CHICKEN SALAD PITAS

Chicken Salad Pitas image

Janice Conway adds olives, cucumber and radishes to leftover chicken to create her Mediterranean-inspired salad tucked into handheld pitas. "This recipe is great for summer because there's no cooking involved," she writes from Reynolds, Illinois.

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Lunch

Time 15m

Yield 5 servings.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1-1/2 cups cubed cooked chicken
1 medium carrot, julienned
1/2 cup julienned cucumber
1/4 cup sliced radishes
1/4 cup sliced ripe olives
1/4 cup cubed part-skim mozzarella cheese (1/2-inch cubes)
1/3 to 1/2 cup Italian salad dressing
5 pita breads (6 inches), halved
Lettuce leaves

Steps:

In a bowl, combine the chicken, carrot, cucumber, radishes, olives and cheese. Add dressing and toss to coat. Line pita breads with lettuce leaves. Stuff about 1/3 cup chicken mixture into each half.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 276 calories, Fat 4g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 39mg cholesterol, Sodium 674mg sodium, Carbohydrate 38g carbohydrate (0 sugars, Fiber 2g fiber), Protein 20g protein. Diabetic Exchanges