Quick lunch with chicken gyros, vegetables and tzatziki sauce

The lunch break is always a challenge! We have little time if we are at work, we don't really want to cook if we have lunch or come back from school late. Why not think about the Greek dish par excellence? Spicy, simple and balanced, we can do it at home even if we do not have a rotisserie, but as long as we use the typical mix of spices because this is what will make the difference from everyday chicken breast ... We make our lunch break lightning fast with this magnificent recipe for Quick Lunch with Chicken Gyros with Vegetables and Tzatziki Sauce for lunch or dinner even when you are following your Program Nutri®WEIGHT Weight Loss (as long as you control your amounts in the your schedule). Try this magnificent recipe as part of a lunch with friends or a quick dinner and we are sure it will remain on your family's menu forever!

You have no idea how quick and tasty this DNC®plate recipe is!

You will need a few simple ingredients to prepare this DNC®plate recipe chosen from the best DNC®plate of the Program Nutri®.

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GYROS (γύρος)

The classic marinade of gyros (γύρος) is composed of two parts of extra virgin oil, one of lemon, a hint of mustard and the generous mix of oregano, thyme, coriander, garlic powder, sweet paprika, pepper, cloves and cinnamon.

How to make gyros super fast ... If marinating is a long process for you and you don't have time, you can opt to use the dry spice mix of the gyros in the pan or in the oven or create it according to your preferences. Keep the original ones as a base and then add or remove according to your family's tastes.

Pita bread Pita is a type of leavened, round flat bread made from wheat flour. It is a traditional food of the cuisines of the Middle East and the Mediterranean, from North Africa to Afghanistan. It is also called Greek pita or Arabic bread. You can buy it ready-made at the supermarket or in specialized stores, but you can replace it with wraps. What does tzatziki mean? Tzatziki (in Greek τζατζίκι, [d͡zaˈd͡zici]), or cacık (in Turkish), is a type of yogurt-based appetizer, soup or sauce popular in the southern Balkans and the Middle East.

Really light dish If you replace pita bread with piadina, remember to buy medium-small wraps. Even if it doesn't look like the piadina it is very caloric regardless of how you stuff it. Even if you are following your Program Nutri®WEIGHT you can consume it.

Gluten-free dish If you replace the gluten-free pita bread with wraps, you will have a perfect dish for your Program Nutri®CELIAC

Post workout recovery plate If you have to adapt this recipe after your workout remember not to overdo it with carbohydrates, depending on your type of Program Nutri®SPORT (POWER / MIXED / ABILITY / ENDURANCE) check the amount of carbohydrates to be taken, if you are in load in the evening first then maybe you have to change with bread or rice ... but the taste of chicken will be guaranteed !! Sometimes choosing an ultra-fast or ultra-easy recipe can relieve you from cooking every day, but it gives you the opportunity to enjoy a dish that winks at the greedy ones of the tradition even if you are following your Program Nutri® for the loss of weight or for your sport or for your pathologies this solution is ideal for keeping the extras under control!

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🍳 PREPARE with DNC®plate step by step

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STEP 1

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PREPARE THE INGREDIENTS

There is no quick recipe without the preparation first of all the necessary !!

Make room in the kitchen or on the table to have everything you need to make the recipe.

Cooking will be simple and relaxing and above all ... fast!

You need for each dish: not thin chicken breasts (otherwise they dry out during cooking) spices for gyros

bread (whatever you prefer, but we recommend pita bread or Arabic bread) or gluten-free bread

salad, sliced ​​tomatoes, raw onion or spring onions, slices of cucumbers (ok even pickled ones if it's not in season) or other vegetables to taste

for the tzatziki sauce: Greek yogurt, garlic, small pieces of fresh cucumber and fresh aromatic herbs (dill OR MINT in the original version but you can replace with parsley)

MAGIC TIP: you can buy it ready, you can find it in the fridge next to the feta!

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Step 2

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START WITH THE TASTE the MAKEUP is BEGINNING with the combination of tastes!

Forget the long and complicated procedures .. Follow these simple steps and you will get a spectacular result that will surprise your family or your guests.

You can bring this DNC®plate recipe from the Program Nutri® for your family to the table, it will give you an explosion of flavors you will never forget!

The secret to a good dish is to mix the flavors. Follow the steps and you will surely introduce this recipe among the most popular of your family!

DO THIS First of all, start cooking the chicken. You can proceed in two ways: the first is to pass the chicken breasts in spices, brown them in a pan over high heat and then proceed to cooking at low temperature by closing the lid, in this way it will remain very soft! The second way, more faithful to the original, is to take a toothpick from skewers (the long wooden or steel ones) and stack the chicken breasts as in traditional gyros. Arrange everything on a baking sheet covered with parchment paper and cook in a static oven at 180 ° degrees covered with aluminum foil to prevent it from burning, for at least 1 40 minutes depending on the amount of chicken you have chosen to cook, the last 10 minutes always at 180 ° it switches to the grill function to have the crust. Cut it into thin slices as if it were a whole roast to have many soft and crunchy pieces ... they are the secret to a good gyros. Cut the vegetables into thin slices, wash the salad of your choice. Make the tzatziki sauce by cutting the cucumbers into thin cubes (some recipes involve grating the cucumbers, salting them and draining them before adding them to the yogurt) put them in a colander and salt them on the surface. Let them rest for at least 10 minutes. Drain the excess water and add them to the yogurt. You can chop the garlic to avoid finding chunks in the sauce, or use the powdered one. ADD all the ingredients and season with salt. keep it in the fridge until ready to serve. Compose the dish by placing a pita bread or triangles of toasted pita bread at the base (it will seem more!) The salad, the vegetables, the chicken and the sauce. You can also take it to work or keep it for dinner but with different portions. Check the portions of proteins and carbohydrates in your Program Nutri®

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Step 3

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The Nutritionist recommends :

Check carefully the quantities per portion you have in your Program Nutri® that you are following according to your needs and adapt them to those of the recipe!

NO TIME???

Always try to spend the shopping according to the menu of your Program Nutri® you will have the ingredients available and you will not have energy drops during your working day, study or sport!

Unique dishes save the line The single dish, in addition to being easy to prepare, is easy to manage: you have no other sources of temptation and you can take it with you if you have lunch out. Just remember to dress it at the last moment if you eat out and bring the dressing into a small glass jar (such as that of olives or anchovies) washed in the dishwasher after each use. You put it in your lunch box and it will change your meal. In these unique salad dishes the dressing is essential for a WOW dish! Don't like spices? You can follow the recipe step by step and do not use any spices and sauce. In this way you will still have a balanced and complete dish, but simpler in taste!

Test your combination and check the quantities in the menu of your Program Nutri®.

Dottoressa Ravelli Lia Resp. DNC®, creatrice del Programma Nutri® Nutrizionista Sportiva, Dietista Clinica Spec.Tecn. Assist. Perfezionata in Nutrizione e Benessere Perfezionata in Nutrizione e Alimentazione Pediatrica Perfezionata in Nutrizione Oncologica Perfezionata in Nutrizione Sportiva Master in Nutrizione Sportiva Diplomata in Omeopatia Esperta in DCA, Fitoterapia, Eubiosi/Benessere Intestinale @dottoressa_lia_ravelli @DNCravelli

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