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Mediterranean Chicken Pita Bowls

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by: Tablespoon Kitchens
Updated Dec 12, 2016
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Yellow basmati rice, almost too beautiful to cover, forms the base for this light but satisfying Middle Eastern meal in a bowl filled with chicken, cabbage, feta cheese, hummus and a side of pita.

Mediterranean Chicken Pita Bowls

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 40 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 16
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Ingredients

Rice

  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1/2 cup finely chopped onion
  • 2 cloves garlic, finely chopped
  • 1 1/2 cups basmati rice
  • 3/4 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground turmeric
  • 2 1/4 cups Progresso™ chicken broth (from 32-oz carton)

Toppings

  • 2 cups shredded cooked chicken
  • 1 1/2 cups thinly sliced red cabbage
  • 16 cherry tomatoes, halved
  • 1 cup hummus
  • 2 jarred roasted red bell peppers, sliced
  • 1/2 cup crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/4 cup toasted pine nuts
  • 1/2 cup Annie’s™ Organic goddess dressing
  • 4 pita rounds, cut in half crosswise

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    In 2-quart saucepan, heat oil over medium heat. Add onion and garlic; cook and stir about 3 minutes or until softened. Add rice; cook and stir about 2 minutes or until edges of rice are translucent. Stir in salt and turmeric. Add broth; heat to boiling. Reduce heat to low; cover and simmer about 16 minutes or until rice is done. Let stand covered 5 minutes.
  • Step 
    2
    Divide rice among 4 bowls. Top with chicken, cabbage, tomatoes, hummus, peppers, feta cheese and pine nuts. Drizzle each with 2 tablespoons dressing. Serve each bowl with 2 pieces of pita (or one whole pita).

Nutrition

940 Calories
41g Total Fat
38g Protein
106g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
940
Calories from Fat
370
Total Fat
41g
63%
Saturated Fat
8g
41%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
75mg
25%
Sodium
2260mg
94%
Potassium
700mg
20%
Total Carbohydrate
106g
35%
Dietary Fiber
8g
34%
Sugars
8g
Protein
38g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
20%
20%
Vitamin C
25%
25%
Calcium
25%
25%
Iron
30%
30%
Exchanges:
2 1/2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 4 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 0 Very Lean Meat; 4 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 5 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
7
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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