Greek Crock-pot Chicken Pitas
This is an easy way to make some tasty low sodium Greek chicken pitas! Each chicken pita is worth 2 carb serving. Plain Greek yogurt was substituted in to add a little more protein.
Ingredients
Serving size: 1 chicken pita
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Servings:
Ingredients
1 pound
chicken breast(s) 1
onion (medium, sliced) 1 clove
garlic (finely chopped) 1 teaspoon
lemon peel (grated) 1 teaspoon
black pepper 1⁄2 teaspoon
oregano (dried) 1⁄4 teaspoon
allspice (ground) 1⁄2 cup
greek yogurt (plain) 1
roma tomato (chopped) 1⁄2 cup
cucumber (chopped) 6
pita(s) (medium, 5.25" diameter, 45 grams)Directions
Instructions
- In bowl, mix onion, garlic, lemon peel, black pepper, oregano, and allspice.
- Place chicken in crock-pot.
- Sprinkle onion mixture over chicken.
- Cook on low 6-8 hours, until chicken is fully cooked.
- Heat pitas according to package directions.
- Remove cooked chicken and place on a plate.
- Add yogurt to onion mixture and stir.
- Use forks and shred the chicken meat.
- Place a serving of chicken onto the warm pita.
- Using slotted spoon, scoop yogurt/onion mixture onto chicken.
- Add some diced tomatoes and cucumber to the top.
- Serve and enjoy!
Nutritional Analysis
Per serving
Calories: 294 kcal
Protein: 34 g
Carbohydrates: 29 g
Dietary Fiber: 2 g
Phosphorus: 286 mg
Potassium: 396 mg
Sodium: 316 mg
