Greek Chicken Pita Bowls with Tzatziki

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Lemon-oregano chicken over crisp greens with tomatoes, cucumber, feta, hummus and warm pita for scooping.

Ingredients

• 1½ lb chicken breasts
• 2 lemons
• 3 garlic cloves, grated
• 12 oz tzatziki
• 1 cup hummus
• 5 oz spring mix
• 1½ cups cherry tomatoes, halved
• 1 cucumber, chopped
• ½ cup feta crumbles
• 4 pita breads

From your pantry: 3 tbsp olive oil, 2 tsp dried oregano, salt, pepper.

Instructions

1. Pound the chicken to an even ¾ inch. Toss with the juice of 1 lemon, the garlic, oregano, 2 tbsp oil, 1 tsp salt and pepper. Marinate 10 minutes or up to a day.
2. Cook in a hot grill pan or skillet, 5 to 6 minutes per side, until 165°F inside. Rest 5 minutes and slice.
3. Warm the pitas in the same pan and cut into wedges.
4. Build bowls with greens, tomatoes, cucumber, chicken, a big spoon each of hummus and tzatziki, and feta.
5. Finish with olive oil, a squeeze of the second lemon and more oregano.

Tip: Marinate the night before and dinner takes fifteen minutes.

Nutrition per serving

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