Greek Chicken Pita's {Recipe}

Earlier this week I talked about how we loved Greece and their food and I shared our tzatziki recipe. Today I'm sharing our pita recipe. This is yummy for a light lunch or picnic recipe for summertime. If you like Greek food, you're sure to love this! The best grilled chicken and freshest, tastiest salads I've ever had was in Corfu and those flavors inspired this dish.

For this recipe you'll need some tzatziki sauce. I posted our quick and easy tzatziki recipe that is perfect for this. It makes an amazing marinade for your chicken and creamy sauce for your pitas.

Greek Chicken Pita's

Chicken (I used breast pieces that were already trimmed)

whole wheat pitas

fresh spinach (or lettuce if you prefer)

tomatoes, diced

Mediterranean herb feta, crumbled

cucumbers, sliced

tzatziki sauce

1. Marinade your chicken in a few tablespoons of tzatziki sauce. I usually just stick mine in a plastic bag with about 4-5 tablespoons of tzatziki and pop it in the fridge for a few hours. You will want to let them marinade for at least 2 hours.

2. Cook your chicken after it's had time to get full of flavor. We like to grill ours but we've also cooked it in a little olive oil in the pan on the stove.

3. Prepare your tomatoes and cucumbers and spinach. Wash and cut and have them ready for the assembly line.

4. Once your chicken has cooled so you can handle it a little, slice (or chop) it into bite size pieces. Or if you're having it later, you can refrigerate your chicken and there is no need to reheat it.

5. Now, you're ready to assemble your pita. Cut your pitas in half and open them up. Layer spinach, cucumber, chicken, feta, tomatoes and tzatziki into each half of your pita.

Munch away!

Quick and Easy Tzatziki {Recipe}

As a family last year we took a trip to Cyprus (part of ancient Greece) and before we had little ones we spent a week on the Greek island of Corfu. We absolutely love the fresh flavors of real Greek food. But sometimes you can't always spend a week on a Greek island so you learn to improvise. One of my favorite snacks from those vacations became tzatziki and pitas, I'm pretty sure I ate it everyday that we were on Corfu. There is just something so light and refreshing about it. Right now I would love being on the beach, sipping some wine (or a mojito) with some friends and family while sharing a big bowl of tzatziki and pitas and laughing in the sunshine. That daydream is bringing you this recipe. My quick and easy tzatziki recipe that's perfect for summer!

Quick and Easy Tzatziki

1 1/2 cups plain greek yogurt

1/2 cup sour cream

1 large cucumber, peeled, deseeded, finely grated, and squeezed of excess juice

2 teaspoons dried dill weed

1 teaspoon sugar

1/2 teaspoon garlic powder

salt and pepper

1. Peel, deseed and grate your cucumber. This is the hardest part of the whole process. Squeeze excess juice from your cucumber (and there will be a lot of juice). Add to a medium sized bowl.

2. Mix in your greek yogurt, sour cream, dill weed, sugar, garlic powder and season with some salt and pepper to taste.

3. Cover and refrigerate for a few hours for the flavors to blend together. Enjoy!

Later this week I'll be sharing our favorite Greek Chicken Pita recipe we created using this easy tzatziki!