Travel to the mediterranian and enjoy this healthy meal. This is one of those recipes that sounds difficult but is so easy to do. If you are throwing a party it is an excellent appetizer or serve it as a meal! Serves 4
Chicken Souvlaki
- 2 boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into thin strips (4 strips per breast)
- combine 2 tbsp oregano, 1-2 cloves crushed garlic, 1/4 c white wine vinegar and 1 tpsp olive oil
- marinate chicken overnight or 4-6 hours and make tziki sauce (recipe below) so the flavors can combine
- remove chicken from marinade
- skewer with wooden or metal skewers (wooden will need soaked in water)
- bake at 300 degrees for 20 minutes or until cooked through
- remove and set aside
- serving ideas: with sliced tomato, cucumber, red onion, feta and warm pita triangles (recipe below)
Tzatziki Sauce (cucumber sauce)
- peel, seed and grate 1/2 cucumber (English cucumber works best) into a bowl
- add 1/2 C sour cream (light or full fat since you don’t use that much)
- add 1 tsp salt, 1 t powdered garlic
- stir to combine and chill
Warm pita chips
- slice whole pita into six triangles
- spray with olive oil mister to lightly coat
- lightly sprinkle salt and garlic powder over triangles
- cook at 300 degrees for 10-15 minutes (idea: put them in half way through the chicken cooking time)
- remove and serve warm
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Wow! This looks amazing!!
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