Veggie Chicken Pitas Food

VEGGIE CHICKEN PITAS

Steps:

• 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; heat through. Spoon mixture into pita breads; sprinkle with cheeses.

VEGGIE-STACK PITA POCKETS

Steps:

• Combine the chickpeas, water, cheese, lemon juice, salt and red pepper flakes in a food processor and puree until completely smooth, about 5 minutes. While the motor is running, pour in the olive oil and process until fully incorporated and velvety. Season with pepper, to taste.
• Spoon a scant tablespoon bean spread into toasted pitas. (Put remaining bean spread in an air-tight container.) Add avocado and cucumber slices, or other vegetables of choice and season, to taste, with salt and pepper. Wrap in parchment or butcher paper, and pack in a plastic container to keep from getting squished. Pack in a lunch box and send to school.

VEGGIE & CHICKEN KEBAB RECIPE

Steps:

• Heat grill to medium-high heat.
• Place beets in medium microwaveable bowl; cover with waxed paper. Microwave on HIGH 6 min. or until crisp-tender. Remove from bowl; set aside. Add carrots to same bowl; cover with waxed paper. Microwave 3 min. or until crisp-tender.
• Meanwhile, mix dressing and honey until blended. Remove 1/4 cup dressing mixture; mix with mayo. Reserve for later use. Toss chicken with 3 Tbsp. of the remaining dressing mixture.
• Thread each chicken thigh onto 2 skewers. Thread beets, carrots and peppers alternately onto additional skewers.
• Grill chicken and vegetables 15 min. or until chicken is done (165ºF), turning and brushing all skewers with remaining dressing mixture for the last 5 min. and adding pitas to the grill for the last 3 min.
• Serve chicken and vegetables with pitas and the reserved mayo mixture.

CHICKEN CUCUMBER PITAS

Steps:

• In a large bowl, combine the first 7 ingredients. In a small bowl, combine the ranch dressing, mayonnaise, Italian dressing, garlic powder and pepper; pour over chicken mixture and toss to coat. Fill each pita half with a scant 1/2 cup chicken mixture.

GREEK CHICKEN PITAS

Steps:

• Place onion and garlic in a slow cooker. Season chicken with lemon pepper, oregano, and allspice; place on top of onions.
• Cover, and cook on High for 6 hours.
• In a small bowl, stir together yogurt, sour cream, and cucumber. Refrigerate until chicken is done cooking.
• When chicken is done, fill pita halves with chicken, and top with the yogurt sauce.

VEGGIE PITA SANDWICH

Steps:

• Melt the shredded cheeses on (not inside) the pita bread in microwave. Do NOT use an oven or broiler, as you want the bread to remain soft.
• Add spinach and lettuce leaves (uncut).
• Add remained sliced veggies, oil and vinegar.
• Fold in half and serve.
• NOTE: Do not add salt, as the cheese adds a sense of saltiness.

GRILLED VEGGIE PITAS WITH CHICKPEAS AND TAHINI SAUCE

Steps:

• Preheat a grill on medium heat to 400 degrees F. Alternatively, preheat a two-burner grill pan over medium-high heat. Clean and oil the grill grates or grill pan.
• Meanwhile, make the sauce: In a small food processor, combine the lemon zest and juice, tahini, garlic, water, olive oil, maple syrup, cumin, turmeric, 1 teaspoon salt and 1/4 teaspoon pepper. Process until smooth. Taste for seasoning. Set aside.
• Drizzle both sides of the eggplant, yellow squash and zucchini with olive oil and sprinkle with salt and pepper. Grill each side until tender and charred, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove and let cool slightly, then cut into 1/2-inch cubes. Transfer to a large bowl; add the chickpeas, chopped dill, sesame seeds and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. Toss together.
• When ready to serve, lightly grill both sides of each pita. Gently fold the pitas in half, keeping them intact, and fill with the vegetable mixture. Top each pita with 1 to 2 cucumber ribbons, a liberal drizzle of the sauce and a few dill fronds and oregano leaves. Serve warm or at room temperature.

WENDY'S GARDEN RANCH CHICKEN PITA

Steps:

• For the salad dressing, mix together gelatin and cold water. Microwave on 'HIGH' for approximately 2 minutes, until just hard boiling.
• Mix in vinegar then whip in oil. Mix in finely chopped red sweet pepper, salt, garlic powder, Worcestershire sauce, grossly ground black pepper, parsley flakes, oregano, thyme and basil.
• Refrigerate for approximately 15 minutes before mixing in grated fresh Romano cheese, grated fresh Parmesan cheese and egg substitute, until thick. Refrigerate overnight to thicken mixture even more.
• Preheat kitchen barbecue to medium heat. Salt and pepper chicken whites. Grill chicken whites for 5 minutes on each side, until no longer pink inside.
• Meanwhile, well mix together Roman lettuce slices, red cabbage slices and grated carrot into a large bowl.
• Remove done chicken whites from grill; dice chicken whites.
• Heat each pita bread into microwave oven for 20 seconds. Fill the middle of each pita bread length wise, as a taco, with 1 1/2 cups of lettuce mixture.
• Top lettuce mixture with approximately 1/3 cup chicken dices. Pour 1 tablespoon salad dressing on top chicken dices. Evenly sprinkle with finely grated Fresh Parmesan cheese. Roll, and serve.

ITALIAN CHICKEN PITAS

Steps:

• Spray 10-inch skillet with cooking spray. Heat over medium-high heat. Add chicken; stir-fry 3 to 4 minutes or until no longer pink in center. Add zucchini, carrot, onion, basil, oregano and pepper; stir-fry 2 to 3 minutes longer or until vegetables are crisp-tender. Stir in tomato.
• Cut pita breads in half to form pockets; fill with chicken mixture. Sprinkle with cheese.