Chicken Tzatziki Cucumber Boats

Total Time

Prep/Total Time: 15 min.

Makes

2 servings

Updated: Apr. 24, 2022
I’ve tended a garden for decades, and these colorful “boats” made from cucumbers hold my homegrown tomatoes, peas and dill. It’s absolute garden greatness. —Ronna Farley, Rockville, Maryland
Chicken Tzatziki Cucumber Boats Recipe photo by Taste of Home

Ingredients

  • 2 medium cucumbers
  • 1/2 cup fat-free plain Greek yogurt
  • 2 tablespoons mayonnaise
  • 1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
  • 3 teaspoons snipped fresh dill, divided
  • 1 cup chopped cooked chicken breast
  • 1 cup chopped seeded tomato (about 1 large), divided
  • 1/2 cup fresh or frozen peas, thawed

Directions

  1. Cut each cucumber lengthwise in half; scoop out pulp, leaving a 1/4-in. shell. In a bowl, mix yogurt, mayonnaise, garlic salt and 1 teaspoon dill; gently stir in chicken, 3/4 cup tomato and peas.
  2. Spoon into cucumber shells. Top with the remaining tomato and dill.
Health Tip: Skip the peas for a fast and refreshing low-carb lunch or supper.

Nutrition Facts

2 filled cucumber halves: 312 calories, 12g fat (2g saturated fat), 55mg cholesterol, 641mg sodium, 18g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 6g fiber), 34g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 4 lean meat, 2 vegetable, 2 fat, 1/2 starch.