My husband entered a weight-loss challenge with his Dad on January 7th and is bound and determined to win it. It ends officially on April 7th. He started at 245 and informed me this morning that he is now somewhere under 210!! I am so proud of him! He has worked really hard and has been very strict about his diet. He found an "app" for his phone called Calorie Counter. Creative, I know. It has hundreds of recipes, which is really nice! I haven't made anything from it that I don't like. I have made this particular recipe 3 or 4 times and it is one of our new favorites. Weight loss or not...it's stinkin' good.
It does take a little "thinking ahead" time, but it's well worth it! I just do all the prep-work on a day when I am feeling "in the groove of things" and it really only takes 10-15 minutes to do....MAX.
Chicken Soulvaki Sandwich
A day before:
Make marinade and add thawed chicken breasts.
Make sauce for cucumber dressing.
Purchase whole wheat Salad Pockets or Pitas
Marinade:
2 tsps garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp ground oregano
2 tsps olive oil
1/4 c lemon juice
2 Tbsp soy sauce, low sodium
1 Tbsp honey
Mix marinade in a large Ziploc bag. Add 2-3 large thawed chicken breasts
Cucumber Dressing: **1 med cucmber (to be added day of service)
4 oz plain greek yogurt
2 tsps dill (dry or fresh, whichever is cheapest)
1/2 tsp garlic powder
1/2 tsp salt
Mix all ingredients together in a small tupperware and refrigerate for up to 8 hours. This gives the dill and the garlic powder/salt time to blend flavors with the yogurt.
Day of serving:
Put marinaded chicken breasts in a greased pan and bake @ 350 for 30 minutes or until juices run clear.
While chicken is cooking, pear and cube 1 medium cucumber. ( I use my Vidalia Chop Wizard's smallest chopper size. If you are an Oberg Cousin and you don't know what that is....ask Grannie to educate you!) Add chopped cucumber to yogurt mixture.
When chicken is done cooking let it sit for 10 minutes before cubing it into small cubes. You could also slice it, or whatever you feel would be easiest for you. No matter how you do it, it will taste the same!! Heat pitas or salad pockets for 10-15 seconds and fill with chicken and a couple spoonfuls of the cucumber dressing.
This tastes sooo fresh and is absolutely delish! Sedona and I just ate it for dinner and it reminded me of how darned good it is and I just thought I would share. ENJOY!!
