Written by: FARE305 Editor • January 9, 2023• Eat + Drink Featured

A Mission for Nutrition

Setting out on a mission to eat healthier starts with creating goals and working to achieve them with those you love. To help make nutritious eating more manageable, call together your family and work with one another to create a menu everyone can enjoy while staying on track.

Connecting an array of recipes that all can agree on starts with versatile ingredients like dairy. Gathering at the table with your loved ones while enjoying delicious, nutritious recipes featuring yogurt, cheese and milk can nourish both body and soul.

To find more nutritious meal ideas to fuel your family’s health goals, visit milkmeansmore.org.

Grilled Chicken Gyros

Prep time: 30 minutes, plus 30 minutes chill time

Cook time: 20 minutes; Servings: 8

Chicken:

3 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 tablespoon chopped fresh oregano
2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
3 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1 teaspoon kosher salt
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
2 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts

Yogurt Sauce:

1 1/2 cups plain, whole-milk yogurt
1 1/2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
1/2 cup diced cucumber
2 tablespoons chopped fresh dill
1 clove garlic, peeled and minced
1/4 teaspoon kosher salt
1/8 teaspoon black pepper
3-4 small loaves whole-wheat pita bread, halved lengthwise
1 cup thinly sliced tomatoes
1/2 cup thinly sliced red onion

To make chicken:

Place melted butter, dill, oregano, garlic, lemon juice, salt and pepper in gallon-size zip-top freezer bag. Seal bag and shake contents to combine. Add chicken. Seal bag, pressing air out of bag. Shake chicken to coat with marinade. Refrigerate chicken in marinade 30 minutes.

To make yogurt sauce:

Stir yogurt, lemon juice, diced cucumber, dill, garlic, salt and pepper. Cover sauce and refrigerate.
Heat grill to medium heat.
Grill chicken over direct heat, about 10 minutes per side, until cooked through. Transfer chicken to cutting board and rest 10 minutes. Thinly slice chicken across grain.

Serve chicken on pita bread with tomatoes, red onion and yogurt sauce.

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