Preconception · Lunch
Greek Chicken Pitas with Tzatziki
Oregano-lemon chicken stuffed into warm pitas with homemade tzatziki and crunchy salad - a street-food lunch done properly at home.
Per serving (approx.): 550 kcal · 40 g protein · 52 g carbs · 20 g fat · 7 g fiber
Ingredients
for 2 people
- 2chicken breasts, in strips
- 1 tbspolive oil
- 2 tspdried oregano
- 1lemon, half juiced, half in wedges
- 4wholemeal pitas
- 200 gGreek yogurt
- ½cucumber, grated and squeezed
- 1garlic clove, grated
- 2tomatoes, sliced
- ¼red onion, sliced
Open this recipe in the interactive app to scale servings, switch to oz and cups, and tick ingredients off as you cook.
Method
- Marinate. Toss the chicken with oil, oregano, lemon juice and salt; rest 10 minutes.
- Tzatziki. Stir the yogurt with cucumber, garlic and a pinch of salt.
- Cook. Sear the chicken over high heat 5-6 minutes until cooked through with no pink. Warm the pitas, load with everything, and squeeze lemon over.
Worth knowingReal tzatziki adds calcium where shop garlic mayo adds nothing - a small swap that compounds over a year of lunches.
You might also like
Lunch Chicken, Avocado & Quinoa Lunch Bowl Herby quinoa under sliced chicken, avocado and charred corn with a lime dressing - the meal-prep bowl that never gets boring. 
Lunch Ginger-Lime Salmon Burgers with Slaw Hand-chopped salmon burgers bright with ginger and lime, in buns with a crunchy slaw - the omega-3 answer to burger night. 
Lunch Mediterranean Chickpea & Feta Salad Chickpeas, cucumber, tomatoes and feta in a lemon-oregano dressing - the ten-minute lunch that covers folate, fiber and calcium in one bowl. General guidance, not medical advice - always follow your own doctor or midwife.