Chicken Pita Taquitos

Since zucchini is my new favorite veggie, I absolutely loved this one. I actually think that it would be great without the pitas- sometimes I find pitas to be a little dry unless you put some sort of sauce/dressing in them, or toast them. I would totally eat this meal with a fork out of a bowl. I also loved how quick it was. I think the most time consuming aspect of it was chopping the veggies. I think it'd be great with mushrooms too. I added a little soy sauce to give it some more flavor when I was cooking the veggies. I also added the tomatoes directly to the pitas (in the bottom) instead of cooking them with everything else because I'm not a huge fan of cooked tomatoes.

Prep Time: 20 Min     Total Time: 20 Min     Servings: 4

Ingredients: 

1 package (8.25 oz) frozen fajita-style cooked chicken strips

1 small zucchini, cut in half lengthwise, sliced

1 small onion, sliced

1/2 medium green bell pepper, thinly sliced

1 cup frozen whole kernel corn (from 1-lb bag)

1 large tomato, chopped (1 cup)

1/2 jalapeño chile, seeded, finely chopped

1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro

4 whole wheat pita breads (6 inch), cut in half to form pockets

Directions:

1. Cook chicken as directed on package in microwave until juice of chicken is no longer pink when center of thickest part is cut (170°F).

2. Meanwhile, heat 10-inch nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add zucchini, onion and bell pepper; cook 4 minutes, stirring frequently. Stir in corn, tomato, chile pepper and cilantro. Reduce heat to medium-low; simmer uncovered 3 minutes or until vegetables are tender and mixture is thoroughly heated.

3. Thinly slice cooked chicken; stir into vegetable mixture. Fill each pita bread half with about 2/3 cup chicken and vegetable mixture. Wrap 2 sandwiches together securely with foil; take with you for an on-the-go dinner.

Nutrition Information:

1 Serving (1 Serving) Calories 340 (Calories from Fat 60), Total Fat 7g (Saturated Fat 2g, Trans Fat 0g), Cholesterol 60mg; Sodium 800mg; Total Carbohydrate 49g (Dietary Fiber 7g, Sugars 9g), Protein  6g;Percent Daily Value*:  Vitamin A 15 %; Vitamin C 25 %; Calcium 2 %; Iron 15 %;Exchanges: 3 Starch;
0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 1 Vegetable; 2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1/2 Fat;Carbohydrate Choices:3;*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000  Calorie diet. 

Source: Eatbetteramerica.com