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"Healthified" Chicken Caesar Pitas

What is "Healthified"?

We've replaced ingredients with great-tasting alternatives to create better-for-you recipes that are just as yummy as the original.

Substitution

Spinach is a nice substitute for the romaine, or mix spinach and romaine instead.

Do-Ahead

The chicken can be used warm, or you can cook it ahead of time and store it in the fridge until you make the sandwiches.

4 reviews

4 ratings

40% more vitamin A • 66% more fiber • 53% less fat than the original recipe—see the comparison. All hail Chicken Caesar! This tangy finger food keeps its flavor. From eatbetteramerica.

Prep Time:30 min

Start to Finish:30 min

makes:4 servings

2	boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 oz each)
1/3	cup reduced-fat Caesar dressing
1/8	teaspoon pepper
2	cups coarsely chopped romaine lettuce
1/4	cup shredded carrot (1 small carrot)
2	tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
2	whole wheat pita (pocket) breads (6 inch), cut in half to form pockets
1	plum (Roma) tomato, thinly sliced

1.	Set oven control to broil. Brush both sides of chicken with 1 tablespoon of the dressing; sprinkle with pepper.
2.	Place chicken on rack in broiler pan. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Cool about 5 minutes. Cut into thin slices.
3.	In medium bowl, toss lettuce, carrot and cheese with remaining dressing until coated. Fill each pita bread half with tomato and chicken; top with lettuce mixture.

Nutritional Information

1 Serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 45mg; Sodium 480mg; Total Carbohydrate 22g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g); Protein 18g Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 50%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10% Exchanges: 1 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Vegetable; 2 Lean Meat Carbohydrate Choices: 1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

4 Reviews

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Great week night meal. Very filling and delicious. I mixed in broccoli slaw w/ shredded romaine and served the sliced tomatoes on the side. Definitely make this again, soon.
Posted at 3:02 PM on March 19 2010 by

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Messy

This did not work out as well for me. Cutting the pitas in half made them too thin and they ended up tearing and becoming a bit of a disaster. Folding the pita worked much better for us.
Posted at 3:02 PM on March 19 2010 by kmontgomery

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awsome

I am a huge salad fanatic but I'm not a big fan of tomatoes but i didn't care because it tasted too good. It was quick and i will probably be having it once a week now.
Posted at 11:21 AM on April 13 2009 by mjq

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Chicken Caeasr Pitas

Fantastic! I didn't have reduced fat dressing on hand and I added Brocoli slaw. Even my "meat and potato's" Husband love it! Came together really quickly, I used my Foreman Grill. Will make it again when I host the next play date should be a hit with the Mom's.
Posted at 9:39 AM on March 27 2009 by Azmommy2009