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Greek Chicken Gyros recipe

Greek Chicken Gyros recipe

This Greek Chicken Gyros recipe features marinated chicken, tzatziki, and fresh ingredients, perfect for entertaining.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 6 minutes
Marinade Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 26 minutes
Course Dinner, Entertaining, Grilling, lunch
Cuisine Greek
Servings 6 gyros
Calories 641.78 kcal

Equipment

  • grill
  • Fry pan
  • Ziplock bag
  • Box grater
  • bowl
  • paper towels

Ingredients
  

Chicken

  • 2 lb boneless skinless chicken thigh fillets

Marinade

  • 3 large garlic cloves, minced ~ 3 tsp
  • 1 tablespoon white wine vinegar (or red wine or apple cider vinegar)
  • 3 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
  • 3 tablespoon Greek yogurt (preferably full fat)
  • 1.5 tablespoon dried oregano
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • Black pepper

Tzatziki

  • 2 cucumbers (to make about ½ - ¾ cup grated cucumber after squeezing out juice)
  • 1.25 cup Greek yoghurt (preferably full fat)
  • 1 tablespoon lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or more if you want richer)
  • 1 clove garlic, minced
  • 0.25 teaspoon salt
  • Black pepper

Salad

  • 3 tomatoes, deseeded and diced
  • 3 cucumbers, diced
  • 0.5 red Spanish onion, peeled and finely chopped
  • 0.25 cup fresh parsley leaves (optional)
  • Salt and pepper

To Serve

  • 4-6 pita breads or flat breads

Instructions
 

Marinade Chicken

  • Place the Marinade ingredients in a ziplock bag and massage to mix. Add the chicken into the ziplock bag and massage to cover all the chicken in the Marinade. Marinate for at least 2 hours, preferably 3 hours, ideally 12 hours and no longer than 24 hours.

Make the Tzatziki

  • Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a teaspoon to scrape the watery seeds out. Coarsely grate the cucumber using a box grater. Then wrap in paper towels or a tea towel and squeeze to remove excess liquid.
  • Place cucumber in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients then mix to combine. Set aside for at least 20 minutes for the flavours to meld.

Prepare Salad

  • Combine ingredients in a bowl.

Cook Chicken

  • Brush the outdoor grill with oil, then preheat on medium high. Or heat 1 tablespoon of oil in a fry pan over medium high heat.
  • Remove chicken from Marinade. Cook the chicken for 2 to 3 minutes on each side, until golden brown and cooked through (cooking time depends on size of chicken).
  • Remove the chicken from the grill / fry pan onto a plate. Cover loosely with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

Assemble Gyros

  • If your chicken thighs are large, you may need to cut them. Mine were small.
  • Get a pita bread or flatbread (preferably warmed) and place it on a piece of parchment (baking) paper (or you could use foil). Place some Salad down the middle of the bread, then top with chicken and Tzatziki.
  • Roll the wrap up, enclosing it with the parchment paper. Twist the end with the excess parchment paper to secure it and cut if desired.
  • I prefer to lay everything out on a table and let everyone help themselves.

Notes

Tzatziki makes a generous amount. Better to have too much than not enough! Chicken can be frozen in marinade uncooked. Once thawed, massage well to remove curdling then cook per recipe! Cooked chicken will keep for 4 days in the fridge.

Nutrition

Serving: 1gyrosCalories: 641.78kcalCarbohydrates: 47.64gProtein: 64.69gFat: 20.26gSaturated Fat: 4.58gCholesterol: 242.16mgSodium: 1297.31mgPotassium: 1456.56mgFiber: 5.09gSugar: 11.21gVitamin A: 1455.3IUVitamin C: 35.67mgCalcium: 232.57mgIron: 4.09mg
Keyword Greek Chicken, greek chicken gyros, gyros, yogurt marinade
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