Delicious Pita Chicken Recipe
This spicy pita chicken is very yummy, tasty, delicious, and flavorful you can make it with skinless, and boneless chicken, and the best part is that you can prepare it ahead of time, and when you want to make them simply assemble them and enjoy your healthy dinner or lunch at whichever time you want to serve it and this recipe is one of my favorite recipes of all time and I hope you will also love it and you will add this chicken pita to your regular meal menu. If you want to try something new, experience my chicken long rice recipe.
Ingredients of Chicken Pita
| Ingredient | Amount | Additional Information |
| Boneless, Skinless Chicken | 1.5 pounds | (Breasts or Thighs) |
| Garlic Powder | 1 tsp | – |
| Paprika | 1 tsp | – |
| Oregano | 1 tsp | – |
| Salt | 1/2 tsp | – |
| Cayenne Pepper | 1 tsp | – |
| Oil | 2 Tbsp | – |
| Red Wine Vinegar | 2 Tbsp | – |
| Whole Milk Plain Yogurt | 1/3 cup | (Greek or Regular) |
| Cucumber | 2 Tbsp | (Finely diced or shredded) |
| Garlic Powder | 1/2 tsp | (Or grated fresh garlic) |
| Lemon Juice | Squeeze of fresh | – |
| Salt | Pinch | – |
| Whole Wheat Pitas | Halved | – |
| Additional Diced Veggies | Tomato, Lettuce, Red Onion, Cucumber | – |
Directions to Make Chicken Pitas
You can make pita chicken recipe easily with simple steps just follow them:
Step 1
Add the chicken pieces and try to make them even so they can cook easily from each side to a plastic bag then put the following and mix well to combine all of the ingredients with chicken:
- Oil
- Red Wine Vinegar
- Garlic Powder
- Paprika
- Oregano
- Salt
- Cayenne Pepper
And put the bag in the refrigerator overnight, but if you are short of time then make sure to marinate the chicken for at least 2 hours.
Step 2
This is a versatile chicken recipe therefore you can cook the chicken according to your choice or time like you can bake, grill, or air fry, I cook in the air fryer for about 14 minutes just make sure to set the temperature of the air fryer to 400 degrees and cook till the chicken temperature reaches 165 degrees.
Step 3
When the chicken is ready take it out from the air fryer and when it is able to handle then make its thin slices.
Step 4
On the other side take a bowl and make a dip, for this purpose just mix the following items:
- Yogurt
- Garlic
- Lemon Juice
- Salt
- Cucumber – it is better to grate
- Fresh Dill – if you like then add dill and chop it before use
After mixing all these items store the bowl in the fridge.
Step 5
When you want to eat just fill the pitas with the mixtures and top pitas with the sauce and serve pita chicken to enjoy.
Is A Homemade Pita Chicken Recipe Easy?
Yes, you will find it easy when you try to prepare this recipe at home and you will also enjoy making this to watch the puff up during baking in the oven you can make it easily with other recipes like homemade pita bread recipe.
I love easy and quick recipes especially the which I can make ahead of time because whenever I have time prepare the raw recipe and when I am busy I simply bake, grill, or fry which provides me a great dish with a lot of flavors and delicious tastes.
Is There A Grilled Chicken Pita Recipe?
This recipe is so versatile that you can easily customize it according to your ideas and choices, and yes you can grill the chicken easily after marinating in this pita chicken recipe just put it on the grill for some minutes from both sides till you feel the chicken is ready.
Ideas For Other Chicken Pita Filling Recipes
In case you don’t like the fillings don’t worry, you can easily exchange the ingredients or you can add some extra according to your taste. You can give a try to cheese and avocado, fajita vegetables you can use after grilling them or you can try some crumbled feta and spinach.
Use of Leftover Chicken
You can use the leftover chicken in a lot of other ways not just in the pitas because poultry chicken is the most eatable meat last night I ate the leftover chicken with rice and green beans and believe me, it was an amazing, great, and wonderful experience and this will be great in tacos also I hope you are getting my point as this chicken is versatile that you can use it any other dish you like.
