Cheesy Chicken Pitas

⏱ 15 mins 🍽 4 serving(s) 🏷 Snack

This speedy lunch combines tender strips of chicken breast with sliced onions, bell peppers, and garlic, all cooked together. The mixture is stuffed into whole wheat pita halves along with cheese slices and briefly warmed until the cheese melts. Each pita is then finished with crisp lettuce and served with a cool dollop of sour cream for a satisfying and flavourful handheld meal.

Cheesy Chicken Pitas

Ingredients

  • 1 cup bell pepper, strips
  • 1 small onion, sliced
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • 1 1/4 lbs boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut in strips
  • 2 whole wheat pita bread, cut in half
  • 4 slices cheese, cut in half diagonally
  • lettuce
  • 1/2 cup sour cream

Method

  1. Combine the bell pepper strips and sliced onion in a bowl and set them aside.
  2. Lightly coat a small frying pan with cooking spray and cook the minced garlic with the chicken strips until the chicken is fully heated through.
  3. Take each pita half and layer in the cooked chicken, followed by two half-slices of cheese and a quarter cup of the pepper and onion mixture.
  4. Cover the filled pitas loosely and microwave them on High for 30 seconds or just until the cheese begins to melt.
  5. Add fresh lettuce to each pita and serve accompanied by the sour cream.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium827200 mg

Recipe details

CategorySnack
AuthorBamaBelle30