Name: Roasted Chicken Pita Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 pound 455 gr boneless, skinless chicken thighs; 1 15.5 oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed; 2 tablespoons olive oil (divided); 1 teaspoon ground coriander; 1 teaspoon ground cumin; 1 teaspoon Kosher salt; ½ teaspoon black pepper; 4 pita breads (I used whole-wheat pita); ¾ cup Homemade Tzatziki Sauce; 1 cup fresh arugula (rinsed and drained); Handful of fresh dill (chopped (optional))

Roasted Chicken Pita Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki

January 13, 2018

Lightly warm pita bread spread generously with homemade Tzatziki sauce, topped off with oven-roasted cumin and coriander flavored chicken and chickpeas, and fresh arugula for a quick and healthy weeknight dinner. These Chicken Pita Wraps are what I make when I crave Mediterranean flavors and I am short on time.

Yields: servings

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total: 30 mins

You may remember, back in October of last year, I sent out a reader survey. One of the questions in the survey was about the types of recipes you wanted to see more of. I was surprised to see that the most requested recipe types were weeknight meals with more healthy dishes as the runner up.

Since then, I have been on the hunt for healthy weeknight recipes you can make to feed your whole family. So today’s recipe, roasted chicken pita wraps with crispy chickpeas and tzatziki, is the first of many to come your way.

Roasted Chicken Pita Wrap with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki are placed in a basket and photographed from the top view as a woman is serving them.

This Mediterranean cuisine inspired dish comes together in 30 minutes and feeds a family of 4. If you have a bigger family, you can easily double the recipe to feed more people.

A sheet pan of roasted chicken, chickpeas and arugula with spices is photographed from the top view.

A plate of Roasted Chicken Chickpea Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki is photographed from a close up from the behind view.

How To Make Chicken Pita Wraps Recipe

The process of making this dish cannot be easier. You basically place the chicken and chickpeas on a baking sheet, drizzle them with olive oil, sprinkle them with spices, and roast in a pre-heated oven for 15 minutes.

Meanwhile, you make the Tzatziki sauce. If you have never made this dill and cucumber flavored garlicky yogurt sauce, you can check out my post on how to make Tzatziki sauce. In there, I also shared a quick how-to video.

Two plates prepped with healthy Pita Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki are photographed from the top view.

This part is totally optional, but I love my pita bread lightly toasted. Therefore, after I take the chicken and chickpeas out of the oven, I turn it off and place the pita bread inside for just a few minutes. The residual heat warms them up lightly making them perfect for a warm chicken wrap. If you are short on time or if your pita bread is fresh, feel free to skip this step.

When ready to assemble, spread a pita bread with Tzatziki sauce and top it off with chicken, crispy chickpeas, and arugula. If you prefer, you can also finish it off with more Tzatziki sauce. You can wrap them up like I did in the photos or serve them on small plates and have everyone enjoy their chicken pita wraps as they like.

Roasted Chicken Pita Wraps placed in a basket and photographed from a close up from the front view.

A Few Notes on the Recipe:

– While I love pita bread, you can also use flatbread for this recipe. Nowadays, grocery stores sell a variety of flatbreads that you can choose from.
– This recipe is perfect with leftover chicken or you can even grab a rotisserie chicken from the store on your way from work and use that instead.
– If you end up with leftovers, this dinner dish makes a great lunch for the next day. You can shred the chicken, tear up the pita bread into bite-size pieces, place them on a bed of arugula (or any other salad greens you have on hand), and drizzle them with Tzatziki sauce to enjoy it as a salad.

Other chicken recipes you might also like:

Roasted Chicken Pita Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki

By Aysegul Sanford

Yields: servings

Prep Time: 15 mins

Cook Time: 15 mins

Total Time: 30 mins

Chicken Pita Wraps – An easy weeknight meal made by roasting chicken with chickpeas on a sheet pan then serving it on pita bread that is smeared with homemade tzatziki sauce.

A plate prepped with Roasted Chicken Pita Wraps with Crispy Chickpeas and Tzatziki are photographed from the top view.

5 from 9 votes

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Ingredients

1 pound 455 gr boneless, skinless chicken thighs
1 15.5 oz. can chickpeas, drained and rinsed
2 tablespoons olive oil divided
1 teaspoon ground coriander
1 teaspoon ground cumin
1 teaspoon Kosher salt
½ teaspoon black pepper
4 pita breads I used whole-wheat pita
¾ cup Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
1 cup fresh arugula rinsed and drained
Handful of fresh dill chopped (optional)

Instructions

Pre-heat the oven to 425 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
Pat-dry chicken with a sheet of paper towel. Transfer the chicken and chickpeas onto the baking sheet and make sure that they are on a single layer.
Drizzle them with olive oil and sprinkle them with coriander, cumin, salt and pepper.
Rub all sides of the chicken and chickpeas with the spices either with your clean hands or using a spatula and/or tongs (to flip the chicken).
Roast for 15 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked (it should register between 160-165 F degrees when a thermometer is inserted in the middle of a thigh).
Let rest for 10 minutes. Cut chicken into strips.
When ready to assemble, lightly toast a pita bread and place it on a plate. Spread it with a few tablespoons of tzatziki sauce and top it off with chicken strips, a handful of roasted chickpeas, and arugula. If preferred, drizzle it with more Tzatziki sauce and garnish with fresh dill. Lightly sprinkle with salt and pepper.
Repeat the same process for the rest of the pita bread.
Serve.