Homemade, chicken stuffed inside fresh pitas with delicious garlic harissa tahini sauce, pickled red onions and all of the desired toppings you love. Serve each pita with homemade sweet potato fries for a meal that everyone will truly love!

This loaded pita is SO GOOD and makes for a fun, delicious, and different weeknight dinner. This recipes comes together very quickly and is customizable based on what you have in your fridge and any dietary restrictions.

These pitas are inspired by the middle eastern Shawarma which is commonly served in a pita as a wrap or sandwich. Shawarma originated in the Ottoman empire (which is modern day Turkey) and was originally made with lamb, but today is made with all kinds of protein or even with vegan options. The thing that’s so incredible about shawarma is that when it’s served up in a pita, it’s also served with multiple toppings and sauces. It’s a little “build your own” in that way. Simply pick and choose what you want your pita stuffed with. After some reading, it seems that everyone has different preferences…just order (or make) them to your liking.

Ingredients you’ll need

Chicken-I use fresh chicken breasts, but if you're vegan / vegetarian, feel free to omit and make extra cauliflower.
Tzatziki- for marinating the chicken. If you can't find, marinate the chicken with greek yogurt instead.
Cauliflower -I use fresh cauliflower which is roasted with harissa.
Harissa-This recipe uses harissa for seasoning the cauliflower. I like to use the Mina extra spicy harissa but feel free to use mild if you're sensitive to spice.
Pitas -I like to use whole wheat pitas from my local farmers market, but you should be able to find them
Feta and Greek yogurt- for making the delicious whipped feta dip.
Sweet Potato Fries- I use pre-cut sweet potato fries, but feel free to make your own.
Lemon - for acidity and brightness.
Pickled red onion - optional, but adds a much needed brightness and acidity to these pitas.
Parsley- for flavor and brightness.

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Harissa Cauliflower Pita

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves
½ cup Tzatziki
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 cauliflower cut into florets
Harissa, garlic salt, dukkah, onion powder and black pepper
2 Pitas
6 oz feta
2 Tbsp olive oil
Sweet potato fries
Fresh lemon
Handful parsley
Pickled red onion

Instructions

Marinate the chicken breasts with ½ cup tzatziki and 3 tbsp olive oil for 20 minutes and then grill over medium heat in a cast iron pan.
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the sweet potato fries with dukkah, garlic salt and black pepper. Remove from the oven once crispy and top with chopped parsley and feta.
Reduce the oven temp to 400 F and roast the cauliflower florets with olive oil, harissa, lemon juice, garlic salt and onion powder until crispy
Make the whipped feta by blending 6oz feta with 2 cloves garlic and 1 cup greek yogurt.
Cut the toasted pita in half and stuff with arugula, chicken, pickled red onion, harissa cauliflower, and whipped feta. Use the remaining whipped feta as a dip for the sweet potato fries.

Notes

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves
½ cup Tzatziki
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 cauliflower cut into florets
Harissa, garlic salt, dukkah, onion powder and black pepper
2 Pitas
6 oz feta
2 Tbsp olive oil
Sweet potato fries
Fresh lemon
Handful parsley
Pickled red onion

Instructions

Marinate the chicken breasts with ½ cup tzatziki and 3 tbsp olive oil for 20 minutes and then grill over medium heat in a cast iron pan.
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the sweet potato fries with dukkah, garlic salt and black pepper. Remove from the oven once crispy and top with chopped parsley and feta.
Reduce the oven temp to 400 F and roast the cauliflower florets with olive oil, harissa, lemon juice, garlic salt and onion powder until crispy
Make the whipped feta by blending 6oz feta with 2 cloves garlic and 1 cup greek yogurt.
Cut the toasted pita in half and stuff with arugula, chicken, pickled red onion, harissa cauliflower, and whipped feta. Use the remaining whipped feta as a dip for the sweet potato fries.

Harissa Cauliflower Pita

Ingredients

2 chicken breasts
2 garlic cloves
½ cup Tzatziki
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
1 cauliflower cut into florets
Harissa, garlic salt, dukkah, onion powder and black pepper
2 Pitas
6 oz feta
2 Tbsp olive oil
Sweet potato fries
Fresh lemon
Handful parsley
Pickled red onion

Instructions

Marinate the chicken breasts with ½ cup tzatziki and 3 tbsp olive oil for 20 minutes and then grill over medium heat in a cast iron pan.
Preheat the oven to 475 degrees Fahrenheit and cook the sweet potato fries with dukkah, garlic salt and black pepper. Remove from the oven once crispy and top with chopped parsley and feta.
Reduce the oven temp to 400 F and roast the cauliflower florets with olive oil, harissa, lemon juice, garlic salt and onion powder until crispy
Make the whipped feta by blending 6oz feta with 2 cloves garlic and 1 cup greek yogurt.
Cut the toasted pita in half and stuff with arugula, chicken, pickled red onion, harissa cauliflower, and whipped feta. Use the remaining whipped feta as a dip for the sweet potato fries.

Harissa Cauliflower Pita

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Harissa Cauliflower Pita

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Harissa Cauliflower Pita

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