Classic Chicken Salad Pita Pockets Food

CHICKEN SALAD PITAS

Steps:

• Combine mayonnaise, cooked chicken, celery, sweet onion, grapes, walnuts, lemon juice, Dijon mustard, fine sea salt and white pepper in a large mixing bowl. Stir to combine.
• Stuff 1 piece of lettuce and a tomato slice into each pita bread halve.
• Spoon in chicken salad.
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CHICKEN-SALAD PITAS

Steps:

• Bring 2 cups water, chopped celery, onion, carrot, thyme, and salt to a boil in a medium saucepan. Reduce heat to a simmer. Add chicken; cover and simmer until cooked through, about 15 minutes. Transfer chicken to a bowl; let cool, then shred with 2 forks. Discard contents of pan.
• Stir together mayonnaise, lemon juice, and mustard in a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper. Stir in chicken, sliced celery, and almonds. Gently fold in orange segments.
• Cut 1 inch from top of each pita to open pocket. Fill each pita with 1 lettuce leaf and 1/2 cup chicken salad.

CLASSIC CHICKEN SALAD PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Heat olive oil in a large skillet over medium high heat. Add chicken and cook, stirring constantly until chicken is cooked thoroughly and no longer pink (about 7 to 8 minutes). Drain off juices and allow to cool.
• In a large bowl, gently stir chicken with mayonnaise until thoroughly coated. Add celery, onion, boiled eggs, dill weed, garlic powder, salt and pepper. Stir until combined.
• Serve in pita pockets with lettuce and tomato, if desired.

CHICKEN PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• 1. Blend salad dressing and dill in a small bowl. Set aside.
• 2. Cook chicken according to package directions. Dice.
• 3. Heat oil in large nonstick skillet over medium. Add mushrooms and onion; cook 3 to 5 minutes or until vegetables are tender. Add chicken and stir.
• Serving Suggestion: Stuff pita bread halves evenly with chicken mixture. Top with lettuce and dressing. Serve with carrot sticks. Refrigerate leftovers.

PITA POCKET CHICKEN SALAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the chicken, grapes, cucumber, almonds and mozzarella cheese. Drizzle with dressing and toss to coat. Line pita breads with lettuce if desired; fill with chicken salad.

CHICKETY-CHICK PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°.
• Lay chicken breasts in a single layer in a baking dish big enough to not have to overlap them. Pour in the broth, wine and then enough water to cover the chicken. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or more, until juices run clear and no pink remains in the middle.
• While chicken is cooking, mash garbanzo beans In a medium bowl with a fork and then stir in the next 11 ingredients. Mix well.
• When chicken is cooked, shred it with two forks into bite-sized pieces and stir into bean mixture.
• Start adding tomato sauce in 1-2 ounce increments, mixing well until you have a consistency that holds everything together and is not soupy. You may not need all of the tomato sauce, depending on the size of chicken breasts you are using.
• Warm the pita bread per package directions or if they're homemade they're still warm from the oven, and then slice each pita pocket either in half or just across the top, about an inch down, and gently open them up. Stuff with the chicken and chickpea filling.
• Serve immediately or bake them on a cookie sheet for about 3-4 minutes at 350 degrees or microwave them for about 20-30 seconds. The filling is also great cold and the sandwich can be packed as a brown bag lunch. Adding some fresh lettuce leaves to the pocket after heating will provide a nice crunch.

TROPICAL CHICKEN SALAD PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Rinse salad thoroughly in a colander; shake as dry as possible and place in a large bowl. Add chicken, pineapple, grapes, tomatoes, blueberries, and salad seasoning and mix together.
• Whisk mayonnaise and honey together in a separate bowl. Pour over salad mixture and toss until all ingredients are coated. Add almonds. Serve in pita pockets.

MEXICAN CHICKEN SALAD SANDWICH/PITA

Steps:

• Run your knife through the chicken breast to break up the larger chunks. Place this mixture in a large bowl.
• Add cheese, onion, corn (thawed, but not heated), tomato, salsa and jalapeño.
• Drizzle avocado with juice of 1/2 lime, then add avocado to the bowl.
• Add 1/2 tsp salt, 1/2 tsp pepper and 2 tsp taco seasoning to the bowl, then toss to mix well.
• Assemble your meal by warming a piece of flat bread, then adding a layer of lettuce shreds before topping with 1/4 mixture. Fold and enjoy taco-style.
• **These are pretty large, filling serving sizes. If I was serving this with other dishes, I would probably estimate this would serving 5 or 6, depending on how hungry you are.

CHICKEN SALAD IN A WHOLE WHEAT PITA POCKET

Steps:

• Dice the chicken and brown it in the Worcestershire sauce in a non-stick skillet with no oil.
• When the chicken is mostly browned add the chopped broccoli and spinach.
• Cover and let it stay on the heat long enough for the chicken to finish cooking and the spinach and broccoli to soften then remove from heat leaving covered.
• In a separate bowl mix the mustard, cheese and Miracle Whip. (Mayonnaise works too).
• Once the chicken has cooled add the chicken to the bowl and mix well.
• Place some of the mixture into half a Whole Wheat Pita Pocket and Enjoy.
• * This tastes delicious both warm and cold so leftovers are great.
• * Some possible additions: tomato, olives, celery, onion, avocado, zucchini, summer squash, walnuts, raspberries. - if you add zucchini and/or squash you will probably want to steam it separately and then add to the mixture.

CITRUS-CHICKEN SALAD PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Combine chicken, oranges and nuts in large bowl. Add mayo and parsley; mix lightly.
• Refrigerate 1 hour.
• Fill pita halves with lettuce and chicken mixture just before serving.