Spicy Chicken Pitas | Easy Chicken and pita recipe! (2024)

These Spicy Chicken Pitas are made with boneless, skinless chicken and you can prep all the components ahead of time and assemble them quickly for a healthy lunch or dinner.

*Originally published 7/2017. Updated 12/2023*

Hi friends!

Let’s talk about spicy chicken pitas today. This is one of my favorite food prep recipes and I hope you’ll love it too.

The Best Spicy Chicken Food

There are so many great spicy chicken meals out there. The best part is that you can make chicken spicy in a lot of different ways. You can use spices like cayenne pepper to add heat, like I do in this recipe. You can also use other spices like chili powder.

In addition, you can add things like:

• Sriracha
• Tabasco
• Jalapenos or serranos
• Red curry paste
• Harrisa
• Chili paste
• Hot honey
• Dried red chilis

Many of these work well in things like curries, soups and casseroles and can also be incorporated into marinades and sauces.

Ideas for Spicy Chicken Meals // Spicy Healthy Chicken Recipes

If these pitas aren’t exactly what you’re looking for, here are a few more ideas to try:

• Firecracker Chicken by Jo Cooks – uses red pepper flakes and sriracha
• Spicy Chicken Dinner from Crazy For Crust – uses chipotle chili powder
• Baked Sweet & Spicy Chicken by Creme de la Crumb – uses hot sauce
• Spicy Chicken Curry from Food & Wine – uses jalapenos and dried red chilis

You could also try serving chicken with this Spicy Green Sauce or this Spicy Red Pepper Feta Dip!

How To Make Spicy Chicken Pitas

But let’s get back to these spicy chicken pitas, shall we? I love this meal because you can do everything ahead of time and then just throw everything together when you’re ready to eat. When you have time:

• Combine oil and spices in a Ziploc bag with chicken and let marinate in the fridge.
• Mix yogurt with cucumber, garlic and lemon juice and stick it in the fridge.
• Chop up some lettuce, tomato and onion.
• Cook and slice the chicken and store until ready to eat.

When you’re ready to eat, add chicken, lettuce and tomato to a pita. Top with yogurt sauce and serve!

Simple Chicken Pita Recipes // Chicken Pita Pocket Recipes

Here’s the recipe I use. Want some other options? Check out:

• Sheet Pan Chicken Pitas
• Easy Grilled Greek Chicken Pitas
• Healthy Chicken Avocado Pita Sandwich

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And don’t forget – you can use the chicken in other ways, not just in pitas! I ate some of the leftovers with rice and green beans. It’d be great in tacos, etc. So…you get the point. The chicken is versatile. But I happen to really like it in these pitas.

Spicy Chicken Pitas FAQs

Spicy Chicken Meal Prep and other chicken marinades?

If you’re looking for other chicken marinade recipes, here are a few I love:

• Easy 4 Ingredient Chicken Marinade
• Simple Chicken Marinade for Meal Prep
• Greek Yogurt Chicken Marinade – this one would be great for pitas!

Just make sure you have some oil, as well as something acidic like vinegar, lemon juice or Greek yogurt to go along with your favorite spices and you’ll be all set!

Do you have a homemade pita recipe easy?

I don’t have one on my site but I’ve made them before and they’re quite easy. And it’s fun to watch them puff up in the oven. Try this Easy Homemade Pita Bread recipe or the easiest homemade pita bread recipe.

Is there a grilled chicken pita recipe?

You can easily grill the chicken in this recipe! Once it’s marinated, just toss it on the grill for a few minutes on each side until the internal temp reaches 165 degrees F.

Ideas for other chicken pita filling recipes?

If you don’t like these fillings, you could easily use the chicken add change up the fillings. Try avocado and cheese, grilled fajita veggies or try adding some spinach and crumbled feta!

Enjoy!
–Lindsay–