Chicken Pitas with Dill Yogurt Sauce

Juicy paprika-garlic chicken pitas served with creamy dill yogurt sauce is an easy, fast and super delicious meal everyone will love.

Ingredients

Full recipe with amounts can be found in the recipe card below.

• Chicken breasts. Boneless thighs can also be used.
• Olive oil. 
• Smoked paprika.
• Garlic powder. 
• Oregano. 
• Lemon juice. 
• Salt and pepper. 
• Pitas.
• Yogurt. Greek/plain yogurt.
• Garlic. 
• Fresh dill. 
• Lettuce. 
• Cucumber.
• Red onion. 
• Tomatoes.

How to make chicken pitas

1. Marinate the chicken: Slice the chicken into thin strips and place in a large bowl. Add the olive oil, spices and lemon juice then mix well. Allow to marinate for 10 minutes.
2. Cook the chicken: Heat a large pan over high heat then cook the chicken, in batches, until golden and cooked through, approximately 5-7 minutes.
3. Make the sauce: Mix together yogurt, crushed garlic, chopped dill, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper.
4. Assemble: Warm the pitas in a hot oven. Stuff the pitas with the chicken, sauce, lettuce, cucumber, onion and tomato. Serve immediately.

Can I make this ahead?

The chicken can be marinated and kept in the fridge for up to 24 hours or frozen in the marinade for up to 3 months. The dill yogurt sauce can be made and kept in a sealed container in the fridge for up to 5 days.

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Chicken pitas with dill yogurt sauce

Juicy paprika-garlic chicken pitas served with creamy dill yogurt sauce is an easy, fast and super delicious meal everyone will love.

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Course: Dinner

Cuisine: Mediterranean

Keyword: chicken pita pockets, chicken pita recipe, Chicken pitas

Prep Time: 15 minutes minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes minutes

Total Time: 25 minutes minutes

Servings: 6

Calories: 323kcal

Author: Alida Ryder

Ingredients

• 500 g (1lb) chicken breasts
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp smoked paprika
• 1 tsp garlic powder
• 2 tsp oregano
• 2 tsp lemon juice
• 1 tsp salt
• ½ tsp pepper

For the dill yogurt sauce

• 1 cup yogurt
• 1 tbsp dill finely chopped
• 2 garlic cloves minced
• 1-2 tsp lemon juice
• salt and pepper to taste

To serve

• 6 Pitas
• Cucumber
• Lettuce
• Tomatoes
• Red onion

Instructions

• Slice the chicken into thin strips and place in a large bowl.
• Add the olive oil, spices and lemon juice then mix well. Allow to marinate for 10 minutes. 
• Heat a large pan over high heat then cook the chicken, in batches, until golden and cooked through, approximately 5-7 minutes.
• Mix together yogurt, crushed garlic, chopped dill, fresh lemon juice, salt and pepper. 
• Warm the pitas in a hot oven. Stuff the pitas with the chicken, sauce, lettuce, cucumber, onion and tomato. Serve immediately.

Nutrition

Calories: 323kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 25g | Fat: 9g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 59mg | Sodium: 804mg | Potassium: 478mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 411IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 117mg | Iron: 2mg