Name: Mediterranean Chicken Salad Pitas
Ingredients: 1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (such as Fage Total Classic); 2 tablespoons lemon juice; ½ teaspoon ground cumin; ¼ teaspoon crushed red pepper; 3 cups chopped cooked chicken; 1 cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1 large); ½ cup chopped pitted green olives (about 20 small); ½ cup diced red onion; ¼ cup chopped fresh cilantro; 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained; 6 (6-inch) whole wheat pitas, cut in half; 12 Bibb lettuce leaves; 6 (1/8-inch-thick) slices tomato, cut in half

Make chicken salad Mediterranean wtih the addition of Greek yogurt, green olives, and chickpeas, and serve in pita bread halves. Greek yogurt has a thick, rich consistency similar to sour cream. Add honeydew melon and cantaloupe slices on the side.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad Pitas

plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (such as Fage Total Classic)

lemon juice

cumin

red pepper

chicken

red bell pepper (about 1 large)

green olives (about 20 small)

red onion

cilantro

chickpeas

(6-inch) whole wheat pitas,

Bibb lettuce leaves

tomato,

Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside. Combine chicken and next 5 ingredients (through chickpeas) in a large bowl. Add yogurt mixture to chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Line each pita half with 1 lettuce leaf and 1 tomato piece; add 1/2 cup chicken mixture to each pita half.


I agree with bassgurl17 ,the addition of fresh garlic was a natural.I used a little less lemon and added some fresh oregano,also used grilled skinless, boneless thighs and roasted the red pepper,excellent lo-cal lunch or dinner.Wife loved it! Also,one 7 oz. Fage yogurt is plenty.

Cut the chickpeas in half. Use pitted black olives and capers instead of green olives. Add some crushed garlic and hot pepper flakes. THis will wake it up and it's delicious

had this for dinner, it was great, we added apples, and instead of pita we used lettuce, will make this again :)

Great for lunch, The whole family loved this one.I added some jalopeno peppers to this also

I was really pleased with this combo of flavors.  I have a picky 9 year old who doesn't like fruit, which many chicken salads contain.  This was perfect.  I substituted cannellini beans since I was out of garbanzos (have made since with though), chopped green onions instead of red, &amp; added more cumin plus a bit of dried oregano. I also add a finely diced cucumber (peeled &amp; seeded) for a bit more crunch &amp; to stretch the servings. Good fresh, even better the next day.  Served with hummus &amp; fresh veggies.

This was just ok..I thought that it tasted too much like yogurt,and was missing something as well.  I don't think that I will make this again

Awesome, use the Greek Yogurt dressing all the time, makes chicken so good.

This recipe is very good! It's a great alternative to the regular packed lunch. Our store only had 6oz containers of Greek yogurt, which worked fine. Next time, I might also change the lemon juice to lime. It's just a personal preference. I also like that so salt was needed. Enough came from the olives. I'm not sure why people thought it was bland. Perhaps they didn't add enough red pepper flakes?

I agree with MelMazz. This dish was very bland. I followed the recipe exactly. It needed something to give it some punch.

This is absolutely delicious and only gets better with time.  The flavors are perfect and blend wonderfully.  There is a perfect amount (for me) of spice--the flavors linger which is a good thing!  Yummy and a great lunch to take to work--just don't fill the pitas before you are ready to eat!

This really is an outstanding recipe. I've made it several times and have always been impressed with the combination of flavors and how easy it is to make. I generally omit the tomato but otherwise follow the recipe. This one goes great with any off-dry white.

Excellent recipe!  Made this for my extended family and all enjoyed, including kids.  I used brown cow plain fat free yogurt and added a little sour cream.

This was a pretty good and different recipe for a chicken salad. The Greek yogurt really gave it a different flavor and brought out the spices of cumin and cilantro. The lemon was a little strong for my taste, but I'm not a fan of lemon in the first place. It was a little bland, but had a good flavor overall. It was filling though, all I had was a clementine on the side and had enough energy to last until dinner.

Mediterranean Chicken Salad Pitas

Servings: 4

Author : Lorrie Hulston

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