Spicy Chicken Pita Pockets with Tzatziki

Spicy Chicken Pita Pockets with Tzatziki

Recipe by Embody NutritionCourse: Dinner, Lunch
Servings

4

servings
Prep time

20

minutes
Cooking time

20

minutes

Ingredients

  • For the Chicken
  • Olive oil

  • 500g chicken thighs

  • 2 tbs Masterfoods chicken spice blend (or enough to thinly coat chicken)

  • Salt & pepper

  • For the Filling
  • 1 Capsicum

  • ½ Red onion

  • 2 tbs Maple Syrup

  • 1tsp minced garlic

  • 100g Feta

  • Pita bread pockets

  • Spinach

  • For the Tzatziki
  • 1 Cup Greek yoghurt

  • Juice of ½ Lemon

  • ½ small Cucumber (finely diced)

  • 1tbs fresh Mint (finely chopped)

  • 1tbs fresh Dill (finely chopped)

Method

  • Preheat a frypan with olive oil over medium heat. Cut the chicken thighs into small bite sized pieces, cutting off any visible fat if you prefer.
  • Add chicken to a bowl and put chicken spice mix and salt and pepper over the top. Toss to combine until the chicken in fully coated in the spice mixture.
  • Add chicken to the hot frypan and cook until golden on the outside. Turn down to a low heat and cook chicken for a further 5-10 minutes, or until cooked through. Put the chicken on a plate with some paper towel underneath to soak up the excess oil and set aside.
  • While the chicken is cooking, cut the capsicum into strips and finely dice the red onion. Once the chicken has finished cooking, add the capsicum, red onion and minced garlic into the same pan on a low heat and cook until the capsicum is soft, around 5-7 minutes.
  • Chop the feta and set aside. To make the tzatziki, combine ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  • To assemble, fill the pita pockets with a small handful of spinach, then add the chicken, capsicum and red onion mix and feta. Drizzle with tzatziki and enjoy!