Indian Spiced Chicken Pita

I stumbled upon this recipe on the site Eating Well and thought it looked delicious.  I checked out the nutritional stats and good news... its an awesome post workout meal if you eat both halves.  You can eat this any other time of the day if you pair half of the pita with a really large salad or serving of vegetable soup.

Indian Spiced Chicken Pita

• 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, trimmed
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garam masala , (see Tip), divided
• 3/4 teaspoon kosher salt, divided
• 1 cup thinly sliced seeded cucumber
• 3/4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh cilantro , or mint
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• Freshly ground pepper , to taste
• 4 6-inch whole-wheat pitas, warmed
• 1 cup shredded romaine lettuce
• 2 small or 1 large tomato, sliced
• 1/4 cup thinly sliced red onion

PREPARATION  

1. Preheat grill to medium-high or position rack in upper third of oven and preheat broiler.
2.  If grilling, oil the grill rack (see Tip). If broiling, coat a broiler pan with cooking spray.
3. Sprinkle chicken with 1 teaspoon garam masala and 1/2 teaspoon salt.
4.  Place the chicken on the grill rack or prepared pan and cook until no longer pink  
5.  an instant-read thermometer inserted into the thickest part registers 165°F, 
6. 4 to 8 minutes per side, depending on the size of the breast. 
7. Transfer the chicken to a clean cutting board and let rest for 5 minutes.
8. Meanwhile, combine cucumber, yogurt, cilantro (or mint), lemon juice, the
9.  remaining 1/2 teaspoon garam masala and 1/4 teaspoon salt and pepper in a bowl.
10.  Thinly slice the chicken. Split open the warm pitas and fill with chicken, yogurt,
11.  lettuce, tomato and onion.

Nutritional Stats:  333 calories, 5g fat, 44g carbs, 32g protein, 6g fiber

*If you are vegetarian or vegan, I am sure you can substitute chickpeas for the chicken and it will come out tasting just as lip smackin' good :)