Chicken Falafel with Tahini Sauce
Chicken is delicious either hot or cold, so save some for lunch the next day. Wrap the chicken in foil and include a pita and some lettuce and tahini for your child to assemble the falafel at school.
Servings: 4
Ingredients:
| Nutritional Info | |
| Per serving: about | - |
| cal | 392 |
| pro | 34 g |
| total fat | 14 g |
| sat. fat | 2 g |
| carb | 33 g |
| fibre | 3 g |
| chol | 66 mg |
| sodium | 605 mg |
| % RDI: | - |
| calcium | 8% |
| iron | 26% |
| vit A | 7% |
| vit C | 32% |
| folate | 42% |
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Tahini Sauce
1/2 cup (125 mL) tahini (pure sesame paste)
1/4 cup (50 mL) each lemon juice and water
1 clove garlic, minced
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh parsley
1/4 tsp (1 mL) salt
Chicken Falafel
1 lb (500 g) boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 tbsp (15 mL) vegetable oil
2 cloves garlic, minced
1 tsp (5 mL) each ground cumin and coriander
1/4 tsp (1 mL) each salt and cayenne
2 tbsp (25 mL) chopped fresh parsley
4 pocket-style pita breads
2 cups (500 mL) shredded lettuce
1 cup (250 mL) sliced cucumber
1 cup (250 mL) chopped fresh tomatoes
Preparation:
Tahini Sauce
In bowl, mix tahini, lemon juice and water. Stir in garlic, parsley and salt. Makes 1 cup (250 mL). Set aside.
Chicken Falafel
Cut chicken crosswise into thin strips. In nonstick skillet or wok, heat oil over medium-high heat; cook garlic, cumin, coriander, salt, cayenne and chicken, stirring often, until chicken is no longer pink inside, about 5 minutes. Stir in parsley.
Cut off top third of each pita; invert and place in bottom third. Fill each with some of the tahini sauce, the chicken, lettuce, cucumber and tomatoes. Drizzle with remaining sauce.
Additional Information
Tags:
Main Course; Lunch; Vegetables; Poultry-Chicken; Skillet; For Kids;
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