OPEN-FACED CHICKEN SOUVLAKI PITAS

Open-Faced Chicken Souvlaki Pitas image

Provided by Chef mariajane

Time 10m

Yield 4-8 pitas

Number Of Ingredients 14

1 tablespoon butter
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 onion, halved and thinly sliced
1 teaspoon dried oregano
salt
pepper
1 lb boneless skinless chicken, cut into 1-inch pieces
2 tablespoons all-purpose flour
1 1/2 cups milk
1 lemon, zest of, grated
8 whole wheat pita bread, eight x 3 1/2 inch
1 cup English cucumber, diced
1/2 cup plain yogurt
2 tomatoes, chopped

Steps:

In a larfe skillet, melt butter over medium-high heat. Add garlic, onion, oregano, 1/2 teaspoons salt and 1/4 teaspoons pepper, and sauté for about 3 minutes or until softened and starting to brown. Add chicken and sauté for about 5 minutes or until lightly browned.
Whisk flour into milk and whisk into skillet; stir in lemon zest. Cook, stirring often, for about 5 minutes or until sauce is thickened, and chicken is no longer pink inside. Season to taste with salt and pepper.
Meanwhile, toast or heat pitas. In a bowl, Combine cucumbers and yogurt. Spoon chicken and sauce on top of pitas, dollop with cuumber yogurt and sprinkle with tomatoes.
COOKING TIP: Use the fine side of a cheese grater or a microplane-style grater to grate the lemon zest.
FOR THE ADVENTUROUS: Add 2 tablespoons tahini to sauce with lemon zest and garnish 1/4 cup crumbled Canadian feta cheese and black olives.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 611.5, Fat 12.2, SaturatedFat 5.5, Cholesterol 90.4, Sodium 839.1, Carbohydrate 85.7, Fiber 11, Sugar 5.7, Protein 44.4