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Showing posts with label pampered chef. Show all posts

Wednesday, July 31, 2013

Greek Chicken Pitas

Last week Tracy had a Pampered Chef party and she raved about the Greek chicken pitas that they made. They had used the Pampered Chef Greek Rub and the Large Baker and cooked the chicken in the microwave. It sounded so yummy, but since I had neither the large baker or Greek rub, I set out on a mission to find an alternative way to make this dish.

I figured I could just use my corningware dish in the microwave. It's microwave safe and large enough to hold a few chicken breasts. I also figured I'd make a Greek rub with some fresh herbs and lemon, that way there's no sugar or food starch (both ingredients in the prepared version).

Greek Rub
Ingredients:
- 1 Tbsp. chopped fresh basil
- 1Tbsp. Chopped fresh rosemary
- 1/2 tsp. dried oregano
- 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
- 2 tsp. lemon juice
- 1/2 Tbsp. kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper

Mix all ingredients together. I am only cooking this for me and my husband, so I just made 1 1/2 chicken breasts, you may want to double.
Place your chicken breasts in your dish and spread the rub evenly over each piece. Let it marinate in the refrigerator for 15 minutes or longer. Set your microwave oven to 50% power and cook for 20 minutes or until internal temp is 165 degrees.

While the chicken is cooking, go ahead and prepare the tzatziki sauce. 

Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients:
- 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup low fat sour cream
- 1/2 cucumber, seeded but not peeled
- 1 1/2 tsp. minced garlic
- juice of 1/2 lemon
- 1 tsp. dill weed
- 1 tsp. vinegar
- 1 tsp. Kosher salt
- 1/2 tsp. black pepper

Blend all ingredients in a food processor until smooth. Store in fridge until ready to serve.

When chicken is fully cooked, cut/ shred with kitchen scissors or a knife. Warm whole wheat pita pockets in an oven until they are warm with a slight crisp. Serve chicken in pitas with sauce, feta cheese, red onions and tomatoes, or whatever toppings you like:)

Tuesday, July 23, 2013

Maple Herb Pork Tenderloin

I thought taking on the challenge of no oven for a week might be pretty difficult, but we are doing pretty well with it.  A few weeks ago, I attended a Pampered Chef party and one of the items that I purchased was the Maple Herb Rub.  As soon as I smelled it I knew that it would be perfect on pork.  It was delicious!  Next I plan on using it on pork chops cooked on the grill.  

Ingredients:
Serves 6-8

Trim the fat from the pork tenderloin. Drizzle a little olive oil on the pork and sprinkle all sides of the tenderloin with the Maple Herb seasoning.  Place in slow cooker with water at the bottom.


Cook on low for about 5 hours. Slice and serve

I served with Slow Cooker Fresh Green Beans and Better than Rice A Roni (and healthier) Rice Pilaf

Make sure you check out my friend Pamela's Pamper Chef Specials