Lebanese Arayes | Meat Stuffed Pitas
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Quick and easy to make, these Lebanese meat stuffed pitas are one delicious recipe! These beef arayes are ready to enjoy in minutes and every bite is truly tasty!
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Grilled Chicken Pitas Recipe
Boneless, skinless chicken thighs seasoned with greek seasoning and grilled hot and fast for grilled chicken pitas
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Grilled Chicken Pitas
When it’s hot outside, I look for recipes that can be cooked quick and easy. For these grilled chicken pitas I start with boneless, skinless chicken thighs (yes you can substitute white meat if you want) and some fresh vegetables: yellow squash, zucchini squash, red onion, and sweet peppers.
Rinse the vegetables and slice the squash into 1/4” strips. Peel and quarter the red onion.
Place the thighs in one ziplock bag and the vegetables in another. For a quick marinade I use Spedie Sauce (it’s a Mediterranean style marinade I found at Kroger). Divide the bottle of Spedie Sauce over the thighs and vegetables and refrigerate for an hour. I like to prep everything in the morning and it’s ready to grill that evening for a quick dinner.
When you’re ready to cook, fire up a charcoal grill and remove the thighs and vegetables from the marinade. Start with the chicken and grill hot and fast. Season the meat with your favorite Greek Seasoning as it cooks and don’t go too far from the grill because the thighs will need turning often. It only takes about 8-10 minutes for them to fully cook. Internal temperature should reach at least 175 degrees.
Remove the chicken thighs from the grill and hold to the side loosely covered with aluminum foil. Place the vegetables on the grill and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side. Be sure to season the vegetables with Greek Seasoning and flip as needed just don’t over cook them.
To serve this dish, warm pita bread on the grill for 30-45 seconds. Cut the thighs into bite-size slices and place on a large platter with the grilled vegetables.
We serve it family style on the dinner table with shredded lettuce, diced tomatoes, crumbled feta cheese, and a bowl of tzatziki sauce. This recipe is great for a quick summer dinner.
Grilled Chicken Pitas Ingredients
- 2lbs Boneless, Skinless Chicken Thighs
- 18oz Spedie Sauce - Salamida Original State Fair
- 2oz Greek Seasoning
- 2 Yellow Squash
- 2 Zucchini Squash
- 1 Red Onion
- 1 dozen small Sweet Peppers assorted colors
For serving:
- Pita Bread or your favorite flat bread
- Shredded Lettuce
- Diced Tomato
- Crumbled Feta Cheese
- Tzatziki Sauce* recipe below
Directions:
1. Place Chicken Thighs in a ziplock bag and pour half of the bottle of Spedie Sauce over the thighs. Move the thighs around in the marinade for even coverage and refrigerate for at least one hour up to overnight.
2. Wash and vertically slice the squash into 1/4” pieces, quarter the red onion, and place all the vegetables in a ziplock bag. Pour the remaining marinade over the vegetables and refrigerate for 1 hour.
3. Set up a charcoal grill for direct heat grilling adding a couple small chunks of your favorite wood on the hot coals for smoke flavor.
4. Remove the chicken thighs from the marinade and place on the grill. Season each thigh with greek seasoning as they cook. Total cook time is about 10 minutes. Place each thigh on a platter and cover loosely with aluminum foil.
5. Remove the vegetables from the marinade and place on the grill. Season with remaining greek seasoning and cook for 3-4 minutes on each side or until tender turning as needed.
6. Warm the pitas for 30-45 seconds on the grill. Slice the thighs into bite size pieces and place on a platter along with the grilled vegetables. Serve family style with lettuce, diced tomatoes, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce.
Tzatziki Sauce Recipe
- 8oz Plain Yogurt
- 4oz Sour Cream
- 1 Whole Cucumber peeled and shredded on box grater
- 3 Cloves Garlic minced
- 2oz Crumbled Goat Cheese
- 1 Tablespoon Mayo
- ½ teaspoon Black Pepper
- ½ teaspoon Salt
- Juice of 1 Lemon
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Spicy Grilled Chicken Stuffed Pitas (Ramadan Recipes)
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Turkish bread: the most delicious and easy bread you will ever make!
