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Chicken Caesar Pitas

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"Enjoy a tender, flavorful chicken Caesar pita with homemade croutons." — Michelle

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Place chicken in a saucepan with garlic powder, thyme, and rosemary; add water to cover. Bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce heat medium-low, cover, and simmer until chicken is tender and no longer pink in the center, about 15 minutes. Remove chicken, let cool, and cut into strips.
Meanwhile, place bread cubes on a baking sheet. Spray with butter spray; sprinkle with garlic salt and parsley.
Bake bread cubes in preheated oven for 5 minutes. Turn cubes; spray again with butter spray and sprinkle with garlic salt and parsley. Bake another 5 to 10 minutes until golden brown and crunchy. Remove croutons, and let cool.
Place bacon in a large, deep skillet. Cook over medium high heat until evenly browned and crispy. Remove bacon from skillet, drain on paper towels and crumble.
Combine chicken, bacon, lettuce, and croutons in a large bowl. Toss with Caesar salad dressing and Parmesan cheese. Season to taste with salt and pepper and toss again. Spoon salad mixture into pita bread halves.

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PREP 30 mins
COOK 20 mins
READY IN 1 hr

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Most Helpful Positive Review

Aug 01, 2008

Loved this, but I was a little lazy. When I was in the store getting the chicken, I bought croutons, put them in a Ziploc bag and banged them just a bit with a rolling pin just to reduce the size, also picked up some bacon bits. (I guess I was real lazy) Sprinkled the croutons and bacon bits into the delicious salad and everyone loved them. You can call me lazy on this one, but........oh heck, I'm just lazy.

—VitoBo

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Most Helpful Critical Review

Jan 02, 2009

Made lots of changes to the recipe: used garlic basil wraps instead of pitas, seasoned the chicken with garlic powder, sea salt, poultry seasoning, and pepper and baked instead of boiling it. I also skipped the croutons and used packaged bacon bits. I also used packaged lettuce, which had carrots and red cabbage in it. I also added some onion to the salad. Used Cardini's Caesar dressing. Yummy!! I enjoyed these a lot and ate two in the same day. I thought they tasted like wraps from a certain fast food place around here. Hubby didn't like it as much---left his second one, and didn't bother to take it to work with him. This also is not a good recipe for kids---my toddler only ate a few bites. I would have given this at least four stars, but since the family wasn't impressed, I gave less. Maybe I'll make it again for friends.

—irish carfi

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Aug 08, 2007

these are wonderful. i left out the croutons becuase then it would seem to much like a salad and my husband doesnt like salad. but this was absoultly amazing definatly going to be a weekly meal thank you so much for this wonderful recipe.

—amie

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Jul 27, 2008

Super tasty. Left out the croutons because I was feeling lazy. The boyfriend loved it, had it for lunch and dinner today. Thanks!

—Kristin

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Aug 01, 2008

Made this for lunch last week and my daughter and I loved it. I used leftover chicken and stuck with my homemade caesar salad dressing from this site. So delish and thanks Michelle!

—LINDA MCLEAN

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Aug 01, 2008

Very good easy recipe. I like to bake the pita halves for a bit before I stuff them. This gives the pita more texture.

—janda_jax

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Jan 21, 2011

I planned on following the exact recipe, but bought flat bread by accident, so I decided to make pizzas....mmmmmmm! I chopped the chicken then mixed it with the dressing and topped the flatbread added the cheese and baked. My picky son even liked it (without the lettuce of course) I will do this again and will bake a little longer, I liked the edges that got a little crispy! also did not have rosemary so I left it out. I WILL FIX THIS AGAIN and will try the pocket thing too maybe? idk? it was sooo yummy this way :) did the chicken exact and was surprise how moist it turned out. I let it completely cool before cutting.

—Beth

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Jul 23, 2010

So Easy and very tasty - we just add some hummus on the side and it was perfect!

—Turkey Welder

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Nutrition

Calories
562 kcal
28%

Carbohydrates
36.6 g
12%

Cholesterol
77 mg
26%

Fat
33.5 g
51%

Fiber
2.9 g
11%

Protein
26.4 g
53%

Sodium
1351 mg
54%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Chicken Caesar Pitas

Serving Size: 1/6 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 6
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 562
Calories from Fat: 301

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 33.5g 51 %
Saturated Fat 8.8g 44 %
Cholesterol 77mg 26 %
Sodium 1351mg 54 %
** Potassium 445mg 12 %
Total Carbohydrates 36.6g 12 %
Dietary Fiber 2.9g 11 %
Protein 26.4g 53 %
** Sugars 2g
Vitamin A 73 %
Vitamin C 25 %
Calcium 15 %
Iron 34 %
** Thiamin 54 %
** Niacin 102 %
** Vitamin B6 23 %
** Magnesium 15 %
** Folate 84 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.