CHICKEN GYROS

Since we have had such cold weather here in the South, I have been hunkered down in the kitchen making great homemade soup. 

But today, I want to share with you an amazing Chicken Gyro recipe.

We have a fabulous restaurant in town that sells lamb gyros.  I don't feel comfortable cooking lamb so I thought I would try a twist on the recipe.  Chicken.......

Here are the ingredients.



GYROS WITH GREEK CHICKEN

Serves 6

Prep time:  30 minutes

Cook time:  10 minutes

INGREDIENTS

2 lbs. boneless, skinless chicken breasts

1/4 c. virgin olive oil

1/4 c. lemon juice

3 Tbsp. Greek yogurt

1 Tbsp. red wine vinegar

1/3 c. red onion, chopped

2 cloves of garlic, smashed

1 1/2 tsp. dried oregano

1 tsp. dried thyme

1/2 tsp. coriander

Salt and pepper to taste

Flatbread

Tzatziki sauce

Feta, crumbled

Cucumber, sliced

Cherry tomatoes, halved

Red onions, sliced thinly



My first step was to cut the 2 chicken breasts into strips.

I forgot the red wine vinegar.

The first step is to make the marinade.  Mix the olive oil, red vinegar, chopped onion, garlic, thyme, oregano, coriander, and Greek yogurt.



Place the marinade and chicken strips into a Ziplock bag and place in the fridge.  This can be done the day before serving.

Lay the flatbread onto the plate.

Cook the drained marinated chicken in the pan with a bit of olive oil.  The chicken cooks up quickly.

Spread a good helping of the tzatziki sauce in the middle of the flatbread.

Place the chicken strips on top of the sauce.

Generously add the tomatoes, red onion slices and feta on top.  Fold once.

Fold the end over.

Fold the last side in and serve.

All I can say is that the chicken gyros were delicious.