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Delicious Dishes: Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

July 15, 2020

Delicious Dishes: Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

GREEK CHICKEN GYROS WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

We'll be perfectly honest - we love tableware, but we love the delicious recipes that are served up on beautiful, handcrafted dishes just as much.

We are huge fans of Melissa's Modern Honey blog, and just had to share this mouth-watering Chicken Gyros dish from her site with you.  Kalí óreksi!

Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce
Prep Time
20 mins
Cook Time
15 mins
Total Time
35 mins
 
Marinated Greek Chicken topped with homemade Tzatziki sauce and Greek salad in warm pita bread.
Course: Dinner
Cuisine: Greek
Servings: 6
Author: Melissa Stadler, Modern Honey
Ingredients
  • Chicken Marinade:
  • 2 lbs. Chicken Breast cut into pieces
  • 1/4 cup Greek Yogurt
  • 3 Tablespoons Fresh Lemon Juice
  • 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoon Salt
  • 1 teaspoon Pepper
  • 2 teaspoons Oregano
  • Tzatziki Sauce:
  • 1 1/2 cups Greek Yogurt
  • 2 Tablespoons Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • 1 Tablespoon Lemon Juice
  • 1 Tablespoons Red Wine Vinegar
  • 1-2 teaspoons Salt
  • 1 Tablespoons Fresh Dill diced
  • 3 Garlic Cloves finely diced
  • 1 cucumber grated and squeezed to drain
  • Greek Salad:
  • 3 Tomatoes diced
  • 2 Cucumber peeled and diced
  • 1/4 Red Onion diced
  • 2 Tablespoons Fresh Italian Parsley diced
  • 1 Tablespoon Extra Virgin Olive Oil
  • Salt and Pepper to taste
  • Feta Cheese
  • 4-6 Greek Pita Breads Naan bread, or Flatbread
Instructions
  1. Place chicken, yogurt, lemon juice, olive oil, vinegar, salt, pepper, and oregano in bag and let marinate at least 30 minutes, preferably 2-4 hours. The ideal time is 24 hours.
  2. To make tzatziki sauce, stir together yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, salt, dill, and garlic. Stir in grated cucumber and taste for seasonings. Squeeze the cucumber to remove excess water before adding to rest of ingredients.
  3. To make greek salad, place tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, parsley, olive oil, salt and pepper in bowl. Stir to coat. Season to taste.
  4. Chicken can be cooked on grill or in skillet. To cook on grill -- place chicken on kebobs and heat grill to medium heat. Cook for 5-7 minutes per side or until chicken is full cooked.
  5. To cook chicken on skillet. Heat skillet to medium high heat. Sprinkle with oil. Add chicken and cook for 8-10 minutes, or until chicken is fully cooked and golden brown.
  6. Place chicken in pita bread. You can warm the pita bread to make it pliable. Top with tzatziki sauce and greek salad. Add additional feta, if desired.

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