This is the easiest bread you will make as it requires no kneading, only just mixing the ingredients and then shaping!INGREDIENTS
500 g (1 pound) flour;
150 ml (5 fl. oz) warm milk;
150 ml (5 fl. oz) warm water;
1 tsp salt;
2 tbsp dry yeast;
3 tbsp olive oil;
chopped parsley, chili flakes.
METHOD
Whisk flour with salt and yeast. Add warm water and milk and knead just until liquids absorb.
Add olive oil and knead until smooth dough forms (around 10 minutes).
Form the dough into a ball, cover with vegetable oil and set aside in warm place for 1 hour or until doubled in size.
When the dough is done rising, cut it into 6 and roll each piece into a ball.
Roll out each flatbread and place on a pan preheated on medium-high heat. Cook for 5-6 minutes (2.5-3 minutes on each side). When you flip each flatbread it should rice up to make a pocket in the middle.
Brush each hot flatbread with oil, then top with parsley and chili flakes.
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Recipe Spicy Chicken Tomato Pitas for Two Recipe
Recipe - Spicy Chicken Tomato Pitas for Two Recipe
INGREDIENTS:
●TOMATO RELISH:
●2 medium tomatoes, seeded and chopped
●1/4 cup chopped onion
●2 tablespoons minced fresh parsley
●2 tablespoons lemon juice
●1-1/2 teaspoons olive oil
●1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
●1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
●1/8 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
●CHICKEN PITAS:
●1-1/2 teaspoons ground cumin
●1-1/2 teaspoons paprika
●3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
●3/4 teaspoon ground coriander
●1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
●1/8 teaspoon salt
●2 boneless skinless chicken breast halves (4 ounces each )
●4 whole wheat pita pocket halves
Arayes - Lebanese Meat Stuffed Pitas!
Meet my current obsession - Arayes! Pita pockets stuffed with seasoned meat kofta filling, then pan fried until crispy. Think - Lebanese quesadillas. Enjoy for dinner or pass them around as an appetiser. Easy and fun to make!
RECIPE ⬇️⬇️⬇️ or PRINT:
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ARAYES - Lebanese meat stuffed crispy pita {Makes 10 halves}
5 pita bread, the thin pocket type, ~15cm/6 diameter (250g/8oz pack), cut in half*
Olive oil spray (or brush with olive oil)
SPICED MEAT FILLING:
1/2 onion, grated using box grater
500g/ 1 lb lamb or beef mince (ground meat)
2 garlic cloves, finely grated
1 tbsp finely chopped parsley, optional
3 tsp EACH coriander, cumin
1 1/2 tsp smoked paprika (sub plain paprika)
3/4 tsp ground allspice (sub mixed spice)
1/2 tsp cayenne pepper (reduce/omit for less spicy)
1 1/4 tsp cooking/kosher salt
WHIPPED TAHINI YOGURT SAUCE:
1 cup plain yogurt (250g), 2 tbsp tahini, 1 tbsp lemon juice, 1 garlic clove finely grated, 1/2 tsp cooking/kosher salt
1. Mix filling ingredients. Divide into 10 portions, flatten into thin semi-circle about the shape of a pita half. Stuff inside pita, enclose, press to spread to edges. (If pita is tearing, microwave 15 sec then use butter knife to split).
2. Spray with oil, pan fry on medium high 2 min each side until crispy and meat is cooked. Keep cooked ones warm in 50C/120F oven on rack. Serve with sauce!
3. Sauce: Whisk to mostly combine then microwave 20 sec on high. Whisk again – should be like soft whipped cream. Serve slightly warm or at room temp.
* Can use 2 to 3 x large Lebanese bread instead, then once cooked cut into large pieces. Flatbreads (like tortillas) – spread meat on half, fold over then cook like quesadillas!