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Trisha's Cajun chicken pitta with mint yoghurt & shredded veg

Trisha's Cajun chicken pitta with mint yoghurt & shredded veg
Trisha's Cajun chicken pitta with mint yoghurt & shredded veg

A perfect Friday night fakeaway and a break from Christmas dinners. Quick, simple and full of flavour.

Ingredients

Serves 2

  • 350g sliced chicken breast
  • 6 button mushrooms, sliced
  • 4 garlic cloves, finely chopped
  • 1 tsp olive oil
  • 1 red pepper, sliced
  • 1 onion, sliced
  • 3 tsp Cajun spices
  • 2 pitta breads
  • Mint yogurt sauce
  • 100g natural yogurt
  • 1 tbsp chopped mint
  • Juice of 1 lemon
  • 1 tsp garlic purée
  • Shredded veg
  • Shredded iceberg
  • Shredded cucumber
  • Pickled red cabbage
  • Picked coriander

Method

  1. Heat a pan and add the olive oil.
  2. Add the chicken and garlic and sear on medium-high heat.
  3. Add the peppers, onions and mushrooms and cook until softened.
  4. Add the Cajun spices and toss well.
  5. Trim the pittas and place them on top of the chicken mixture in the pan. Cover with a lid and steam for one minute.
  6. Flip the pittas and repeat to warm and soften.
  7. Mix the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic purée and mint to make the sauce.
  8. Shred the cucumber, lettuce and onion.
  9. Cut open the warm pittas and stuff with the Cajun chicken and shredded veg.
  10. Drizzle with the mint yogurt sauce.