Spicy Chicken Burger on Whole Wheat Pita

So a few friends came over a couple weeks ago and I didnt feel like having a feast for them lol, so I made spicy chicken burgers with melted mozzarella on homemade whole wheat pita. and made a chipotle mayo to go with it . when making this, you should probably make the pita bread ahead of time.  This recipe is for four servings so u may reduce/increase the amount of ingredients based on how many people you're serving.


CHICKEN BURGER INGREDIENTS
2 lbs ground chicken breast
2 tsp black pepper
2 tsp oregano
2 tsp dried basil
2 tbs dried pepper
2 whole Tomatoes
1 Onion
Fresh Mozzarella
Lettuce

SPICY CHIPOTLE MAYO INGREDIENTS
4 tbs light mayo (I use hellman's)
2 tbs canned chipotle in adobo sauce

WHOLE WHEAT PITA INGREDIENTS

• 1 tsp of active dry yeast (or you can buy the individual little pack of active dry yeast)
• 1 tsp molasses
• 11/2 cups warm water
• 1 tsp salt
• 31/2 cups whole wheat flour, plus more for dusting
• 1 tsp olive oil

DIRECTIONS:

FOR SPICY CHICKEN BURGER

Mix the chipotle and mayo (then put it in the fridge)

Sauté some onions with garlic in a pan

Put ground chicken breast in a bowl add, dry pepper, basil, oregano, pepper and sautéed onions. mix it all together and u can add salt to taste. 

Divide the ground chicken into four patties.

In a saucepan, put in a little olive oil (or whatever oil you have at home) and put in the chicken patties. cook until the chicken is well done. 

Put a generous amount of mozzarella cheese on each patty and put in the oven for 2mins at 400 deg.

Cut open your pita and coat with the chipotle mayo , place cheesy chicken patty on the pita and add lettuce and tomato. 

and voila... you're ready to grub 

Enjoy :) 

FOR WHOLE WHEAT PITA

Next time i make it, i'll put up pictures

In a bowl combine the yeast, molasses, and warm water; stir the mixture and then let the yeast stand for about 7-10mins or until foamy. 

Add the salt to the flour and mix.

Stir in the salted flour into the yeast mixture. Add the flour, a little at a time, until all the flour has been added and forms a thick dough and you can roll it into a ball. 

Put the dough on a lightly floured surface and knead with your knuckles until it's smooth and elastic. 

Transfer the dough to a bowl you have already greased with a bit of oil. roll the dough around the bowl to coat it with the oil and then and cover with a wet towel. Allow to rise until double in size, about 1 1/2 hours.

Preheat the oven to 500 deg F.

remove the towel and divide the dough into 8 pieces, and gather each piece into a ball. Cover them up again for about 10mins.

Then roll out each little dough ball into a circle with a rolling pin. Make sure the circle is completely smooth, with no creases or seams in the dough, which can prevent the pitas from puffing up properly. 

Put the pita dough circle in the over and bake for 3 to 4 minutes, or until the bread puffs up like a balloon and is pale golden. Watch closely coz they bake fast. Remove the bread from the oven and place on a surface to cool for 5 minutes; they will naturally deflate, leaving a pocket in the center. Wrap the pitas in a large kitchen towel to keep them soft.

and voila you're ready to eat them.  It seems tedious, but it's not, it's just a calculated process.