Smart Souvlaki-Style Chicken Salad
with Creamy Lemon Dressing- Wheat
- Milk
- Sulphites
- Wheat
- Milk
- Sulphites
- Egg
- Fish
- Tree nuts
- May contain traces of allergens
- Mustard
- Peanuts
- Sesame
- Soy
We've taken a Greek staple and given it a 'smart' twist! With a delightful herby marinade, crunchy salad, orzo and creamy lemon dressing, this dish will prove to be the smart option in more ways than one! Carb Smart (50 g carbohydrates or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's carbohydrate amount. Calorie Smart (650kcal or less) is based on a per serving calculation of the recipe's kilocalorie amount. Ingredients: Chicken thighs • Sweet bell pepper • Roma tomatoes • Orzo (durum wheat semolina, niacin, ferrous sulphate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid) (wheat) • Lemon • Spring mix (lolla rosa multi-leaf lettuce, red flash red oak lettuce, red leaf multi-leaf lettuce, green oak lettuce, bally hoo tango lettuce) • Sour cream (milk ingredients, modified milk ingredients, modified cornstarch, sodium phosphate, sodium citrate, carrageenan, locust bean gum, guar gum, microbial enzyme, bacterial culture) (milk) • Mixed olives (pitted green olives, pitted kalamata olives, water, salt, lactic acid, potassium sorbate, vinegar, calcium chloride) • Feta cheese (pasteurized milk, partly skimmed milk, water, salt, lipase, bacterial culture, microbial enzyme, cellulose, natamycin, calcium chloride) (milk) • Garlic • Dill-garlic spice blend (dehydrated onion, dehydrated garlic, salt, dill weed, canola oil, silicon dioxide) (sulphites).
Ingredients
280 g
Chicken Thighs
85 g
Orzo
(Contains: Wheat)
1 unit
Sweet Bell Pepper
1 unit
Tomato
56 g
Spring Mix
2 unit
Garlic, cloves
1 unit
Lemon
¼ cup
Feta Cheese, crumbled
(Contains: Milk)
1 unit
Sour Cream
(Contains: Milk)
30 g
Mixed Olives
(Contains: Wheat, Milk, Sulphites, Egg, Fish, Tree nuts, May contain traces of allergens)
1 tsp
Dill-Garlic Spice Blend
(Contains: May contain traces of allergens, Sulphites, Milk, Mustard, Tree nuts, Peanuts, Sesame, Soy, Wheat)
Not included in your delivery
0.13 tsp
Pepper*
½ tsp
Sugar*
2 tbsp
Oil*
0.13 tsp
Salt*
Nutrition Values
Utensils
Cooking Steps
- Add half the orzo (use all for 4 ppl) to the boiling water. Cook uncovered, stirring occasionally, until tender, 10-12 min.
- Drain and rinse with cold water until cool to the touch.
- Return orzo to the same pot, off heat.
- Stir in 1 tsp (2 tsp) oil.
- Meanwhile, zest, then juice half the lemon (whole lemon for 4 ppl). Cut any remaining lemon into wedges.
- Peel, then mince or grate garlic.
- Core, then cut pepper into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Cut tomato into 1/4-inch pieces.
- Drain, then cut or tear olives in half.
- Meanwhile, pat chicken dry with paper towels.
- Add chicken, Dill-Garlic Spice Blend, half the garlic and 2 tsp (4 tsp) oil to a medium bowl. Season with salt and pepper, then toss to coat.
- Arrange chicken on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
- Roast in the bottom of the oven until golden-brown and cooked through, 14-16 min.**
- Transfer chicken to a clean cutting board to rest, 2-3 min.
- Meanwhile, add lemon zest, sour cream, remaining garlic and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) water to a small bowl.
- Season with salt and pepper, then stir to combine.
- Combine lemon juice, 1/2 tsp (1 tsp) sugar and 1 tbsp (2 tbsp) oil in a large bowl.
- Add orzo, spring mix, tomatoes, peppers, feta and olives.
- Season with salt and pepper, then toss to combine.
- Thinly slice chicken.
- Divide salad between plates. Arrange chicken over top.
- Dollop with creamy lemon dressing.
- Squeeze a lemon wedge over top, if desired.
If you've opted to get chicken thighs, prep and cook them in the same way the recipe instructs you to prep and cook the pork chops.**
