{"id":4139,"date":"2025-02-22T13:31:50","date_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:31:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/movewithnicole.com.au\/blog\/greek-chicken-pita-recipe-packed-with-36-grams-of-protein.html"},"modified":"2025-02-22T13:31:51","modified_gmt":"2025-02-22T02:31:51","slug":"greek-chicken-pita-recipe-packed-with-36-grams-of-protein","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/movewithnicole.com.au\/blog\/greek-chicken-pita-recipe-packed-with-36-grams-of-protein.html","title":{"rendered":"Greek Chicken Pita Recipe | Packed with 36 Grams of Protein"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This classic Greek Chicken Pita features tender chicken breast, chopped tomato, refreshing cucumber, and most importantly \u2014 crumbled feta cheese. We went with a whole-wheat pita to give this satisfying\u00a0meal a boost in nutritional value.<\/p>\n<p>Dried oregano, crisp red onion, and tangy, fresh-squeezed lemon juice define the classic Greek flavors in this healthy pita.<\/p>\n<p>Pre-chop all of your veggies at the beginning of the week and take advantage of a pre-cooked chicken breast and you\u2019ll have a fast lunch you can enjoy every day of the week.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"150\" src=\"https:\/\/bod-blog-assets.prod.cd.beachbodyondemand.com\/bod-blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/04\/Greek-Chicken-Pita-150x150.jpg\" class=\"attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail\" alt=\"Greek Chicken Pita\" title=\"\"><\/p>\n<h2 class=\"wprm-recipe-name\">Greek Chicken Pita<\/h2>\n<p>This Greek Chicken Pita is a healthier take on chicken salad.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredients\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">6\u00bd-inch<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">whole wheat pita<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">cut in half to make pockets<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">3<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">oz.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">cooked chicken breast, boneless, skinless<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">cut into 1-inch cubes<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">medium<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">tomato<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">chopped<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">chopped cucumber<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">Tbsp.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">chopped red onion<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">optional<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">tsp.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">dried oregano<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">Tbsp.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">fresh lemon juice<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">1\/4<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">cup<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">shredded romaine lettuce<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-amount\">2<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-unit\">Tbsp.<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-name\">crumbled feta cheese<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wprm-recipe-ingredient-notes\">about 1\/2 oz.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ol class=\"wprm-recipe-instructions\">\n<li class=\"wprm-recipe-instruction\">\n<p>Fill pita halves evenly with chicken, tomato, cucumber, onion (if desired), oregano, lemon juice, romaine, and cheese.\u00a0<\/p>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>The Nutrition Facts box below provides estimated nutritional information for this recipe.<\/p>\n<p>Nutrition Facts<\/p>\n<p>Greek Chicken Pita<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tAmount Per Serving\t\t (1 serving)\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"nutrition-main\"><strong>Calories<\/strong> 380<\/span><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"nutrition-percentage\">Calories from Fat 81<\/span>\n\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\t<span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>% Daily Value*<\/strong><\/span>\n\t<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-main\"><strong>Fat<\/strong> 9g<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>14%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-sub\">Saturated Fat 4g<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>25%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-main\"><strong>Cholesterol<\/strong> 40mg<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>13%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-main\"><strong>Sodium<\/strong> 616mg<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>27%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-main\"><strong>Carbohydrates<\/strong> 40g<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>13%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-sub\">Fiber 6g<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>25%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-sub\">Sugar 4g<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>4%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"nutrition-main\"><strong>Protein<\/strong> 36g<\/span><span class=\"nutrition-percentage\"><strong>72%<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet.<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #a550fa;\"><strong>Container Equivalents<\/strong><\/span>1 Green1 Red1\u00bd Yellow\u00bd Blue<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: ##33a2ff;\"><strong>2B Mindset Plate It!<\/strong><\/span>Serve with additional veggies for lunch.<\/p>\n<p>If you have questions about the portions, please click here to post a question in our forums so our experts can help. 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