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Greek Chicken Gyros
The ultimate chicken gryo recipe! These are packed with flavor and all made from scratch. Dinner doesn't get better than this!
👥 6 Servings⏱️ Prep & Cook: 3h⏳ Prep: 30 min🔥 Cook: 10 min👤 Jaclyn📖 cookingclassy
🥘 Ingredients
Check off ingredients as you prepare them:
🍳 Cookware
- bowl
- mixing bowl
- whisk
- colander
- strainer
- food processor
📝 Preparation Steps
1
To make Greek chicken:
2
In a mixing bowl, whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, Greek yogurt, red wine vinegar, chopped red onion, garlic, oregano, thyme, coriander and season with salt and freshly ground black pepper to taste.
cup lemon juice1/4fresh lemon juice1 Tbspred wine vinegar1 tspgarlic2 clovesgarlic (, finely minced)1 clovedried thyme1 tspSalt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)salt (, plus more to taste)1 tspFreshly ground black pepper
3
Place chicken in a gallon ziploc bag, pour marinade over chicken, seal bag while pressing out excess air and transfer to refrigerator to marinate ⏱️ 2 - 4 hours. Remove chicken during the last ⏱️ 30 minutes of marinating to rest at room temperature before grilling (leave in marinade).
4
Brush grill grates lightly with oil and preheat grill over moderately high heat. Once hot, add chicken and grill until cooked through (internal temperature should register 165 degrees F on an instant read thermometer), rotating once halfway through cooking.
5
Remove from grill transfer to plate and brush chicken lightly with olive oil then cover with foil and allow to rest ⏱️ 10 minutes. Dice into strips.
6
To make tzatziki:
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Place diced cucumber in a mesh strainer or colander and sprinkle with salt, toss to evenly coat then allow to rest ⏱️ 30 minutes at room temperature.
medium cucumber (, peeled, seeded and chopped into chunks*)1Salt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)salt (, plus more to taste)1 tsp
8
Rinse cucumbers and place over several layers of paper towels. Squeeze some of the liquid from cucumbers (almost as if wringing moisture from a cloth). Place cucumbers in food processor and pulse to chop to desired size.
medium cucumber (, peeled, seeded and chopped into chunks*)1
9
Add in Greek yogurt, garlic, lemon juice, olive oil, red wine vinegar, parsley, and dill and season with salt and pepper to taste.
garlic2 clovesgarlic (, finely minced)1 clovecup lemon juice1/4fresh lemon juice1 Tbspred wine vinegar1 tspSalt and freshly ground black pepper (, to taste)salt (, plus more to taste)1 tsp
10
Pulse to blend (or if you want it chunky you can simply stir the other ingredients in using a bowl and spoon so the cucumbers are chopped up more). Store in refrigerator in an airtight container up to 3 days.
medium cucumber (, peeled, seeded and chopped into chunks*)1
11
To assemble gyros:
12
Layer chicken in a row along center of pita, top with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, Kalamata olives, red onion, feta, cilantro and tzatziki sauce. Wrap and serve.
medium cucumber (, peeled, seeded and chopped into chunks*)1
Nutrition Facts
calories
446 kcal
fat Content
15 g
serving Size
1 serving
fiber Content
1 g
sodium Content
378 mg
protein Content
39 g
cholesterol Content
95 mg
carbohydrate Content
33 g
saturated Fat Content
3 g
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