2 chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes
1/2 cup low fat or fat free plain Greek yogurt
1/2 tsp each salt and pepper
1 tsp paprika
1 medium to large tomato, cut into small wedges
1 cucumber, cut in half and sliced
1 onion, cut into small wedges
4 pita breads
1 recipe tzatziki sauce (see below)
Preheat broiler to high (500 degrees or higher, depending on your oven). Place chicken pieces on a few wooden skewers. Mix together yogurt, salt, pepper, and paprika and brush onto chicken. Place chicken on a broiler pan and cook for about 8 minute, turning halfway.
While chicken is cooking, heat a dry pan over medium/high heat. Add a pita and cook for a minute or so on each side. You can also microwave a couple at a time for about a minute.
Place a few pieces of cooked chicken on pita and top with some of the tomato, cucumber, and onion. Top with a couple tablespoons of the tzatziki and serve with more for dipping.
Tzatziki Sauce
1 1/2 cups plain, low fat or fat free Greek yogurt
Juice of 1/2 a lemon
1 clove garlic,
1 cucumber, cut in half, seeded (use a spoon and scoop out seeds), and diced
1 tbs fresh mint, diced
salt and pepper to taste
Set diced cucumbers in a colander and sprinkle on a tsp of salt. Let stand 30 minutes to draw out extra liquid.
In a food processor, add cucumbers, lemon juice, garlic, and mint. Pulse until smooth. If there is a good deal of liquid, feel free to pour off a couple of tablespoons. Place yogurt in a medium sized bowl and stir in cucumber mixture. Season with salt a pepper to taste and refrigerate for at least 1 hour. Will keep for 3 days, draining off extra liquid each time you use it.
i like to drain my greek yogurt by placing it in a sieve lined with cheesecloth and leaving it over a bowl in the fridge overnight. that way it helps keep a nice thick consistancy, a almost like sour cream, for whatever sauce i use it in! you'd be surprised at how much watery liquid you eliminate.
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