The meal was filling and the perfect size. It also fit my calories for the day after going to the gym.
I made a batch of the chopped ingredients and then filled my pita. There was still enough leftover for another stuffed half pita, so this recipe would serve two.
Enjoy the recipe.
Pita Crunch:
1/2 Arabic Pita Bread - 70 calories
Filling:
3 ounces chopped chicken - 140 calories
1 cup sliced cucumber - 16 calories
5 ounces sliced yellow sunburst tomatoes - 45 calories
1/4 cup garbanzo beans - 60 calories
1 tbsp chopped red onion - 4 calories
1 cup chopped celery - 14 calories
1 ounce chopped Shitake mushrooms - 10 calories
1 leaf fresh basil chopped - 0 calories
1 tbsp mayonnaise - 100 calories
1 tsp Dijon mustard - 5 calories
1 tbsp white vinegar - 3 calories
salt and pepper to taste
Total: 467 calories
Mix all of the filling ingredients together in a bowl and then stuff into half of a pita bread. Enjoy!
Here are things to note. The total calories for the ingredients including the half a pita is a total of 467, but it's more than enough filling for two half pitas, cutting the amount of calories in half per serving. So, I have enough for another stuffed half pita for dinner.
If you eliminate the amount of mayonnaise, look how many calories you save? That's 100 extra calories I would cut out next time in mayo. I really don't think it needs the mayo.
It's a great meal, quick, easy and filling. I especially like the crunch of the celery and cucumber. Yum!
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