Chicken Souvlaki & Tzatziki Sauce

Hello. So I wasn’t sure what I should talk about today because I had two things in mind. I guess one thing that I did want to talk about is things that stay in the dark will come to the light. I always pray that I can see things that I don’t see behind my back and when the time is right I find out what people are really saying or talking about. 

I know this isn’t my normal post to complain, but it is sad that the world is still like this. You put trust into people but you find out the truth later. I am a pretty optimistic person so I just try to let it roll off one shoulder and go to the next.  You move on, but learn from this. 

Anyways, let’s get out to food! I made this dish a few weeks ago and thought it was super simple and wanted to share. It’s a 30 minute meal from Everyday from Rachael Ray and has really nice flavors. It reminded me of a chicken gyro because of the Tzatziki sauce. I also used pita bread instead of the naan bread and it still tasted great.  This one is a winner and I hope you guys like it.

 

 

 

Here is how to do it:

Ingredients/recipe

Adapted from: Rachael Ray

Ingredients/recipe

1 ½ pounds of chicken breast

Salt and pepper

 2 lemons

3 garlic cloves chopped

A pinch of dried oregano

½ a cup Evoo

1 cup of Greek yogurt

1 ts ground coriander (optional)

½ ts ground cumin

½ cup feta crumbles or to taste

½ a cucumber grated and drained

1 tbs of mint leaves

Parsley

Toppings: Tomatoes, red onions and sweet peppers all opitional.

Place the cucumber in a strainer, sprinkle with salt and let sit for 20 minutes. Press out the liquid.

In a large, resealable plastic bag, combine the EVOO, half the lemon juice, three-quarters of the garlic, the parsley and oregano. Season the chicken with salt and pepper, drop into the bag and marinate for 10 minutes while you preheat the broiler. 

Scatter the chicken across a broiler pan and broil, turning once, until charred and cooked through, about 10-12 minutes. 

In a food processor, blender or just chop by hand like I did, purée the drained cucumber, the yogurt, the remaining lemon juice and garlic, the mint, coriander and cumin; season with pepper. 

Pile the chicken onto the pita bread, top with tomatoes, red onions, and sweet peppers, Tzatziki sauce and enjoy!

Doctor's Orders and Fake Out Gyros

Hello everyone! How are you? So on Monday I talked about going to the Doctors just for a quick physical, and to go over some blood work I had done last week. I am glad to say that I am pretty healthy.  There are two things that I have to work on though. My cholesterol and my sugar levels. My doctor told me I am pre-diabetic. 

I’m not surprised though I have been eating a ton of sweets lately. I love sweets. I really need to practice what I preach though, everything in moderation. While I should stop at one cupcake, I have 3 or four lol (mini ones). Thankfully, my sugar levels were not out of this world, so I should be able to get it back down under 100.  Diabetes does run in my family on both sides, but with proper diet I should be able to get it under control.

Next is my cholesterol. This also runs on both sides of my family so this one might be a little harder to control. My good cholesterol levels are really well, but my bad cholesterol is still high. My doctor wants me to watch what I eat, and workout.  He also wants me to lose a few pounds, which is crazy to me because I’m pretty skinny.

Thankfully I eat pretty healthy and have adapted a healthy lifestyle years ago. I have slacked off on working out these past few weeks, but I am excited to get back into it.

I know I have talked your ear off with this, but I want to encourage everyone to go for your yearly checkup if you haven’t already and remember everything in moderation. Also hit the gym, the streets whatever and enjoy a walk or jog or even lifting weights. 30 minutes will do your body wonders.

Like I said before I LOVE sweets, and I am going to still have one or two and there are so many sweets I want to show you guys.

For now how about a fake out meal? Fake out Gyros! What, what what?! Yep fake out gyros and this couldn’t be easier!

                                                                                                 

I saw this in a Kraft magazine and was so excited to try it. Now let’s get a few things straight. While this will remind you of gyros, there is no lamb in it. It actually uses a Boca burger. Now I know what you are thinking, how could a meatless burger take place of a gyro meat, but trust me it does. Meatless burgers have come a long way. If you do not like the meatless burger here are a few other options; You can try the meatless chicken patty, a turkey burger or just make full on burgers. The choice is yours, I’m not looking.

One of my sides split, so be careful when stuffing

Ingredients/recipe

Adapted from Kraft

2 whole wheat pitas split in half to make four

4 Boca meatless patties

1 head of romaine lettuce chopped

2 roma tomatoes chopped

1 red onion, thinly sliced

Feta Cheese

Tzatziki sauce adapted from Rachael Ray

1 container of Greek yogurt (a individual cup, it should be about a cup)

1 English cucumber, peeled and grated, drain any juice

1 teaspoon ground coriander

Zest and juice of 1 lemon

Zest and juice of 1 lime

Salt and pepper to taste

First make your tzatziki sauce by combining the yogurt, cucumber, coriander, zest and juice of the lemon and lime. Add salt and pepper to taste. 

Next start by heating your Boca patties in the microwave following package directions. While you are heating the four patties, chop all your veggies and stuff each half of the pitas. Once the patties are heated, put in the pita bread and add your tzatziki sauce. Add your feta cheese and enjoy!

Serve with a nice fresh salad or veggies of your choice. I hope you guys like this and enjoy!