Greek chicken pitas ^

1 servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
3 tablespoons Fine dry bread crumbs
2 tablespoons Skim milk
½ teaspoon Dried oregano, crushed
½ teaspoon Ground cumin
½ teaspoon Ground coriander
¼ teaspoon Garlic salt
¼ teaspoon Pepper
12 ounces Ground chicken or turkey
½ cup Plain nonfat yogurt
½ small Cucumber, seeded and chopped (1/3 C)
1 Green onion, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons Snipped fresh mint **OR**
½ teaspoon Dried mint, crushed
⅛ teaspoon Sugar
2 Pita rounds, halved
1 cup Shredded lettuce or fresh spinach

Directions

Combine bread crumbs, milk, oregano, cumin, coriander, garlic salt and pepper. Add chicken and mix well. Form into 4 oval patties about ½" thick. Place patties on unheated rack of a broiler pan. Broil 4-5" from heat for 5 minutes. turn and broil another 5-10 minutes until chicken is no longer pink. Meanwhile, stir together yogurt, cucumber, green onion, mint and sugar. Mix well. To serve, split open each pita half forming a pocket. Place some of the lettuce and a chicken patty in the pocket; top with yogurt mixture. 4 servings.

Per serving: 208 cal., 5g fat, 41mg chol., 380mg sod., 23g carb., 0g fiber, 17g pro., 1½ bread and 1 ½ meat exchanges.

BH&G Low Calorie/Low Fat Recipes Spring 1995 Entered by Carolyn Shaw 1-95. Submitted By CAROLYN SHAW On 02-02-95

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