Southwestern Chicken Pitas with Chipotle Sauce

Rating: 4.13 stars
32 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 14
  • 4 star values: 12
  • 3 star values: 3
  • 2 star values: 2
  • 1 star values: 1

This is a quick, great tasting sandwich that's a little spicy. This spice mixture is similar to the (great) Philly Steak Sandwich recipe submitted by Wendy L, but modified for the Southwestern flavor. The sauce is best prepared before hand to let flavors blend.

By L810C

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Recipe Summary

prep:
30 mins
cook:
30 mins
total:
1 hr
Servings:
4
Yield:
4 servings
Nutrition Info
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Ingredients

4
Original recipe yields 4 servings
The ingredient list now reflects the servings specified

Directions

  • In a blender or food processor, combine yogurt, chopped green onion, chipotle peppers, peanut butter, and 1/4 teaspoon salt. Blend until smooth. Place in a sealed container, and refrigerate.

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  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  • Place chicken in a large bowl. Mix together 1/2 teaspoon salt, pepper, chili powder, oregano, and cumin; sprinkle over chicken. Heat half of oil in a skillet over medium heat. Saute onions and red peppers until tender; transfer to a plate, and set aside. Wrap pitas in foil, and place in oven for about 10 minutes.

  • Heat remaining oil in skillet, and saute chicken until no longer pink. Add the onions and red peppers, and cook for 2 more minutes.

  • Cut pitas in half, and stuff with chicken mixture. Serve with lettuce, cheese, and chipotle sauce.

Nutrition Facts

Per Serving:
647 calories; protein 46.3g; carbohydrates 48.2g; fat 30.3g; cholesterol 96.8mg; sodium 1155.4mg. Full Nutrition
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SHARPSCISSORS
Rating: 4 stars
02/27/2008
My family loves the chicken and dislikes the sauce. We eat this regularly but use a chipotle ranch sauce instead. Read More
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Goldenboy
Rating: 2 stars
07/20/2008
When I read the recipe I was skeptical about the sauce with the combination of chipotle peppers yogurt and peanut butter. I overlooked this due to the various glowing reviews of the sauce. I wish I trusted my instincts. The sauce ruined an otherwise good recipe. If the sauce combinations of recipes gives you pause trust your instincts. Read More
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32 Ratings
  • 5 star values: 14
  • 4 star values: 12
  • 3 star values: 3
  • 2 star values: 2
  • 1 star values: 1
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SHARPSCISSORS
Rating: 4 stars
02/27/2008
My family loves the chicken and dislikes the sauce. We eat this regularly but use a chipotle ranch sauce instead. Read More
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Goldenboy
Rating: 2 stars
07/20/2008
When I read the recipe I was skeptical about the sauce with the combination of chipotle peppers yogurt and peanut butter. I overlooked this due to the various glowing reviews of the sauce. I wish I trusted my instincts. The sauce ruined an otherwise good recipe. If the sauce combinations of recipes gives you pause trust your instincts. Read More
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skipper11
Rating: 4 stars
07/23/2003
I was a little weary of the sauce but it is really good on the pitas. It tasted a little strange when I tasted it on it's own but it really compliments the pitas well. My husband didn't even use the sauce and he loved them. Very easy very healthy. Great recipe! Read More
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Kathleen Woller
Rating: 5 stars
10/16/2008
This reminded me of a mole sauce recipe I make. Love the sauce made wraps vs pita's. A definite make again recipe. I too added garlic and onions. Read More
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Alicia J.
Rating: 5 stars
12/20/2006
Wow! This tastes like it could come from a restaurant! Even with just the sauce it is excellent! Read More
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KaraAnn
Rating: 4 stars
05/06/2007
Really really good. I added garlic to the onion and bell pepper saute and only used 1 1/2 chipotle peppers and 3 tbsp peanut butter (instead of 4) in the sauce. For those of you who are as skeptical about the peanut butter as I was don't be...it works and you can't really tell it's there. I think I would still stick with 3 tbsp peanut butter instead of 4 otherwise the peanut butter taste might be more obvious. Other than that I followed the recipe exactly. I found that the sauce was still too spicy for my family's taste (even my husband thought it was too spicy which is rare). I also thought there was too much sauce you could probably cut the recipe in half. Then again maybe if it were less spicy we would have used more sauce. I loved the spices used on the chicken and I really enjoyed how everything tasted together. In the future I will probably use only 1 pepper maybe even a little less. Thanks for the awesome recipe! Read More
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BRG
Rating: 3 stars
04/23/2010
Very good though this recipe makes way more sauce than is necessary. Read More
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naturalgirl
Rating: 4 stars
08/20/2007
Very good and the sauce is different in a good way. Makes allot of sauce! Read More
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JENNY-REDS
Rating: 5 stars
08/12/2008
Great recipe! I was looking for something fun and different for a summer dinner and this was it! I agree with other reviewers that this makes a ton of sauce I will half it next time. It's quite spicy so you don't need a lot. I marinated the chicken for a few hours with those spices and some extra virgin olive oil and then grilled the chicken. It had great flavor. I prefer all meats grilled though. Thanks for the recipe will make these again soon! Read More
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