Peanut Chicken Pitas
Perfectly packable and nutritious lunch fare, these peanut chicken pitas are a totally satisfying meal.
Be sure to pack the filling separately in a resealable bowl and assemble your pita sandwiches at your picnic destination in order to avoid soggy sandwiches.
Ingredients:
| 2 | chicken breasts, fully cooked |
| 1/4 cup | peanut butter |
| 3 Tbsp. | sodium-reduced soy sauce |
| 3 Tbsp. | lime juice |
| 2 tsp. | sugar |
| 1 tsp. | minced gingerroot |
| 1 tsp. | sesame oil |
| 1 clove | garlic, minced |
| 2 | celery sticks, diced |
| 2 | green onions, diced |
| 1 | carrot, grated |
| 1/2 cup | snow peas |
| 4 | whole wheat pitas, halved |
Cut the cooked chicken into small cubes or slices.
In a large bowl, whisk together the peanut butter, soy sauce, lime juice, sugar, ginger, sesame oil and minced garlic. Stir in the cut chicken, celery, green onions, carrot and snow peas.
This may now be stored in an airtight container in the fridge/cooler until picnic time. Serves 4
Per serving: approx. 415 cal., 28 g protein, 15 g fat, 5 g fibre, 900 mg sodium, 9% calcium, 24% iron, 27% vit A, 13% vit C, 40% folate.
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