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Spiced Chicken in Pita with Hummus

There is a mix of cool and spicy flavors in this tasty combo

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April 8th, 2012

From the book Cooking up a Storm: The Teen Survival Cookbook . © 2005, by Sam Stern and Susan Stern. Photography by Trish Gant and Lorne Campbell. Published by Candlewick Press. Reprinted with permission of the publisher. Click here for more information on this great cookbook!

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Servings
1
Prep Time
20 minutes
Cook Time
45 minutes
Ingredients
  • 1 small skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
  • 1 pita pocket
  • coating
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 garlic clove, chopped
  • pinches of cumin
  • pinches of tumeric
  • handful of chopped cilantro
  • salt
  • fillings
  • 11 tablespoon plain yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon hummus
  • mango chutney
  • cucumber, diced
  • tomato, diced
  • lettuce leaves, torn up
    • Directions
  • 1.

    Mix the coating ingredients in a bowl. Add the uncooked chicken pieces and toss them

  • 2.

    Heat a frying pan. Use tongs to drop the chicken to sizzle in the pan. Turn and turn again, till cooked through. Poke with a knife to check for doneness (white all through). Remove promptly, or the chicken will overcook and get leathery

  • 3.

    Mix the yogurt and humus together in a small bowl

  • 4.

    Warm the pita in a toaster or microwave (don't zap for too long or it will get chewy)

  • 5.

    Cut the pita open lengthwise. Slather with mango chutney and hummus mixture. Stuff with lettuce and spicy cooked chicken

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