Greek Chicken Meatloaf With Tzatziki Sauce

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr 10 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 6
• 1/2 cup vidalia onion, diced
• 1/2 cup red pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup green pepper, diced
• 1/2 cup celery, diced
• 1 1/2 garlic cloves, minced
• 1 teaspoon olive oil
• 2 lbs ground chicken
• 3/4 cup dry breadcrumbs (panko, if available)
• 1/4 cup low-fat mayonnaise
• 2 large eggs, lightly beaten
• 2 tablespoons fresh flat-leaf italian parsley, chopped
• 2 teaspoons mediterranean oregano flakes
• 2 tablespoons lemon zest (can sub with lemon juice)
• 1/4 teaspoon salt & freshly ground black pepper
• 1 teaspoon red chili pepper flakes (optional)
• 1/2 cup cucumber, peeled and grated
• 1 1/2 teaspoons garlic powder
• 1 teaspoon dry dill weed or 3 teaspoons fresh dill weed, finely chopped
• 1/4 teaspoon dry mustard (optional)
• 1 cup low-fat sour cream or 1 cup plain yogurt
• finely chopped mint, to taste

Recipe

• 1 meatoaf.
• 2 preheat oven to 350f degrees.
• 3 heat skillet over med-high heat, add oil.
• 4 sauté onion, peppers celery to soften, about 5 minutes.
• 5 add garlic; cook for 2 minutes to release flavor.
• 6 set aside.
• 7 in large mixing bowl, stir together chicken and next 8 ingredients plus sauté veggies.
• 8 mix until just combined; too much mixing toughens meat.
• 9 spray a 9â€? loaf pan with cooking spray.
• 10 spread mixture into the pan, making sure that there are no air spaces in mixture.
• 11 bake for 1 hour and 10 minutes or until a meat thermometer inserted in center register 165f degrees.
• 12 let stand 10 minutes before slicing.
• 13 sauce.
• 14 mix all ingredients and chill at least 2 hours to blend flavors. makes 1 cup.
• 15 gyros.
• 16 using favorite pita round, cut in half and cut for pita pocket, if needed. slather lots of sauce inside pita. slice meatloaf or cut into 1" cubes. insert about 1/4 cup meatloaf, lettuce, sliced tomatoes and sliced cucumber (optional) -- enjoy!