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Chicken Caesar Pitas

Chicken Caesar Pitas
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All hail Chicken Caesar! This healthified, tangy finger food keeps just as much flavor as the original recipe with 53% less fat and more fiber goodness.
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Conquer your cravings with healthified Chicken Caesar Pitas. We raised the nutritional profile with 40% more vitamin A from added carrots  and 66% more fiber from whole wheat pita bread. 

Caesar dressing > reduced-fat Caesar dressing
pita bread > whole wheat pita bread 
added shredded carrot

Nutritional Highlights

Calories
280  (before)

220  (after)
Total Fat
15 g (before)

7 g (after)
Dietary Fiber
1 g (before)

3 g (after)
Vitamin A (%DV)
30 % (before)

50 % (after)
Prep Time:30 min
Start to Finish:30 min
makes:4 servings
2 boneless skinless chicken breasts (about 4 oz each)
1/3 cup reduced-fat Caesar dressing
1/8 teaspoon pepper
2 cups coarsely chopped romaine lettuce
1/4 cup shredded carrot (1 small carrot)
2 tablespoons shredded Parmesan cheese
2 whole wheat pita (pocket) breads (6 inch), cut in half to form pockets
1 plum (Roma) tomato, thinly sliced
1  Set oven control to broil. Brush both sides of chicken with 1 tablespoon of the dressing; sprinkle with pepper.
2  Place chicken on rack in broiler pan. Broil 4 to 6 inches from heat 12 to 15 minutes, turning once, until juice of chicken is clear when center of thickest part is cut (170°F). Cool about 5 minutes. Cut into thin slices.
3  In medium bowl, toss lettuce, carrot and cheese with remaining dressing until coated. Fill each pita bread half with tomato and chicken; top with lettuce mixture.

Nutritional Information

1 serving: Calories 220 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g); Cholesterol 45mg; Sodium 480mg; Total Carbohydrate 22g (Dietary Fiber 3g, Sugars 4g); Protein 18g % Daily Value Vitamin A 50%; Vitamin C 6%; Calcium 6%; Iron 10% Exchanges 1 Starch, 1/2 Vegetable, 2 Lean Meat, 0 Fat Carbohydrate Choices 1 1/2
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