Veggie Chicken Pitas Recipe

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These delicious pita pockets are literally stuffed with veggies, chicken and cheese. They make for great on-the-go dinners. (But bring a napkin!) —Bill Parkis, Wilmington, North Carolina

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Veggie Chicken Pitas Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 5 Servings
15 15 30

Ingredients

  • 1 medium red onion, sliced
  • 1 cup julienned carrots
  • 1 cup chopped fresh broccoli
  • 1 cup fresh snow peas
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1/2 teaspoon minced garlic
  • 1 cup cubed cooked chicken
  • 1 jar (7 ounces) roasted sweet red peppers, drained and chopped
  • 1/4 cup white wine or chicken broth
  • 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
  • 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper
  • 10 pita pocket halves
  • 1/3 cup shredded part-skim mozzarella cheese
  • 1/3 cup shredded cheddar cheese

Directions

  • In a large skillet, saute the onion, carrots, broccoli and peas in oil for 4-5 minutes or until tender. Add garlic; cook 1 minute longer.
  • Stir in the chicken, red peppers, wine, oregano and cayenne. Bring to a boil. Reduce heat; simmer, uncovered, for 5-6 minutes or until heated through. Spoon mixture into pita breads; sprinkle with cheeses. Yield: 5 servings.

Nutritional Facts 2 filled pita halves equals 362 calories, 12 g fat (4 g saturated fat), 37 mg cholesterol, 574 mg sodium, 41 g carbohydrate, 4 g fiber, 19 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 2 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 1 fat.

Originally published as Veggie Chicken Pitas in Simple & Delicious January/February 2009, p47

Full-Bodied White Wine

Enjoy this recipe with a full-bodied white wine such as Chardonnay or Viognier.

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Reviewed on Jan. 21, 2013 by draschka

Great recipe. I liked the idea of making it into a wrap rather than using pita bread, so that's what I did. Dipped it in a little fat free Ranch dressing. We loved it!!

Reviewed on Mar. 31, 2012 by joansmith1008

This sandwich is delicious and very easy to make. I will absolutely be having this one again!

Reviewed on May. 24, 2011 by bereitbach

This was terrific! I've been trying to incorporate more vegetables into our diet and this certainly did just that. Whats better-my young son who does not like vegetables really enjoyed this. I did not have any snow peas so I simply left them out. I used garlic salt in place of the minced garlic and I chopped up a fresh red pepper to replace the jar of peppers. I sauteed the pepper with the other vegetables. I plan to put this is pitas next time, but today I had tortilla shells that I needed to use so I made this into a wrap instead. Still great!

Reviewed on Apr. 13, 2011 by BakinGymnast

Very delicious! I replaced the broccoli and peas with a little bit of chopped celery. I also did not put the red peppers in, and I added about 1/4 teaspoon of garlic salt. Still delicious!

Reviewed on Mar. 29, 2011 by MUM50

Extremely tasty, my husband just loved this recipe and it was very filling.

Reviewed on Mar. 28, 2011 by janine92260

Do you use the hummus as an extra ingredient or to substitute one?

Reviewed on Mar. 27, 2011 by btaylor123

What a terrific way to use up leftover chicken! Though I'll definitely try it with the hummus next time, it will be hard to beat the original. Delicious, filling, healthy--great recipe!

Reviewed on Jan. 19, 2010 by sutley

These are fast to make and very tastey. I definitely like them better with hummus

Reviewed on Aug. 27, 2009 by sutley

Definitely try it with hummus smeared on it.

Reviewed on Feb. 06, 2009 by cheezhed68

This sandwich is a winner! My whole family LOVED it!

 
 

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