Mediterranean Pita Pockets

Name: Mediterranean Pita Pockets
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 2 h 15 min
Total time: 2 h 30 min
Cuisine: Mediterranean
Ingredients: 5 garlic cloves, peeled and crushed; 1 tbsp dried oregano; 2 tsp salt and freshly ground black pepper; 2 tbsp olive oil + more for seasoning; 2 tbsp lemon juice; 1 lb chicken breast; ½ medium red onion, thinly sliced; 1 zucchini or summer squash, cut into 2” long strips; 2 pita cut in half; 1 cucumber; 2 tomatoes; 1 head of romaine lettuce; ¼ cup tzatziki sauce; ¼ cup crumbled feta (optional)

7 steps

Prep:15minCook:2h 15min

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 09:00:16 GMT

Nutrition balance score

Great

Glycemic Index

Low

Glycemic Load

Moderate

Nutrition per serving

Calories367 kcal (18%)

Total Fat17 g (24%)

Carbs30.5 g (12%)

Sugars6.4 g (7%)

Protein24.3 g (49%)

Sodium840.3 mg (42%)

Fiber6 g (22%)

% Daily Values based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Ingredients

4 servings

5garlic cloves

peeled and crushed

1 Tbspdried oregano

1 tspsalt

1 tspblack pepper

freshly ground

2 Tbspolive oil

+ more for seasoning

2 Tbsplemon juice

1 lbchicken breast

0.5red onion

medium, thinly sliced

1zucchini

or summer squash, cut into 2” long strips

1 headromaine lettuce

¼ cuptzatziki sauce

¼ cupfeta

crumbled, optional

Instructions

Step 1

In a small bowl combine the garlic cloves, oregano, 1 tsp salt, pepper olive oil, and lemon juice. Place chicken breasts into a bag for vacuum sealing, then pour marinade over the chicken. Vacuum seal chicken breast. (Here’s our DIY vacuum sealing guide). Place the chicken in a Suvie pan and load into upper right cooking zone. Cover with water.

garlic cloves5

dried oregano1 Tbsp

salt1 tsp

black pepper1 tsp

olive oil2 Tbsp

lemon juice2 Tbsp

chicken breast1 lb

Step 2

Place sliced zucchini and red onion in another Suvie pan and toss with 1 tsp salt (this will draw out the water in the zucchini during the cook). Load into the upper left cooking zone.

red onion0.5

zucchini1

salt1 tsp

black pepper1 tsp

Step 3

Wrap pita in aluminum foil and load into lower left zone. Enter My Cook Settings, fill the reservoir, and cook now or schedule. My Cook Settings Protein: 150°F for 1 hour Vegetable: 10 minutes Starch: 0 minutes

pita2

Step 4

During the cook, chop the cucumber, tomatoes, and romaine into thin slices.

Step 5

After the cook, remove the chicken breast from Suvie pan, pat pan and chicken dry, and return chicken to pan. Drain excess water from the zucchini and onions pan. Pat dry, season with olive oil and pepper to taste.

Step 6

Broil the zucchini, onions, and chicken, for 10 minutes, flipping halfway through. Remove when browned. Also, remove the pita from Suvie at this time.

Step 7

Cut chicken against the grain into slices. Divide chicken and zucchini amongst the four pita halves. Top with cucumber, tomato, and romaine. Drizzle with 1 tbsp tzatziki sauce into each pita then top with 1 tbsp feta. Enjoy!