Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce
These Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce are a quick and easy dinner that Ken has enjoyed making for years. We all love it!!!! With a crisp salad and a glass of white wine it is a great spring meal.
This is a new recipe we tried, I really liked it but Ken likes the original one we have been doing for years. Try this one on for size and in a little while I will post our other recipe. You be the judge.
Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce
These Chicken Gyros with Yogurt Dill Sauce is a quick and easy dinner that Ken has enjoyed making for years. We all love it!!!! With a crisp salad and a glass of white wine, it is a great spring meal.
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup lemon juice
- 4 Tbsp. olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 1 tsp. dijon mustard
- 1 tsp. oregano
- 1 lb. boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1/2 inch strips
- 1/2 English cucumber, diced
- 1 cup plain low-fat greek style yogurt
- 1/2 tsp. dill weed
- 4 pita pockets, good quality so they are easy to open, heated
- 1/2 red onion, sliced (optional)
- 4 large leaves of romaine lettuce
Instructions
- Combine lemon juice, olive oil, 1 clove garlic, mustard, oregano and chicken in a ziplock bag. Turn bag to coat chicken evenly. Refrigerate for one hour.
- Combine yogurt, cucumber, dill and the other clove of garlic. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
- Drain chicken and discard marinade. In a large skillet saute chicken for about 8 min. until golden and cooked through.
- Cut pitas in half and open.
- Place a quarter of the chicken inside each half of the pita and top with the yogurt sauce, lettuce and red onion if using. Enjoy!!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 4 Serving Size: 1Amount Per Serving:Calories: 552Total Fat: 20gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 15gCholesterol: 100mgSodium: 500mgCarbohydrates: 47gFiber: 5gSugar: 8gProtein: 46g
Recipe calculation was provided by Nutritionix and is estimation only. If you need nutritional calculations for medical reasons, please use a source that you trust.
Comments & Reviews
Trish says
Looks fantastic! Will be adding this one to my list for sure!
Noshing with the Nolands says
You will really like this one Trish. Quick and easy!!
Julia {The Roasted Root} says
This is a wonderful idea, Tara! I love gyros but I can never find the awesome lamb gyro meat at the store. Using chicken is definitely a delicious and cost-effective alternative. Nice thinking!
Bloggy says
the gyros look perfect, healthy and tasty. That i think are the best ingredients for a good and healthy food.
Jill says
Another keeper! I added about 1/4 cup of mayo to the sauce to cut the sour yogurt taste a bit.
Jill says
The oil I missed in the marinade made up for the mayo I added to the sauce!!
Anna Victoria says
Ok, these will be a definite MUST to make in the near future!! Will link back to your page once done!
Noshing with the Nolands says
That would be great thanks!!