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Sunday, January 31, 2016

Chicken Pitas with Greek-Style Slaw


Pitas make quick, fresh, and simple meals with no fuss and a whole lot of flavor. Key here: Stuff. Don’t overstuff.

Keep the ingredients to a minimum—and keep them light and fresh. Here, I made a super-simple slaw with a nod to Greece, including radicchio, green cabbage, scallion, and a little feta cheese. Pair it with thin slices of lean chicken breast and a little lemon-oil vinaigrette and you’re ready to go.

Serves 4

Ingredients
  • 1 cup thinly sliced green cabbage
  • 1 cup thinly sliced radicchio
  • 1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup thinly sliced scallion
  • 2 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1/4 tsp finely crumbled dried oregano
  • sea salt
  • freshly ground black pepper
  • 12 oz thinly sliced, cooked, boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 2 6-inch pocket pitas, cut into 4 halves
Slaw Ingredients
Preparation
  1. Combine the cabbage, radicchio, feta, and scallion in a bowl. Combine the lemon juice, olive oil, and oregano in a small bowl and season with salt and pepper.
Dressing and Slaw
  1. Add the juice mixture to the cabbage mixture, stirring well to combine. Cover and refrigerate 30 minutes.
Fill the pita halves with slaw and chicken and serve.

Chicken Pitas with Greek-Style Slaw

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