Playing around in the kitchen I came up with the Chicken Banana Pepper Popper Pita. I had a blueberry compote that I'd made for a no-bake cheesecake for the family after dinner dessert. I didn't want to waste the left overs so I thought maybe I could put it in a sandwich.
Pita
Chicken
Cream Cheese
Blueberry Compote
Banana Pepper
BBQ Sauce
Sharp Cheddar
First I let the thin sliced chicken soak in the juice of the banana peppers. Next I heated up the chicken with a thin glaze of BBQ sauce, I wanted the hint of flavors but I didn't want it to over power anything. I put a generous layer of cream cheese inside the pita, followed by the warmed chicken breast slices, and sprinkle in finely diced banana pepper. The banana pepper is the nod to your normal "popper" ingredient, the jalapeno.
Next I drizzled in the blueberry compote including the chunks of blueberries. I wasn't shy with the fruit. Last but not least I added a touch of sharp cheddar and reheated, sadly in the microwave.
End Result:
It was good but it needs tweaking. I didn't put enough chicken in the pita, need to double up my meat. The blueberries were OK but raspberry would be far superior, and it would need to have cracked black pepper added.
Instead of the cheddar I need something that is creamy and gooey with a stronger flavor. The sandwich needs to be more ooey gooey just like a popper. I might exchange that banana pepper for a jalapeno, but that isn't very original.
Over all it was quite good but needs to have slightly stronger flavors and MUST grill the pita! Need it to have a bit of a crunch.
FUN! I'd love to come back to this and perfect it. Give it a try! See if you can come up with the perfect Popper sandwich!
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