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Healthy Chicken Skewers & Tzatziki Sauce.
Healthy Chicken Skewers & Tzatziki Sauce.
- Recipe Submitted by Cornbread on 11/28/2014
Category: Healthy Recipes, Peppers, Sauces, Chicken
Ingredients List
- Tzatziki
- 1 large english cucumbers, peeled, seeded and diced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 1/2 lemon, juiced
- 1 teaspoon salt + ground pepper, to taste
- 2 tablespoons fresh dill [dried]
- 2 garlic cloves, minced
- 2 6 oz containers of Green Valley Organics Lactose free plain yogurt
- Chicken
- 4 boneless chicken breast
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried dill
- 1/2 lemon, zested and juiced
- ground pepper
Directions
Tzatziki
Absorb as much of the liquid from the cucumbers as possible with a paper towel ”“ press gently.
In a bowl, mix together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, dill, and garlic. Add cucumber and yogurt, mix to combine.
If you don”™t want it chunky, you can blend cucumbers, olive oil, lemon juice, salt dill, and garlic in a food processor before mixing into the yogurt.
Place the tzatziki in the fridge and let the flavors marinate for at least an hour.
Chicken
Cut chicken into bite size pieces. In a ziplock, add chicken pieces, salt, cumin, oregano, dill and lemon juice & zest. Place in the refrigerator and marinate for a 1-3 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Skewer chicken and place on a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 16-18 minutes until chicken is cooked through ”“ cooking time may fluctuate depending on how thick the chicken pieces are.
Remove from the oven and place skewers on a serving platter. Serve with tzatziki sauce and enjoy!
Absorb as much of the liquid from the cucumbers as possible with a paper towel ”“ press gently.
In a bowl, mix together olive oil, lemon juice, salt, dill, and garlic. Add cucumber and yogurt, mix to combine.
If you don”™t want it chunky, you can blend cucumbers, olive oil, lemon juice, salt dill, and garlic in a food processor before mixing into the yogurt.
Place the tzatziki in the fridge and let the flavors marinate for at least an hour.
Chicken
Cut chicken into bite size pieces. In a ziplock, add chicken pieces, salt, cumin, oregano, dill and lemon juice & zest. Place in the refrigerator and marinate for a 1-3 hours.
Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Skewer chicken and place on a non-stick baking sheet. Bake for 16-18 minutes until chicken is cooked through ”“ cooking time may fluctuate depending on how thick the chicken pieces are.
Remove from the oven and place skewers on a serving platter. Serve with tzatziki sauce and enjoy!
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