🥙Using Dinner Leftovers 🍲
Dukey's Day-After Harvest Chicken & Apple Pita Pockets
Prep Time8 mins
Cook Time0 mins
Yields2 stuffed pita pockets (2 servings)
DifficultySuper Fast
Brain Benefits 🧠
Reinvents Sunday dinner leftovers into a high-protein, fiber-packed lunch that stabilizes afternoon focus and prevents the post-recess sugar crash.
Ingredients Checklist(tap to check off)
- 1 1/2 cups (180g) Leftover shredded roast chicken or turkey breast
- 1/2 cup (60g) Diced sweet Honeycrisp or Gala apple
- 1/4 cup (30g) Finely diced celery for crunch
- 2 tablespoons (20g) Dried cranberries or golden raisins
- 3 tablespoons (45g) Plain whole-milk Greek yogurt (or mayo/yogurt blend)
- 1 teaspoon juice + 1 pinch salt Fresh lemon juice & pinch of sea salt
- 2 pitas (cut into 4 pockets) Whole wheat pita pocket rounds (halved)
- 4 small leaves Crisp romaine lettuce leaves
Cooking Instructions(tap to mark complete)
- In a medium bowl, combine shredded leftover roasted chicken, diced apple, celery, and dried cranberries.
- Stir in the Greek yogurt, lemon juice, and a pinch of salt until everything is evenly coated in a light, creamy dressing.
- Gently open each pita half and slide a crisp romaine leaf inside against the wall to keep the pita from getting soggy.
- Spoon the chicken harvest salad generously into each pita pocket.
- Pack into a bento lunchbox alongside baby carrots, cucumber rounds, or apple slices!
Hosted by Dukey
School Lunch Expert
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Dukey's Kitchen Clue
"Dukey says: 'Pita pockets are nature's leak-proof detective folders!' Line the inside of each pita pocket with a whole crisp romaine leaf before scooping in the chicken salad. The lettuce acts as a crunchy moisture barrier so the pita stays perfectly fresh until the noon lunch bell!"
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