Chicken Gyros

Hello everybody, hope you are having an incredible day today. Today, we’re going to prepare a special dish, chicken gyros. One of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit tasty. This will be really delicious.

In another large bowl or gallon plastic bag, combine chicken thighs and marinade, stirring well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to one day. Chicken Gyros This yummy chicken gyro recipe is a cinch to prepare. Just take tender chicken, coat it in a creamy cucumber-yogurt sauce, then tuck it into pita pockets.

Chicken Gyros is one of the most favored of recent trending foods on earth. It is appreciated by millions daily. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They are fine and they look wonderful. Chicken Gyros is something which I have loved my whole life.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can cook chicken gyros using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Gyros:
  1. Take 500 g chicken thigh fillets (deboned)
  2. Take 1 cup (250 ml) Greek or natural yoghurt
  3. Get 25 ml lemon juice
  4. Make ready 50 ml olive oil
  5. Get 1⁄2 teaspoon cayenne pepper(less if you don’t want it too spicy)
  6. Make ready 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  7. Make ready 1 teaspoon ground coriander
  8. Prepare 1⁄2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  9. Prepare 2-3 cloves crushed garlic
  10. Get Salt and pepper to taste
  11. Make ready 1 teaspoon paprika
  12. Make ready Oven tray with 1⁄2 large onion and wooden skewer- this is the frame that supports the chicken thighs during cooking

This is a yogurt marinade with a nice dose of fresh minced garlic and a few warm spices (oregano, paprika , cumin , coriander , salt and pepper, cayenne if you like heat). Drain the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade. Gyros are mainly made using beef, chicken or pork, and are topped with fresh vibrant tomatoes and onion, a sprinkle of french fries, a generous dollop of tzatziki, all wrapped in a soft pita bread. Gyro is made of a combination of pita bread,veggies,grilled chicken,tzatziki,which makes it a wholesome meal plus the chicken,veggies and tzatziki makes the gyro a source of vitamins, minerals and protein,which is needed for a healthy diet.

Instructions to make Chicken Gyros:
  1. Make the marinade by combining all ingredients except chicken, onion/skewer.
  2. Add flattened chicken thighs - I used the palm of my hand to gently flatten so that all the pieces were about the same thickness
  3. Marinade for a minimum of 2 -4 hours
  4. Assemble marinated chicken thighs on the skewer - add at right angles to each other to even out the gyros stack.
  5. Bake in oven at 200 degrees centigrade for 1 hour 20 minutes or until cooked through. The outside will get a little burnt but don’t worry - important to check the inside is cooked.
  6. Remove from oven, cool slightly and then slice. Serve with salad and pita bread. A nice side dish is some yoghurt with mint (in winter I substitute a teaspoon of mint sauce from fresh mint).
  7. Enjoy!

Gyros are mainly made using beef, chicken or pork, and are topped with fresh vibrant tomatoes and onion, a sprinkle of french fries, a generous dollop of tzatziki, all wrapped in a soft pita bread. Gyro is made of a combination of pita bread,veggies,grilled chicken,tzatziki,which makes it a wholesome meal plus the chicken,veggies and tzatziki makes the gyro a source of vitamins, minerals and protein,which is needed for a healthy diet. You can make it even more healthier by using whole wheat pita bread or low carb tortilla. How to Make Chicken Gyros First, you'll want to make the chicken marinade by whisking together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, and oregano. Next, prepare the cucumber tomato salad by chopping and combining all of the ingredients in a bowl.

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