Poppy Seed-Chicken Pitas

Name: Poppy Seed-Chicken Pitas
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 40 min
Total time: 40 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 1 stalk celery, chopped; 1 Tbsp dijon mustard; 118 milliliters dried apricots, chopped (optional); 59 milliliters chopped fresh chives; 79 milliliters sour cream or low-fat Greek yogurt; 4 servings Kosher salt; 1 leave Torn lettuce , for serving; 118 milliliters mayonnaise; 1 large orange; 118 milliliters chopped pecans, almonds or walnuts, toasted; 4 servings Freshly ground pepper; 4 whole-wheat pitas, halved; 2 Tbsps poppy seeds; 907 grams skin-on, bone-in chicken breasts (about; 4 servings Photograph by Antonis Achilleos

One serving contains 1284 calories, 58g of protein, and 32g of fat. This recipe serves 4. This recipe covers 27% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of chives, torn lettuce leaves, pitas, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so tasty. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 40 minutes.

Instructions

Cover the chicken with cold water in a saucepan and add 1 teaspoon salt.

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Whole Chicken

Water

Salt

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Sauce Pan

Remove strips of zest from half of the orange with a vegetable peeler; add the zest to the water. Cover and bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce the heat to medium-low and simmer, uncovered, until the chicken is cooked through, about 18 minutes.

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Vegetable

Whole Chicken

Orange

Water

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Peeler

Remove the chicken and let cool.

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Whole Chicken

Grate the remaining orange zest into a large bowl; juice the orange into the bowl. Stir in the mayonnaise, sour cream, mustard, celery, nuts, chives, poppy seeds, 1/2 teaspoon salt, and pepper to taste.

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Orange Zest

Poppy Seeds

Mayonnaise

Sour Cream

Mustard

Celery

Chives

Orange

Pepper

Juice

Nuts

Salt

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Bowl

Add the apricots, if desired.

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Apricot

Shred the chicken, discarding the bones and skin, and toss with the dressing. Stuff a few lettuce leaves and some of the chicken salad into each pita.

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Lettuce Leaf