{"id":153,"date":"2026-08-06T18:05:29","date_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:05:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/?p=153"},"modified":"2026-08-06T18:05:29","modified_gmt":"2026-08-06T08:05:29","slug":"greek-chicken-pitas-with-tzatziki-crispy-chickpeas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/?p=153","title":{"rendered":"Greek Chicken Pitas with Tzatziki &amp; Crispy Chickpeas"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Warm grilled chicken, crispy spiced chickpeas and a cool herby tzatziki, all packed into soft pita with crunchy vegetables and pickled onion. A weeknight favourite that&#8217;s fresh, filling and endlessly easy to customise.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ingredients<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>2 boneless chicken breasts, sliced into thin strips<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>2 tbsp olive oil, plus extra for the chickpeas<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tsp dried oregano<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp ground cumin<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 garlic clove, crushed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Juice of \u00bd lemon<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 x 400g can chickpeas, drained and patted dry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd tsp smoked paprika<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup Greek yogurt<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd cucumber, grated and squeezed dry<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 small garlic clove, extra, finely grated<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 tbsp fresh dill or mint, chopped<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>4 pita breads, warmed<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>1 cup cherry tomatoes, halved<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>\u00bd red onion, thinly sliced<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lettuce or baby spinach leaves<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Salt and pepper, to taste<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Method<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>In a bowl, toss the chicken strips with 1 tbsp olive oil, oregano, cumin, crushed garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper. Set aside to marinate for 10\u201315 minutes.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Toss the chickpeas with a drizzle of olive oil and the smoked paprika. Spread on a tray and roast at 200\u00b0C (400\u00b0F) for 20 minutes, or pan-fry over medium-high heat, until golden and crisp.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Whisk together the yogurt, grated cucumber, extra garlic and dill or mint. Season with salt and set aside \u2014 this is your tzatziki.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Heat the remaining oil in a large pan or grill over medium-high heat. Cook the chicken for 3\u20134 minutes per side, until golden and cooked through. Rest for a few minutes, then slice.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Warm the pitas, then fill with lettuce, chicken, crispy chickpeas, tomatoes and red onion. Finish with a generous spoonful of tzatziki and serve straight away.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Warm grilled chicken, crispy spiced chickpeas and a cool herby tzatziki, all packed into soft pita with crunchy vegetables and pickled onion. A weeknight favourite that&#8217;s fresh, filling and endlessly easy to customise. Ingredients Method<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":154,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-153","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipes"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=153"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":155,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/153\/revisions\/155"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/154"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=153"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=153"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/everydaynourished.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=153"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}