Chicken Gyros

25m
Serves 4
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Directions

  1. 1Hit boneless, skinless chicken thighs with the best olive oil.
  2. 2Add a healthy spoonful of Greek yogurt to the chicken.
  3. 3Smash fresh garlic into a paste and add to the chicken.
  4. 4Add optional Dijon mustard to the chicken.
  5. 5Add a healthy heap of good oregano, salt, pepper, and a little cumin to the chicken.
  6. 6Zest down a lemon and then introduce all its juice to the chicken.
  7. 7Toss on a glove and give the chicken a really nice mix to marinate.
  8. 8Shave the cucumber for tzatziki.
  9. 9Grate the shaved cucumber.
  10. 10Squeeze out all the juice from the grated cucumber.
  11. 11Add the squeezed cucumber to full-fat Greek yogurt.
  12. 12Add fresh chopped dill, more good olive oil, and enough garlic to the tzatziki mixture.
  13. 13Finish the tzatziki with lemon juice, a healthy sprinkle of salt and pepper.
  14. 14To cook the chicken, make a layer of chicken in a medium-hot oven-safe pan.
  15. 15Throw the hot pan with chicken into the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
  16. 16Cook chicken for about 25 minutes, broiling on the last five minutes.
  17. 17Chop the cooked chicken.
  18. 18Throw the chopped chicken back into the beautiful pan drippings.
  19. 19Serve with a warm pita, tzatziki, seasoned tomato, loaded up with chicken, and finish with lots of fries.

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 0.25 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp best olive oil
  • 6 cloves fresh garlic
  • 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
  • 2 tsp good oregano
  • 1 tsp black pepper
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • to taste Salt
  • 1 lemon
  • 1 large cucumber
  • 4 cups full-fat Greek yogurt
  • 0.5 cup fresh chopped dill
  • 1 tbsp good olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic
  • 1 lemon
  • to taste Salt and pepper
  • 4 large pitas
  • Sliced tomato
  • Fries

Equipment

oven-safe panglove

Tips

  • Smash garlic into a paste for even flavor.
  • Marinate chicken until patience is lost.
  • Shave cucumber for proper tzatziki.
  • Squeeze out all juice from grated cucumber.
  • Throw chopped chicken back into pan drippings.

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