Chicken:
- 1 pack of boneless skinless chicken tenders
- 1/2 tsp mint
- 1/2 tsp oregano
- 1/2 tsp dill
- 1/4 tsp thyme
- 1/2 tsp paprika
- Zest of 1 large lemon (will use the juice later)
- You can use fresh or dried spices for this recipe. Mix spices together in a bowl, season chicken, cook in a pan over medium heat.
Veggie & Orzo Mix:
- 1 cucumber, quartered
- 1 pack of cherry tomatoes, quartered
- 1 jar halved Kalamata olives, drained
- 1 small jar drained and chopped artichoke hearts
- 1 can chickpeas, drained
- 1/2c feta cheese
- Juice of 1 large lemon
- 1/4c balsamic vinegar
- 1 box orzo
- 1 TB olive oil
- Boil water and add OO. Cook orzo, run under cold water, set aside.
- Prepare veggies.
- Mix together, and add orzo.
- Add lemon juice and balsamic.
- Mix well, keep in fridge until ready to serve!
Eggplant Chips:
- 1 1/2c oil (vegetable/canola)
- 1 eggplant, thinly sliced
- 1c flour
- 1/2 tsp sea salt
- Preheat oven to 200 degrees.
- Heat oil over medium heat. You’ll know it’s ready when you stick the back end of a wooden spoon in the oil and it bubbles around the base.
- While oil is heating, slice eggplant.
- Coat eggplant slices in flour, fry in oil for about 3-4 minutes on each side. Only fry about 7-8 slices in the oil at a time, otherwise the temperature will decrease and it will take longer to get that nice golden color!
- Remove eggplant from oil, and place on foil covered baking sheet. Keep baking sheet in oven to finish crisping the chips and keep warm while finishing the rest.
- When all of the chips are done, season with sea salt.
Tzatziki Sauce:
- 1c Greek yogurt
- 1/4c olive oil
- 1/2c grated or chopped cucumber
- 1/2 tsp dill
- 1/8 tsp mint
- 1/8 tsp sea salt
- Mix all ingredients together (can do fresh or dried herbs).
- Keep in fridge until ready to serve.
SUGGESTED ORDER:
- Make tzatziki and set aside.
- Heating oil for chips, boiling water for orzo.
- While that’s heating, prepare the veggies.
- Add orzo to the boiled water.
- Continue adding/flipping/removing eggplant chips while completing the rest of the steps.