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    Home » Entrees » Poultry Recipes

    Pita Sandwich Recipe with Chicken, Hearts of Palm & Chimichurri Dressing

    Published: Mar 7, 2012 · Modified: Mar 30, 2021 by Dara · This post may contain affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases. · 32 Comments

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    Not your typical lunchtime sandwich! This chicken pita sandwich is topped off with a fresh, flavorful chimichurri dressing.
    Not your typical lunchtime sandwich! This chicken pita sandwich is topped off with a fresh, flavorful chimichurri dressing. #sandwichrecipe #chimichurri #chickenrecipes

    Sandwiches take me right back to my childhood. Growing up in Vancouver, sunny days were not as plentiful as we may have wished. When the sun broke through the clouds, Vancouverites streamed outdoors like ants headed towards the first summer picnic. On days when the sun glistened off the whitecaps of the Pacific Ocean, my mum pulled out the picnic gear and all of us set to work pulling together an oceanside feast. Sandwiches (chicken, salmon or turkey), hard-boiled eggs with packages of salt and pepper, sweet pickles, dill pickles, slices of Havarti cheese, carrot sticks and my mum's chocolate chip cookies. It was the same every time. We would have been disappointed if it wasn’t. There is comfort in tradition.

    If the day was a little stormy and cloudy, we would hunker down in the car to eat our picnic, watching the Great Blue Herons (or GBHs as we call them in my family) standing stoically against the waves and the wind. As soon as the weather cleared, my dad and I scrambled for our baseball gloves and ball, and played catch on the grassy patch separating the parking lot and beach while my mum watched us from her perch on a nearby log. Years later, when my husband and I drove across the country from New York to Utah, we broke up the long days in the car by playing catch at the rest stops after eating our Subway sandwiches. I was always reminded of those days at the beach with my parents.

    While we never used pita bread for our beachside picnics when I was young, I think this sandwich would have fit nicely into the mix. The leftover rotisserie chicken from the previous night's dinner was sitting in the fridge when it was time to make lunch. I chopped what was left of it and mixed the chicken with sliced hearts of palm (sold in cans in the vegetable aisle), chunks of cucumber and slightly spicy and garlicky Chimichurri dressing.

    All I needed was a GBH sighting and one of my mum's chocolate chip cookies to complete the scene.

    The recipe:

    The dressing:
    In the bowl of a food processor or a blender, combine pulse parsley, red wine vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper and chile flakes. Pulse until combined, but not smooth.

    With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil.

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    The sandwich:
    In a medium bowl, stir together cucumber, hearts of palm and chicken.

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    Gently stir in the dressing.

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    Scoop the mixture into the four pita halves. Serve.

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    Pita Sandwich with Chicken, Hearts of Palm & Chimichurri Dressing

    Not your typical lunchtime sandwich! This chicken pita sandwich is topped off with a fresh, flavorful chimichurri dressing.
    5 from 1 vote
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    Course: Entrees, Sandwiches
    Cuisine: South American
    Keyword: Whole Wheat Recipe
    Prep Time: 15 minutes
    Total Time: 15 minutes
    Servings: 4 Stuffed Pita Halves
    Calories: 226kcal
    Author: Dara Michalski | Cookin' Canuck

    Ingredients

    The Dressing:

    • ¼ cup chopped Italian parsley
    • 1 tablespoon + 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
    • 1 clove garlic minced
    • ¼ tablespoon kosher salt
    • ¼ tablespoon freshly ground black pepper
    • ¼ tablespoon red chile flakes
    • 1 tablespoon + 1 tablespoon extra-virgin olive oil

    The Sandwich:

    • 1 cup roughly chopped English cucumber
    • 1 cup halved and sliced hearts of palm
    • 1 cup chopped cooked chicken breast
    • 2 whole wheat pitas cut in half
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    Instructions

    The Dressing:

    • In the bowl of a food processor or a blender, combine pulse parsley, red wine vinegar, garlic, salt, pepper and chile flakes. Pulse until combined, but not smooth.
    • With the motor running, slowly pour in the olive oil.

    The Sandwich:

    • In a medium bowl, stir together cucumber, hearts of palm and chicken.
    • Gently stir in the dressing.
    • Scoop the mixture into the four pita halves. Serve.

    Nutrition

    Serving: 1Stuffed Pita Half | Calories: 226kcal | Carbohydrates: 32g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 24mg | Sodium: 624mg | Potassium: 1323mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 11g | Vitamin A: 530IU | Vitamin C: 11.1mg | Calcium: 24mg | Iron: 2.4mg
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    Disclosure: I am a participant in the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program, an affiliate advertising program designed to provide a means for me to earn fees by linking to Amazon.com and affiliated sites.

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        February 20, 2015 at 4:03 am

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      2. AngieA

        March 23, 2013 at 6:28 pm

        Delicious recipe!! We made this tonight. I accidentally bought cilantro instead if parsley. We used the cilantro in place of the parsley and it was excellent. Great recipe!!! Thank u so much!

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      3. Alexis {Diva on a Diet}

        March 16, 2012 at 7:25 pm

        I love hearts of palm, and don't have any recipes other than salads, so thank you for this! It's going in my collection now! (And P.S. I love your weight loss story! I love to see people's journeys! Congrats!)

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