Camp Beckwith’s Grilled Chicken Pitas
- Yield: 8 servings
- Prep: 10 mins
- Cook: 15 mins
Kids at Camp Beckwith in Fairhope, Ala., enjoy this salad piled into pita pockets.
Ingredients
- Hummus:
- 1-- (15-ounce) can garbanzo beans or chickpeas
- 2tablespoons tahini (sesame seed paste)
- 3cloves garlic
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1/4teaspoon Pepper, paprika and cayenne pepper
- 1/4cup fresh lemon juice
- 1/4cup extra-virgin olive oil
- Grilled Chicken:
- 2pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts (cut into strips)
- 1/4teaspoon salt
- 1/8teaspoon Coarsely ground black pepper
- 1tablespoon olive oil
- 2tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1tablespoon Worcestershire sauce
- 1/2tablespoon garlic, minced
- 1tablespoon parsley, chopped
- 1tablespoon basil, julienned
- 8-- pita pockets
- Greek Salad:
- 1medium tomato, diced
- 1small bell pepper, diced
- 1/2small red onion, diced
- 1small cucumber, peeled, seeded and diced
- 1tablespoon chopped parsley
- 1tablespoon basil, julienned
- 1tablespoon chopped oregano
- 1/4cup red wine vinegar
- 2tablespoons olive oil
- 3/4cup crumbled feta cheese
Instructions
- To prepare hummus, combine beans, tahini, garlic, spices and lemon juice in a blender or food processor. Process until combined. Slowly add olive oil and process until blended. Add more lemon juice or spices if desired.
- To prepare chicken, sprinkle chicken with salt and pepper. Combine remaining ingredients (except pitas) in a bowl. Add chicken. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Preheat grill to medium-high. Place chicken on grill rack and cook, basting with marinade, until centers of chicken strips are no longer pink.
- To prepare salad, combine all ingredients and mix well until cheese crumbles begin to break down slightly.
- Warm pita bread on the grill until edges begin to brown. Serve chicken strips, hummus and salad with warm pita bread.
Recipe courtesy of Camp Beckwith, Fairhope, Ala.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 540
- Glycemic Load 18
- Fat 21g
- Saturated Fat 5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 3.5g
- Monounsaturated Fat 11g
- Cholesterol 75mg
- Sodium 860mg
- Potassium 520mg
- Carbohydrate 51g
- Fiber 5g
- Sugars 3g
- Protein 34g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 15%
- Vitamin C 40%
- Calcium 15%
- Iron 20%