Caesar Chicken Pita Sandwiches
Makes (homes):
12 portions
(6 portions for ages 6+)
Makes (centers):
52 portions
(26 portions for ages 6+)
Ingredients (homes):
- 1 lb. 2 oz. cooked, sliced/diced chicken
- 1/2 cup caesar salad dressing
- 1 1/2 cups diced fresh tomatoes (about 11 oz.)
- 3 cups shredded iceberg lettuce (about 7 oz.)
- 12 halves (6 whole) whole wheat pita bread, at least 28 g each
Ingredients (centers):
- 4 lb. 14 oz. cooked, sliced/diced chicken
- 2 cups + 2 Tablespoons caesar salad dressing
- 6 1/2 cups diced fresh tomatoes (about 3 lbs.)
- 13 cups shredded iceberg lettuce (about 1 lb. 13 oz.)
- 52 halves (26 whole) whole wheat pita bread, at least 28 g each
Directions:
- Toss chicken in dressing.
- Open pita pockets.
- Stuff each pita pocket with 1 1/2 oz. chicken, 1/4 cup lettuce, and 2 Tbsps. tomato.
Serve:
1 pita half = 1 1/2 oz. meat, 1 oz. eq. whole grain, and 1/4 cup vegetable.
For ages 6+, serve 1 whole pita (2 halves) for a full 2 oz. serving of meat and 1/2 cup serving of vegetable at lunch/dinner.
Keep in mind 1 cup lettuce counts as 1/2 cup vegetable for the CACFP.
Meal:
Lunch & Dinner
Snack
CACFP Credit:
Grain
Meat & Meat Alternate
Record on your menu as:
Chicken Meat, boneless (Meat and Meat Alternate Food List # 213)
Pita Bread (Bread and Bread Alternate Food List # 27)
Tomatoes (Vegetable Food List # 230)
Source:
DCR 2025 Calendar, August and adapted from: Look & Cook, Partners in Nutrition and the Chef Marshall O'Brien Group, 2016.