Rachael Ray: Rachael's Daytime Talkshow

Greek Chicken with Feta Tzatziki

Aired on: May 15, 2012

Ingredients

4 pieces chicken breast
Poultry seasoning
Salt and pepper
3 lemons, 1 sliced, 2 halved for juicing
3 to 4 cloves garlic, 2 chopped, 1 clove pasted or grated
1 red chili pepper, seeded and finely chopped
2 sprigs oregano, finely chopped
2 sprigs rosemary, chopped
1/3 cup EVOO – Extra Virgin Olive Oil
1/2 seedless cucumber, peeled and grated or shredded
1 cup Greek yogurt
1/2 cup Greek feta crumbles
A small handful of dill
A small handful of parsley
Greek vegetable salad: (use a combo of all or some!) diced seeded tomatoes, cucumber, red onions, bell peppers, light green small Greek pickled hot peppers, parsley tops
Flat bread, pita or Naan bread

Yields: 4

Preparation

Season chicken with dried poultry seasoning, salt and pepper. Add to a bag with sliced lemon, chopped garlic, chili pepper, oregano and rosemary. Marinate several hours or overnight. Bring to room temp then cook on a hot grill or grill pan over medium-high heat 12-15 minutes. Let rest then slice on angle, douse with juice of 1 lemon.

For sauce, salt shredded cucumber and drain in strainer for 20-30 minutes. Press out all the liquid you can and transfer to food processor with yogurt, feta, dill, parsley, salt, pepper, juice of remaining halved lemon and grated or pasted garlic, and process until smooth.

Grill bread.