Recipe: New Yorker Pita Sandwich (using chicken breasts and beans)

NEW YORKER PITA SANDWICH

3/4 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/4-inch strips
1/2 cup chopped onion
1/2 cup green bell pepper strips
1 tbsp vegetable oil
1 can Heinz vegetarian beans in tomato sauce
2 tbsp Heinz horseradish sauce
1/4 tsp salt
dash black pepper
4 pocket pita breads (5-inch dia)
8 slices tomato
leaf lettuce

In skillet, saute chicken, onion and green pepper in oil until vegetables are tender-crisp and chicken is tender.

Stir in beans, horseradish sauce, salt and pepper. Simmer 5 minutes to blend flavors.

Cut pitas in half and tuck 1 tomato slice and lettuce into each half. Fill each with about 1/3 cup bean mixture.

Makes 4 servings (about 3 cups mixture)
Source: Trace & Jeff Poole (2000)