Mediterranean Chicken Salad Pitas

By mistiwb

cooking light

Ingredients

• 1 * 1 cup plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (such as Fage Total Classic)
• 2 * 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• 1/2 * 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
• 1/4 * 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
• 3 * 3 cups chopped cooked chicken
• 1 * 1 cup chopped red bell pepper (about 1 large)
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup chopped pitted green olives (about 20 small)
• 1/2 * 1/2 cup diced red onion
• 1/4 * 1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
• 1 * 1 (15-ounce) can no-salt-added chickpeas (garbanzo beans), rinsed and drained
• 6 * 6 (6-inch) whole wheat pitas, cut in half
• 12 * 12 Bibb lettuce leaves
• 6 * 6 (1/8-inch-thick) slices tomato, cut in half

Preparation

Step 1

Combine first 4 ingredients in a small bowl; set aside. Combine chicken and next 5 ingredients (through chickpeas) in a large bowl. Add yogurt mixture to chicken mixture; toss gently to coat. Line each pita half with 1 lettuce leaf and 1 tomato piece; add 1/2 cup chicken mixture to each pita half.