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Chicken pitas with dill yogurt sauce
Juicy paprika-garlic chicken pitas served with creamy dill yogurt sauce is an easy, fast and super delicious meal everyone will love.
Prep Time
15 mins
Cook Time
10 mins
Total Time
25 mins
Servings:
6
Calories:
323 kcal
Course:
Dinner
Cuisine:
Mediterranean
Ingredients
- 500 g (1lb) chicken breast
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 tsp smoked paprika
- 1 tsp garlic powder
- 2 tsp oregano
- 2 tsp lemon juice
- 1 tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
For the dill yogurt sauce
- 1 cup yogurt
- 1 tbsp dill finely chopped
- 2 garlic minced, cloves
- 1-2 tsp lemon juice
- black pepper to taste
- salt to taste
To serve
- 6 pita bread
- cucumber
- lettuce
- tomato
- red onion
Instructions
- Slice the chicken into thin strips and place in a large bowl.
- Add the olive oil, spices and lemon juice then mix well. Allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
- Heat a large pan over high heat then cook the chicken, in batches, until golden and cooked through, approximately 5-7 minutes.
- Mix together yogurt, crushed garlic, chopped dill, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper.
- Warm the pitas in a hot oven. Stuff the pitas with the chicken, sauce, lettuce, cucumber, onion and tomato. Serve immediately.
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Nutrition Information
Calories
323kcal
(16%)
Carbohydrates
35g
(12%)
Protein
25g
(50%)
Fat
9g
(14%)
Saturated Fat
2g
(10%)
Trans Fat
1g
(50%)
Cholesterol
59mg
(20%)
Sodium
804mg
(34%)
Potassium
478mg
(10%)
Fiber
2g
(8%)
Sugar
2g
(4%)
Vitamin A
411IU
(8%)
Vitamin C
3mg
(3%)
Calcium
117mg
(12%)
Iron
2mg
(11%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 6 Serving
Amount Per Serving
Calories 323
% Daily Value*
| Calories | 323kcal | 16% |
| Carbohydrates | 35g | 12% |
| Protein | 25g | 50% |
| Fat | 9g | 14% |
| Saturated Fat | 2g | 10% |
| Trans Fat | 1g | 50% |
| Cholesterol | 59mg | 20% |
| Sodium | 804mg | 34% |
| Potassium | 478mg | 10% |
| Fiber | 2g | 8% |
| Sugar | 2g | 4% |
| Vitamin A | 411IU | 8% |
| Vitamin C | 3mg | 3% |
| Calcium | 117mg | 12% |
| Iron | 2mg | 11% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.