BREAST****Grilled Chicken Pitas - 9 Points

By Unblond1

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen, 2007

This was great for both

Ingredients

• 1 boneless, skinless chicken breast (about 5 1/2 ounces)
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 tablespoon soy sauce
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dried oregano, divided
• 1 small tomato, finely chopped
• 1/3 cup crumbled feta cheese (1 oz.)
• 1 tablespoon olive oil
• 1/3 cup greek yogurt
• 1 clove garlic, minced
• 1 tablespoon finely chopped walnuts
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 1/2 large Vidalia or purple onion, cut into thin rings - didn't use
• 3 pita breads (not in point count - Weight Watcher's Whole Wheat Pitas add 2 points per serving)
• 1 cup romaine lettuce, finely chopped
• 6 nicoise olives, chopped
• 3 slices bacon, fried crisp
• Salt
• Freshly ground black pepper

Details

Servings 3
Preparation time 15mins
Cooking time 35mins
Adapted from foodnetwork.com

Preparation

Step 1

* Rinse the chicken breast and pat dry. Combine 1 tablespoon lemon juice, soy sauce, garlic and 1/2 teaspoon of the oregano in a zip-lock bag. Add the chicken, turn to coat, and allow the chicken breast to marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature or overnight in the refrigerator.

* Combine the tomatoes and feta cheese in a small bowl. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon lemon juice, the olive oil, and the remaining 1/2 teaspoon oregano, and stir to combine. Allow to sit at room temperature for 30 minutes.

* In a small bowl, whisk together the yogurt, garlic, walnuts, and olive oil. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.

* Preheat a grill to medium heat.

* Grill the chicken breast over medium heat for 8 to 10 minutes, until no longer pink in the thickest portion. Spread the onion rings over the grill and grill while the chicken is cooking. The onion rings will blacken as they cook; this will also take 8 to 10 minutes. When the chicken and onion rings are cooked, place the pita breads on the grill for about 2 minutes per side, until grill marks show. Slice the chicken into very thin pieces.

* To assemble sandwiches: Split each pita. Place several slices of grilled chicken, 3 or 4 slivers of onion, a tablespoon of tomato-feta mixture, lettuce, olives, and 1 or 2 slices of bacon into each pita. Top with yogurt sauce and salt and pepper, to taste.

* I didn't have any Weight Watcher's pita breads so I used 2 Byblos Whole Wheat Lebanese-Style Pitas and just folded them in half over the fillings. It worked.