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Here's a tasty main dish that's almost a whole meal in one. Pair it with a salad and you'll be dining in style! Our Greek Chicken and Rice combines a crispy, moist chicken, with flavorful rice. Tomatoes and olives give it some extra zip!
Just add a few extras to the rice before cooking and you'll have a perfect blend. The tomatoes and olives add moisture and a savory boost to this Mediterranean dish.
Dipping the chicken in our yogurt blend gives you moist and juicy meat with a lemony-garlic zing, and the crisp outer coating adds dimension to the textures. Sprinkle feta cheese on top for the finale! It's a winning combo we're sure you'll love!
Enjoy!
Dianna
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breast tenders
- 1 sleeve Ritz Crackers, crushed
- 6 Roma tomatoes, sliced in ½ inch slices
- ¼ cup kalamata olives, pitted and sliced (or sliced green olives)
- 1 cup feta cheese, crumbled
For Rice
- 4 cups water
- 2 cups rice
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon dried parsley flakes
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
For Marinade
- 2 cups plain non-fat Greek yogurt
- juice of 1 lemon
- 2 teaspoons dried parsley
- 1 teaspoons garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon lemon and pepper seasoning
- 1 teaspoon dried dill weed
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano leaves
- 1 teaspoon onion powder
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
Instructions
For Rice
- Make rice (using 4 cups water and 2 cups rice) in pot or rice cooker.
- Add garlic powder, parsley, onion powder, salt and pepper to rice before cooking.
For Marinade
- In a shallow bowl, mix together: yogurt, lemon juice, parsley, garlic powder, lemon and pepper seasoning, dill, oregano, onion powder, salt and pepper.
To make:
- Cut chicken tenders into strips about 1 inch x 4 inches.
- Cut tomatoes and olives.
- Crush crackers and place in a shallow bowl.
- Spray 9 x 13 inch pan with oil spray (such as Pam).
- Place all cooked rice in prepared pan, and pat down firmly.
- Neatly layer all tomatoes slices on top of rice and place olive slices between tomatoes.
- Prepare chicken by dipping strips into yogurt marinade mixture.
- Lay covered chicken strips in crushed crackers and carefully coat, then place chicken strips neatly over tomatoes and olives.
- Repeat until all coated chicken is in pan.
- Sprinkle with feta cheese.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes until chicken is thoroughly cooked.
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