice brown color and add lots of flavor!
just throw it in long enough to warm the food and give it color. ( 1 min)

Line the toasted pita with some lettuce and top with the chicken mixture! fold in half and in enjoy!

You can top the chicken pita with the a quick homemade tzatziki sauce ( borrowed from Ev)
in a small bowl add plain yogurt, chopped garlic, cucumber pieces, lemon juice,
and parsley,combine well! i added a teaspoon of garlic powder to give it more flavor..

This was so good! i cant wait to make it again!

Re: Yummy Recipe Alert! Greek Style Chicken Pita!!This one is notebook worthy!

OO this sounds GOOD! I am notebooking this!

Re: Yummy Recipe Alert! Greek Style Chicken Pita!!This one is notebook worthy!

Wow! Sounds Delish!!!!!!!!!

Notebooking this asap!

Re: Yummy Recipe Alert! Greek Style Chicken Pita!!This one is notebook worthy!

looks yummy! thanks