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Chicken and Houmous Pittas
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Chicken and Houmous Pittas

13 ingredients Serves 4 openrecipes
Chicken and Houmous Pittas

Chicken with a mint and lime marinade in pitta pockets

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

446
Calories
54g
Protein
18g
Fat
16g
Carbs

Counts 9 of 11 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 9 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Salmon 100g cooked 208
Chicken 100g cooked 165
Tomato 1 medium (123g) 22
Cucumber 1/2 cup sliced (52g) 16
Lime juice of 1 lime (44ml) 11
Turmeric 1 tsp ground (3g) 9
Cumin 1 tsp ground (2.1g) 8
Lettuce 1 cup shredded (36g) 5
Mint 2 tbsp fresh (3g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Peppermint not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 4 chicken breasts (also works well with tuna!)
  • 1-2 round lettuces (finely chopped)
  • 4 tomatoes (diced into small pieces)
  • Half a cucumber (diced into small pieces)
  • 300g houmous
  • 2-4 tablespoons Greek yoghurt
  • 12 pitta pockets
  • For the marinade:
  • Juice from 2 limes
  • 2 teaspoons of ground cumin
  • 2 teaspoons of ground coriander
  • 1 teaspoon of turmeric
  • 1 teaspoon of dried mint (or finely chopped fresh mint)

Directions

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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