Chicken Souvlaki

Ingredients

• Coconut oil

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Chicken breast

  Broilers or fryers, meat only, raw

  12 oz or 340g

• Feta cheese

  ½ cup, crumbled or 75g

• Plain yogurt

  Low fat, 12 grams protein per 8 ounce

  ½ cup or 123g

• Dill

  Fresh

  1 tbsp or 0.6g

• Olive oil

  Salad or cooking

  1 tbsp or 14g

• Garlic

  Raw

  1 ¼ tsp or 4g

• Oregano

  Spices, dried

  ½ tsp, ground or 0.9g

• Pita bread

  Whole-wheat

  6 pita, large or 384g

• Lettuce

  Romaine or cos, raw

  1 cup shredded or 47g

• Cucumber

  With peel, raw

  ½ cup slices or 52g

• Cherry tomatoes

  Red, ripe, raw, year round average

  ½ cup cherry tomatoes or 75g

• Onions

  Raw

  ¼ cup, sliced or 29g

Directions

1. Heat coconut oil in a sauté pan over medium-high heat. Add chicken and cook for 7-12 minutes until cooked through and no longer pink. Set aside.
2. In a small bowl, combine feta cheese, yogurt, dill, 1 teaspoon olive oil, and 1/4 teaspoon garlic. Stir well.
3. Heat the remaining 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add the remaining 1 teaspoon garlic and oregano, sauté for 20 seconds. Add chicken and cook for 2 minutes until thoroughly heated.
4. Place 1/4 cup chicken mixture in each pita half. Top with 2 tablespoons yogurt mixture, 2 tablespoons shredded lettuce, 1 tablespoon cucumber, and 1 tablespoon tomato. Divide onion evenly among pitas.
5. Enjoy!