I tried this recipe out on dh and and kids last week and they loved it (including the vege. hating 9 year old). This is the recipe for one serving but it can easily be multiplied as you will see.
Ingredients:
Whole Wheat Pita Pocket
4oz Boneless, Skinless Chicken Breast
1/4 Sliced Bell Pepper
1/2 Large sliced Jalapeno
1 Large Clove of Garlic, diced
1/4 cup reduced fat shredded cheddar cheese
1 tbls. Onion Flakes
2 tsp. Olive Oil (optional)
Seasoning of your choice (sprinkled on chicken for flavor)
Directions:
1. Cut your chicken into strips, cook in a non-stick pan sprinkled with a seasoning of your choice (I used the Creole Seasoning seen in the photo which is a bit spicy).
2. In a separate pan heat the olive oil (optional) add diced garlic, sliced bell pepper, sliced jalapeno, and onion flakes. In this case I eliminated the oil. Since I like my vegetables well cooked I placed a lid over this with a touch of water, and lowered the heat allowing the vegetables to simmer and soften up.
3. Once the chicken is fully cooked and the vegetables are cooked to your liking, remove them from the heat and stir together.
4. Meanwhile, place your pita (sliced in half) in the microwave for a couple of seconds to soften it up; 5 seconds should be plenty. Add the reduced fat cheese to both halves, then equally split your chicken/ vegetable mix between the two halves.
Serve with fruit and you have a balanced meal.
This whole serving (without the olive oil or fruit) has 350 calories/8g of fat/ 39g of protein/ and 3 grams of fiber.
