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Snacks-To-Go: Chicken Finger Packets


Title: Snacks-To-Go: Chicken Finger Packets
Categories: Poultry etc, Snacks
Yield: 5 Servings

2 tb Soy sauce
1 tb Dijon mustard
1/4 ts Pepper
1 c Tzatziki [below]
5 Tortillas, 7-inch
5 Boston lettuce leaves, or
-leaf lettuce
1 Sweet red or green pepper

----------------------------------TZATZIKI----------------------------------
1 1/3 c Plain yogurt
1/3 English cucumber
1/2 ts Salt
2 ts Olive oil
2 ts Lemon juice
1 Garlic clove, minced
1/4 ts Pepper

Tip: instead of preparing Tzatziki sauce, you can buy it or make a
substitute of 2/3 cup plain yogurt or 1/3 cup light mayonnaise.

Tzatziki: Line sieve with double thickness of cheesecloth; set over bowl.
Add yogurt; refrigerate to drain for at least 3 hours or up to 24 hours or
until reduced to about 1 cup.

Peel and grate English cucumber into another sieve; sprinkle with half of
the salt. Let drain for 1 hour.

In small bowl, stir together drained yogurt and English cucumber, remaining
salt, oil, lemon juice, garlic and pepper. [makes 1 cup]

Chicken Finger Packets:

Cut chicken into 3x 1/2-inch strips. In bowl, stir together soy sauce,
mustard and pepper; add chicken and toss to coat well. Arrange on
foil-lined baking sheet; broil for 5-7 minutes or until chicken is no
longer pink inside.

Spread about 3 tb tzatziki over each tortilla. Evenly divide chicken among
tortillas, arranging vertically in centre of tortilla and leaving 1-inch
border uncovered at bottom. top chicken with lettuce leaf; arrange sweet
pepper vertically over top. fold up border over filling; fold 1 side into
centre, then overlap with opposite side. Wrap tightly in plastic wrap.

[Packets can be refrigerated for up to 3 hours.)

Tzatziki: Per 2 tb: about 40 calories, 2 g protein, 2 g fat, 3 g
carbohydrate

Chicken Finger Packets Per serving: about 305 calories, 28 g protein, 7 g
fat, 32 g carbohydrate excellent source calcium, good source iron.

Source: Canadian Living magazine, Jan 95 Presented in article by Riki Dixon
"Portable Meals: Snacks to Go"

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