These Moroccan chicken pitas include spiced chicken skewers, together with a great garlic/yogurt sauce combine with lots of fresh vegetables in a warm pita.
These Moroccan Chicken Pitas are a quick, easy and delicious meal or snack. And while they need a little marinating time, after that, they cook up and are on the table in only about 15 minutes!
The chicken skewers are wonderfully spiced and the boneless chicken thighs ensure that they will always be moist. The garlic sauce is nice and garlic-y and a perfect complement to the chicken. Serve with chopped fresh tomatoes and cucumber, for a filling meal or a fun snack.
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Ingredients and Substitutions
A few notes about some of the key ingredients …
Chicken Thighs – I recommend boneless, skinless chicken thighs, as they are always moist. You could use boneless, skinless chicken breasts, but be sure not to over-cook, to avoid drying out the chicken.
Recipe Tips
- The chicken skewers can be cooked on the BBQ, in a grill pan on the stove-top or under the broiler in the oven.
- Be sure to soak your wooden skewers in cold water for 30 minutes before using.
- I should note that I decided to photograph these so you could see all the ingredients and with the meat on the skewers. To actually eat these, I find it nicest to cut the pita in half, open up the pocket, fill with vegetables and them remove the chicken from the skewers and place the chicken in the pita. Top with the garlic sauce. You can also eat these “taco-style”, by just folding in half with all the goodies in side, but it’s a lot of bread, as the pitas are quite thick.
Making Ahead, Storing and Freezing
You can marinate the chicken up to 8 hours, so make in the morning and quickly cook up for dinner.
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Ingredients
Garlic Sauce:
- 3 cloves garlic, finely chopped
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- Pinch cumin
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
Chicken:
- 2 lbs. skinless boneless chicken thighs, , cut into 3 pieces each
- 2 cloves garlic , chopped
- 2 teaspoons cumin
- 2 teaspoons paprika
- 1/8-1/4 teaspoon red pepper flakes
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1 Tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
For serving:
- Warm pita bread, with pockets
- Chopped tomatoes or halved cherry tomatoes
- Chopped English cucumber, unpeeled
- Fresh mint leaves
Instructions
- For the sauce: Whisk all ingredients together until combined and thick. Cover and refrigerate until needed.
- For the chicken: In a large bowl, combine the garlic, cumin, paprika, red pepper flakes, Salt and pepper in a bowl. Stir well to combine. Add olive oil to make a thick paste. Add chicken pieces and toss to coat well. Cover bowl and refrigerate for at least 2 hours.
- *If using wooden skewers, soak in water for at least 30 minutes before using.
- To cook skewers, thread 4-5 pieces of chicken on to each skewer. Cook over medium-high BBQ grill or in a grill pan on the stove-top or cook under the broiler in the oven on a foil lined baking pan (6-inches from heat). Cook, turning once, until cooked through, about 10 minutes.
- To serve: Cut warm pita bread in half. For each serving, place two pita pieces filled with tomatoes and cucumber and two warm chicken skewers on a plate. Garnish with mint leaves. Remove chicken from skewers in to the pita with the vegetables. Top with garlic sauce and mint leaves.
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Hi! I’m Jennifer, a home cook schooled by trial and error and almost 40 years of getting dinner on the table! I love to share my favourite recipes, both old and new, together with lots of tips and tricks to hopefully help make your home cooking enjoyable, stress free, rewarding and of course, delicious!
Could you make this with pork instead of chicken?
Hi Gloria, you could. I think I would use a pork tenderloin, if that’s an option and be sure not to over-cook, so it’s nice and moist. If you try it, let me know how it works out :)
Just made this for dinner. My husband and 16 year-old son loved it. The chicken was moist and flavorful, and the sauce was terrific too. This was an easy dinner for a hot evening (we live in southern California) I am not a pita fan, so next time I’ll probably make lemon rice or couscous. Love your site and thank you for the easy, delicious recipe!
So glad you enjoyed it, Karin and yes, I think it would be great with lemon rice or couscous as well!
These look so flavorful and I can never turn down a good stuffed pita!
Thanks Laura! Me, too :)
Such flavorful skewers Jennifer! Love the idea of serving them taco style.
Thanks so much, Mary Ann :)
I really can’t find pita bread anywhere here….ugh!!
Small towns are nice, but sometimes….
I plan on making this “wrap” style, that I can handle.
Love that sauce recipe, I might be using it on other foods too, thanks Jennifer!
I guess I’m lucky that my small town is well-stocked :) That’s a shame, but it will still be great wrap style!
I’m drooling and you’re making me want to run to the grocery store. Love everything about this fabulous looking chicken! Pinning and sharing!!
Thanks so much, Chris :)
I love a full flavored chicken dish and served on a pita is like icing on the cake. Inside, outside, or on top – I don’t mind as long as I get some of that garlic sauce! Very enticing! Pinning!
Thanks Tricia and yes, that garlic sauce is delicious! :)
Beautiful meal Jennifer, I love the spices that you used. As always your photography is amazing~
Thanks so much, Cheri :)
I have a weakness for Moroccan spices, Jennifer, I know I’m going to love these!
I think you will, Sue! I love the Moroccan spices, too :)
These skewers look fabulous, I love how you serve them on a pita!
Thanks so much, Sara :)