Skip to Content
Menu

Skinny Chicken Caesar Pitas

  • Jump to Recipe
  • Save
By Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Mar 11, 2016
  • Save
  • Share
  • Jump to Recipe
40% more vitamin A • 66% more fiber • 53% less fat than the original recipe. All hail Chicken Caesar! This tangy finger food keeps its flavor.

Skinny Chicken Caesar Pitas

  • Prep Time 30 min
  • Total 30 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 8
  • Save
  • Share
  • Print
  • Keep Screen On

Ingredients

  • 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

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Set oven control to broil. Brush both sides of chicken with 1 tablespoon of the dressing; sprinkle with pepper.
  • Step 
    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.
  • Step 
    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.

Nutrition

220 Calories
7g Total Fat
18g Protein
22g Total Carbohydrate
4g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
220
Calories from Fat
60
Total Fat
7g
10%
Saturated Fat
2g
10%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
45mg
15%
Sodium
480mg
20%
Potassium
270mg
8%
Total Carbohydrate
22g
7%
Dietary Fiber
3g
13%
Sugars
4g
Protein
18g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
50%
50%
Vitamin C
6%
6%
Calcium
6%
6%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
1 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1/2 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 2 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 0 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1 1/2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens

© 2024 ®/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved