Get the Recipe: Moroccan Chicken Pitas
Delicious Moroccan chicken pitas, with spiced chicken skewers served in a warm pita with fresh vegetables and garlic sauce.
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.
Notes
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 it with vegetables and then 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 inside, but it's a lot of bread, as the pitas are quite thick.
Serving: 1serving, Calories: 367kcal, Carbohydrates: 4g, Protein: 46g, Fat: 17g, Saturated Fat: 3g, Cholesterol: 216mg, Sodium: 219mg, Potassium: 688mg, Fiber: 1g, Vitamin A: 1390IU, Vitamin C: 1.2mg, Calcium: 74mg, Iron: 4mg
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