Spiced Chicken in Pita with Hummus

(The chicken can be substituted with sauteed, cubed cooked potato or tofu)
serves 1

Ingredients
1 small skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces
1 pita pocket

Coating
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1 garlic cloves chopped
Good pinch of cumin
Good pinch of turmeric
Handful of chopped cilantro (optional)
Onion (optional)
Good sea salt

Filling Options
1 tablespoon hummus
Mango chutney
Cucumber, diced
Tomato, diced
Lettuce leaves, torn up
Sprouts

Directions
Mix the coating ingredients in a bowl. Add the uncooked chicken pieces and toss them.

Heat a frying pan. Use tongs to drop the chicken to sizzle in the pan. Turn, and turn again, till cooked through. Poke with a knife to check for doneness (white all through). Remove promptly, or the chicken will overcook and get leathery.


I got this recipe from my new favorite cookbook, Sam Stern's Cooking up a Storm (It doesn't contain all healthy foods, but there are some great flavors and options to try and the author also has out a vegetarian cookbook).

My kids loved this recipe and didn't even know that it was completely healthy! I am also excited to use turmeric whenever I can because of the anti-inflammatory properties.