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Ultimate Zesty Chicken & Haloumi-Stuffed Pita

Ultimate Zesty Chicken & Haloumi-Stuffed Pita

with Sweet Potato Fries, Olive Salad & Garlic Aioli
4.5(532)Review summaryRead review summary highlights
Recipe Development Team
Recipe Development TeamUpdated on August 21, 2026
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Calories
: 
1310 kcal
Protein
: 
64.8g protein
Preparation Time
: 
35 minutes
Difficulty
: 
Easy
Allergens:
  • Milk
  • Eggs
  • Gluten
  • Wheat
  • May contain traces of allergens
  • Milk

Reporting live, where these pita pockets are about to change your life forever! With lemon pepper chicken, olive salad and squeaky haloumi, you’ll get to devour a delicious Greek-style meal that calls for zero cutlery. These pita pockets will go down a treat! We’ve replaced the potato in this recipe with sweet potato due to local ingredient availability. It’ll be just as delicious, just follow your recipe card!

Produced in a facility that processes eggs, milk, fish, peanuts, sesame, shellfish, soy, tree nuts, and wheat.
Serving amount

1 packet

Haloumi

(Contains: Milk)

1 packet

Garlic Aioli

(Contains: Eggs)

1 sachet

Lemon Pepper Seasoning

330 g

Chicken Thigh

1

Red Onion

2

Pita Bread

(Contains: Gluten, Wheat May be present: Milk)

1 packet

Mint

1

Tomato

2

Sweet Potato

1

Cucumber

1 packet

Kalamata Olives

Not included in your delivery

1 drizzle

olive oil

1 tbs

white wine vinegar

Energy (kJ)5480 kJ
Calories1310 kcal
Fat73.4 g
of which saturates20.4 g
Carbohydrate96.6 g
of which sugars31 g
Dietary Fibre12.6 g
Protein64.8 g
Sodium2210 mg
The average adult daily energy intake is 8700 kJ
•Large Non-Stick Pan
•Baking Paper

Cooking Steps

Bake the fries
1

• Preheat oven to 240°C/220°C fan-forced.
• To a medium bowl, add haloumi and cover with 
water to soak.
• Cut sweet potato into fries.
• Place fries on a lined oven tray. Drizzle with olive 
oil, season with salt and toss to coat.
• Bake until tender, 20-25 minutes. 


TIP: If your oven tray is crowded, divide between 
two trays.

Get prepped
2

• Meanwhile, thinly slice cucumber into half-moons.
• Slice tomato into thin wedges.
• Roughly chop kalamata olives. 
• Pick and thinly slice mint leaves. 
• Thinly slice red onion (see ingredients).
• Cut chicken thigh into 1cm-thick strips.
• In a second medium bowl, combine lemon pepper
seasoning, a pinch of salt and a drizzle of olive oil. 
Add chicken strips, tossing to coat. 

Pickle the onion
3

• In a medium microwave-safe bowl, combine onion, 
the white wine vinegar and a good pinch of sugar 
and salt.
• Microwave onion in 30 second bursts, until 
softened. Set aside. 

Cook the chicken & haloumi
4

• In a large frying pan, heat a drizzle of olive oil
over medium-high heat. Cook chicken strips until 
browned and cooked through, 3-4 minutes each 
side. Transfer to a plate, season to taste with salt
and pepper and cover to keep warm.
• Drain haloumi and pat dry. Cut haloumi into 
1cm-thick slices.
• Wipe out frying pan and return to medium-high heat 
with a drizzle of olive oil. Cook haloumi until golden 
brown, 1-2 minutes each side. 


TIP: Chicken is cooked through when it is no longer 
pink inside.

Toss the salad
5

• To the bowl with pickled onion, add cucumber, 
tomato, olives, mint and a drizzle of olive oil. Toss 
to combine.


TIP: Kalamata olives are strong in flavour - add less 
if desired!

Finish & serve
6

• Microwave pita bread on a microwave-safe plate for 
1 minute, until warmed through.
• Halve pita, then gently open up pocket and spread 
with garlic aioli. Fill with olive salad, zesty chicken 
and haloumi.
• Serve with fries and any remaining chicken, haloumi 
and salad. Enjoy! 

Customer reviews

Review summary

Updated on Feb 2026
  • Flavour: Some found it delicious, while others suggested adding extra seasoning to boost the chicken and haloumi flavour.
  • Ease of prep: Pita bread was tricky to open without splitting, so take care when preparing.
  • Suggestions: Consider swapping the garlic aioli for hummus or baba ganoush for a different flavour profile.
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