Greek Tzatziki Chicken Salad

Chicken salad is as delicious as it is easy to make. Whether you’re making it for a party or prepping it for packed lunches, chances are you have most of the ingredients in your fridge! As delicious as it is, it’s hard to ignore the high calories and fat content. Lucky for us, there’s a way to prepare it that’s low calorie, low carb, and our favorite, low effort!

Tzatziki Chicken Salad Recipe

Ingredients

4 pounds of lean chicken breast

1 lemon

9 ounces of plain greek yogurt

1/4 of a cucumber (peeled)

0.5 ounces of dill (chopped)

1-1/2 tablespoons olive oil

1/2 tablespoon red wine vinegar

1/2 tablespoon garlic powder

1 teaspoon salt

fresh ground pepper

Instructions:

Special equipment required: box grater

Place chicken in a large pot and cover with water. Cut the lemon in half, squeezing the juice into the pot and putting the remains of the lemon in the pot as well. Heat on medium-high until the water is at a slow simmer, not boiling. The chicken will take about half an hour to cook all the way through, make sure to check it in 5-minute increments after this. Low and slow for this poached chicken, don’t rush it!

While the chicken is cooking, spread a kitchen towel out in an open workspace. Put your box grater in the middle of the towel. Using the smallest side of the box grater, grate the cucumber. Wipe all excess cucumber remains from the box grater onto the towel. Gather all corners of the towel, leaving a ball of grated cucumber at the bottom. Twist and squeeze the ball over the sink until 90% of the liquid is drained from the cucumber. Put the remains into a mixing bowl, adding yogurt, dill, olive oil, vinegar, garlic powder, salt, and pepper. This recipe makes more tzatziki than necessary for the salad, so you will end up with a side snack for the week!

When the chicken is cooked through, drain out the remaining water and allow it to cool for 5-10 minutes. Shred the chicken using a fork, then slowly mix in 5 ounces of tzatziki sauce until smooth. If you prefer, add celery, peppers, or onion for crunch and a little extra flavor!

Serve on lettuce wraps or baguette with cucumber, tomatoes, and a single serving of chips.

Nutrition facts:
chicken salad:
servings: 16 | serving size: 4 ounces

calories: 180 | Total Fat 5 g | Sat Fat 1 g | Cholesterol 82 mg | Sodium 198 mg | Total Carbs 1 g | Fiber 0 g | Sugar 0 g | Protein 31 g

For 4 ounces of tzatziki sauce (remaining):

calories: 88, fat: 2g (saturated fat: 0g), cholesterol: 3g, sodium: 282 mg, carbohydrates: 3g, protein: 7g, sugar 2g, fiber: .05g

Tip from Katie’s Kitchen: Serve it at your Super Bowl Party! Pour your extra tzatziki sauce in a bowl and make a hummus and tzatziki platter for snacking. Serve with cucumbers, tomatoes, pita bread, feta chunks, olives, and roasted red peppers. Top it off with some heated artichoke hearts in a pan with a little red wine and blue cheese. They look and taste beautiful and will put your platter over the top!