CHICKETY-CHICK PITA POCKETS
Created for RSC Lucky #13: Shredded chicken & mashed chickpeas are the base for this super easy filling for pita pockets. Packed with good health & disguised as good flavor, the kids will never know it contains one of the healthiest foods on the planet! Can be eaten hot or cold & is great for brown bag lunches. Note: Prep time includes cooking the chicken. Cook time is for heating sandwiches, if desired.
Provided by Tinkerbell
Categories Lunch/Snacks
Time 34m
Yield 4-6 sandwiches, 4-6 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 19
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°.
- Lay chicken breasts in a single layer in a baking dish big enough to not have to overlap them. Pour in the broth, wine and then enough water to cover the chicken. Bake uncovered for 20 minutes or more, until juices run clear and no pink remains in the middle.
- While chicken is cooking, mash garbanzo beans In a medium bowl with a fork and then stir in the next 11 ingredients. Mix well.
- When chicken is cooked, shred it with two forks into bite-sized pieces and stir into bean mixture.
- Start adding tomato sauce in 1-2 ounce increments, mixing well until you have a consistency that holds everything together and is not soupy. You may not need all of the tomato sauce, depending on the size of chicken breasts you are using.
- Warm the pita bread per package directions or if they're homemade they're still warm from the oven, and then slice each pita pocket either in half or just across the top, about an inch down, and gently open them up. Stuff with the chicken and chickpea filling.
- Serve immediately or bake them on a cookie sheet for about 3-4 minutes at 350 degrees or microwave them for about 20-30 seconds. The filling is also great cold and the sandwich can be packed as a brown bag lunch. Adding some fresh lettuce leaves to the pocket after heating will provide a nice crunch.
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Laura Douglas
[email protected]These pita pockets are a great way to use up leftover chicken. They are also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
El Toro
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for my kids and they loved them! They are a great way to get them to eat their vegetables.
Zubair Nasir
[email protected]These pita pockets are so easy to make and they are so delicious. I love that I can use any type of chicken I have on hand.
Lorusso Christian
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. They are a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Habibe Dall
[email protected]These pita pockets are a great way to use up leftover chicken. They are also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
thijs loeffen
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for my kids and they loved them! They are a great way to get them to eat their vegetables.
Greg and Walisa Smith
[email protected]These pita pockets are so easy to make and they are so delicious. I love that I can use any type of chicken I have on hand.
Tahir Hanif
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. They are a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Fatema Tul Nishi
[email protected]These pita pockets are a great way to use up leftover chicken. They are also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
Abdrmen Meki
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for my kids and they loved them! They are a great way to get them to eat their vegetables.
Emmanuel Nzekwe
[email protected]These pita pockets are so easy to make and they are so delicious. I love that I can use any type of chicken I have on hand.
debra otieno
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for a party and they were a huge hit! Everyone loved them. They are a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Ibrahim Qureshi
[email protected]These pita pockets are a great way to use up leftover chicken. They are also a great way to get your kids to eat their vegetables.
Emmanuel Gurisha
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for my kids and they loved them! They are a great way to get them to eat their vegetables.
Kamo Mphela
[email protected]These pita pockets are so easy to make and they are so delicious. I love that I can use any type of chicken I have on hand.
AGYEI SIMON
[email protected]I made these pita pockets for a party and they were a huge success! Everyone loved them. They are a great way to use up leftover chicken.
Shehneela Shandar
[email protected]These pita pockets were a huge hit with my family! They were so easy to make and so delicious. I will definitely be making them again.