Greek Chicken Gyro Pita
Forget going out to eat or ordering takeout every time you crave Mediterranean food. Try making Greek Chicken Gyro Pitan at home. One portion of this dish contains around 46g of protein, 19g of fat, and a total of 758 calories. For $4.07 per serving, this recipe covers 46% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. This recipe serves 4. This recipe from Recipes Food and Cooking has 11 fans. A mixture of tomato, bell pepper, seasoning, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so scrumptious. It works well as a rather expensive main course. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 1 hour and 15 minutes. Overall, this recipe earns a super spoonacular score of 91%. If you like this recipe, you might also like recipes such as Greek Gyro Pita Chip Nachos, Chicken Gyro Salad with Home Pita Chips, Watermelon and Feta, and Greek Chicken Gyro Salad.
Servings: 4
Preparation duration: 60 minutes
Cooking duration: 15 minutes
Ingredients:
1 cup buttermilk
canola oil for frying
cucumber slices - sliced thinly
Feta cheese
2 cups flour
2 cloves garlic
pepper
sweet peppers - diced
Pita bread
1 tablespoons red wine vinegar
1 teaspoon Greek Seasoning
1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
tomato - diced
Tzatziki sauce
To prepare
Equipment:
ziploc bags
bowl
frying pan
paper towels
microwave
oven
Cooking instruction summary:
Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and put in a bowl or a large plastic bag. Add the buttermilk, Greek Seasoning, red wine vinegar, garlic and pepper to the chicken. Mix until the chicken is coated. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.Make the Tzatziki sauce and refrigerate. It gets better as it sits. You can make it a day ahead. Mix the flour, Greek Seasoning and pepper together. Dip the chicken into the flour. Shake off excess flour. Add it a pan with oil in it that is about 325 degrees. Fry the chicken quickly until cooked throughout. Drain on a paper towel.Heat the pita bread up in the oven or microwave while the chicken is cooking. Have your topping ingredients ready to assemble the gyros.To assemble gyros, add a line of cucumber slices down the center of the pita. Top with the chicken. Then add your toppings and Tzatziki sauce.
Step by step:
1. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and put in a bowl or a large plastic bag.
2. Add the buttermilk, Greek Seasoning, red wine vinegar, garlic and pepper to the chicken.
3. Mix until the chicken is coated. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.Make the Tzatziki sauce and refrigerate. It gets better as it sits. You can make it a day ahead.
4. Mix the flour, Greek Seasoning and pepper together. Dip the chicken into the flour. Shake off excess flour.
5. Add it a pan with oil in it that is about 325 degrees. Fry the chicken quickly until cooked throughout.
6. Drain on a paper towel.
7. Heat the pita bread up in the oven or microwave while the chicken is cooking. Have your topping ingredients ready to assemble the gyros.To assemble gyros, add a line of cucumber slices down the center of the pita. Top with the chicken. Then add your toppings and Tzatziki sauce.
Nutrition Information:
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