Greek Night!

Name: Greek Night!
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: Greek Chicken; 2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts; 1/4 cup olive oil; 3 Tbs garlic, minced (Note, adjust to preference); 1/3 cup fresh lemon juice; 1 Tbs red wine vinegar; 1/2 Tbs minced garlic; 1 Tbs dried oregano; Cucumber Salad; 2 English cucumbers, peeled, sliced (mandolin set to thin); 1/3 cup lemon juice; 2 Tbs olive oil; 1 Tbs red wine vinegar; 1/2 Tbs minced garlic; 1/2 tsp dried oregano; Tzatziki Sauce; 1 cup plain Greek yogurt (Single Serve Container will do); 1 English cucumber, finely diced; 1 Tbs minced garlic; 1/2 Tbs dill weed, or 1 Tbs fresh dill, chopped fine; 1 Tbs fresh lemon juice; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1/2 tsp chopped fresh mint (optional); Salt and pepper (to taste); The Rest; 3 cups cooked brown rice; 1 1/2 pounds cherry tomatoes, halved; 1/2 cup red onion slices

dkirkland @dkirkland

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Greek Marinated Chicken, Tzatziki, and Cucumber Salad
My wife found this as a part of her new "Clean Eating" food prep. We made it for the first time a few nights ago and I am still raving about it! I hope you enjoy it as much as we do.

Prep Time Cook Time Total Time
20 min 10 min 30 min-ish

dkirkland @dkirkland

Prep Time Cook Time Total Time
20 min 10 min 30 min-ish

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Ingredients

Greek Chicken
2 poundsboneless, skinless chicken breasts
1/4 cupolive oil
3 Tbsgarlic, minced (Note, adjust to preference)
1/3 cupfresh lemon juice
1 Tbsred wine vinegar
1/2 Tbsminced garlic
1 Tbsdried oregano
Cucumber Salad
2English cucumbers, peeled, sliced (mandolin set to thin)
1/3 cuplemon juice
2 Tbsolive oil
1 Tbsred wine vinegar
1/2 Tbsminced garlic
1/2 tspdried oregano
Tzatziki Sauce
1 cupplain Greek yogurt (Single Serve Container will do)
1English cucumber, finely diced
1 Tbsminced garlic
1/2 Tbsdill weed, or 1 Tbs fresh dill, chopped fine
1 Tbsfresh lemon juice
1 tsplemon zest
1/2 tspchopped fresh mint (optional)
Salt and pepper (to taste)
The Rest
3 cupscooked brown rice
1 1/2 poundscherry tomatoes, halved
1/2 cupred onion slices

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Steps

1

In a large plastic zip bag, combine olive oil, garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, Greek yogurts and salt and pepper. Massage to mix.
2

Add chicken into the bag.
Massage to make sure chicken is full covered and marinate for at least 20 minutes, up to 12 hours.
3

Drain the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade.
4

In a skillet, heat some olive oil over medium-high heat.
5

Add chicken when it is hot, and cook, flipping part way through. Cook approximately 3-4 minutes per side. Cooking time depends on thickness and size of the chicken. Cook until internal temp is 165 degrees.
6

Remove from pan, and let cool.
Once cool, cut into bite sized pieces. Just make sure you let it cool, or all the juice will run out. (We didn't cut the chicken)
7

Meanwhile, make cucumber salad by chunking the cucumbers, and tossing in a bowl with the lemon juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, garlic, and oregano.
Set aside
8

Make tzatziki sauce by combining the Greek yogurt, cucumber, garlic, dill weed, lemon juice, lemon zest in a small bowl; season with salt and pepper. And add mint (optional)
9

Cook brown rice according to package directions. Top with chicken, cucumber salad, and some tzatziki sauce
10

Note:
* Adjust garlic to your preference. I love garlic. Cut back if you don't The marinade should be drained off, you don't want to eat all that garlic, just use it to flavor your chicken.