Thursday, September 12, 2013

Chicken Pita with honey lime dressing

 Light and hearty chicken pita!!



 Ingredients
  • 2 pieces of pita bread
  • 4 large leafs of butter lettuce
  • 2 tequila lime chicken breasts (recipe below)
  • 1 cup mandarin oranges
  • 1 cup pineapple chunks
  • 1/2 red bell pepper (chopped)
  • 1 small tomato (chopped)
  • 1/2 cup honey lime dressing
  • Tequila Lime Chicken
  • ½ cup tequila
  • ½ cup lime juice
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 1 tbsp chili powder
  • 1 tbsp fresh cilantro (chopped)
  • 1 lb chicken breasts

Directions

  1. Place the first 5 ingredients for the tequila lime chicken in a small mixing bowl and whisk well.
  2. Add the chicken to the marinade.
  3. Marinate for 30 minutes in the refrigerator then grill over medium-high heat for 20 minutes, flipping half way through grilling.
  4. Slice the chicken, then begin to put the pita sandwiches together.
  5. Slice each pita bread in half, then place a leaf of butter lettuce in each half of pita bread, followed by the chicken, then top with the mandarin oranges, pineapple, bell pepper and tomatoes.
  6. Drizzle with the Honey Lime Dressing.
Enjoy!

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