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Minty Greek Chicken Pitas

Protein On The Cheap – Chicken

Courtesy of Oxygen Magazine

Ready in 40 minutes • Makes 6 servings

INGREDIENTS: 

  • 1 egg
  • 450g ground chicken breast meat
  • 1/4 cup feta cheese
  • 1/4 tsp sea salt
  • 1/4 tsp ground pepper
  • 6 whole wheat pitas
  • 1/4 cup fresh mint leaves, minced

Sauce:

  • 1/2 cup fresh mint leaves, minced
  • 1/2 cup Greek yogurt

Garnish:

  • 8 romaine lettuce leaves
  • 1 small heirloom tomato
  • Olives

Nutrients per serving:
Calories: 302, Total Fats: 5 g, Saturated Fat:2 g, Trans Fat: 0 g, Cholesterol: 85 mg, Sodium: 570 mg, Total Carbohydrates: 38 g, Dietary Fibre: 6 g, Sugars: 3 g, Protein: 28 g, Iron: 3 mg

 

INSTRUCTIONS

  1. B eat egg in a large mixing bowl. Add chicken, feta, sea salt, pepper and mix.
  2. Cut off 1/3 of each pita and chop into crumbs. Reserve the rest of the pitas for the final product. Add pita crumbs to bowl and mix. Add mint.
  3. Mix everything thoroughly with clean hands. Shape into small patties, about half-cup portions.
  4. Place patties on a heated pan sprayed with cooking spray. Cook about 5 minutes on each side, until no longer pink inside. While the patties cook, combine yogurt and mint for sauce.
  5. Place 2 patties inside each pita with 2 lettuce leaves, 2 to 3 slices of tomato, olives, and 2 tablespoons of the yogurt sauce.

 

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