Pitta pockets

2 wholemeal pitta breads

3 lettuce leaves

½ pepper 

¼ cucumber                                     

100g cooked chicken

2 x 5ml spoon chutney

Sharp knife, chopping board, measuring spoons, serving plate.

1. Cut the pittas in half across the middle and open them to form pockets. 

2. Heat the pittas under the grill for 1-2 minutes 

3. Prepare the ingredients for the pittas:

• Shred the lettuce on the chopping board; 
• Cut the pepper into thin strips;
• Slice the cucumber;
• Cut the chicken into thin strips on the chopping board.

4. Place the lettuce inside the pittas.

5. Holding the pitta pocket in your hand, place a few strips of pepper, cucumber slices and chicken strips on to the shredded lettuce.

6. Spoon in a small amount of chutney on top.

• Vary your protein: Swap the chicken in this recipe for prawns, ham, or chickpeas.
• Turn up the flavour: Try a new flavour combination using hummus instead of chutney. 
• Take care when cutting open the pittas, as they will be hot and steamy.
• Food skills: Check out our food skills videos to help understand the key skills used in this recipe. 

Be ingredient aware!

Check for any food allergy, intolerance, special dietary requirement or religious/cultural reasons for not handling or eating the ingredients in this recipe. 

You may need to modify the recipe accordingly. For example, if following a vegan or vegetarian diet, use a meat alternative. For those with an allergy to gluten, use a gluten-free pitta. Always check food labels for allergens, and suitability for vegetarians and vegans.

For full guidance and up-to-date information on the 14 allergens, please visit the Food Standards Agency (FSA) website. 
  

Nutritional information

This recipe serves one portion based on portion size guidance for 11-18 year olds , if serving to younger children then they may require a smaller portion and if serving to adults, they may require a bit more. 

Why not use the Explore Food calculator, the British Nutrition Foundation's free online nutritional analysis programme, to calculate the nutritional information for other recipes?