Chicken Or Turkey Gyros Food

CHICKEN GYROS

Steps:

• In a large resealable plastic bag, combine the lemon juice, oil, 1/2 teaspoon garlic, mustard and oregano; add chicken. Seal bag and turn to coat; refrigerate for at least 1 hour. In a small bowl, combine the cucumber, yogurt, dill and remaining garlic; cover and refrigerate until serving. , Drain and discard marinade. In a large nonstick skillet, cook and stir the chicken for 7-8 minutes or until no longer pink. Spoon onto pita breads. Top with yogurt mixture and onion; fold in half.

CHICKEN GYROS

Steps:

• In a small bowl, stir together the yogurt, cucumbers, scallions and half of the garlic. Cover and refrigerate.
• In another small bowl, stir together lemon juice, oregano, and the remaining garlic. Put lemon juice mixture in a ziplock bag with the chicken and let marinate for 10 minutes.
• Wrap pitas in tin foil and place in 350 degree oven for approximately 5 minutes. I just leave in the oven until the chicken is done cooking.
• Heat oil in a large nonstick skillet over medium high heat. Add the chicken and cook until it is lightly browned on both sides and cooked through, about 10 to 15 minutes. **OR** Grill chicken breasts over open flame for about 4-5 minutes per side. I always grill my chicken and it turns out great. Transfer chicken to a cutting board and cut into thin 2-inch long strips.
• Place a lettuce leaf and a quarter of the chicken on each pita bread. Top each with a tomato slice and some sliced red onions and a quarter of the yogurt mixture. Fold each pita around its filling and wrap each with foil to secure. Serve immediately with a side of the yogurt sauce for dipping.

TURKEY GYROS

Steps:

• Finely chop a third of the cucumber. For sauce, mix sour cream, onion, dill, lemon juice and chopped cucumber. Thinly slice remaining cucumber., In a nonstick skillet, heat oil over medium-high heat; saute turkey until no longer pink, 4-6 minutes. Stir in Greek seasoning. Serve turkey, lettuce, tomato and sliced cucumber on pitas; top with sauce and cheese.

TURKEY GYRO

Steps:

• In a small bowl combine the first 5 ingredients.
• Refrigerate.
• In separate bowl, combine seasonings.
• Add turkey and knead until well mixed.
• Shape into 1 inch thick, 3 inch long pieces.
• Heat olive oil in skillet over medium high heat.
• Place turkey slices into skillet.
• Cook until the center is no longer pink (8-10 minutes).
• Add lettuce, tomato and onion as desired.
• Serve with tzatziki sauce.

CHICKEN "GYRO" BURGERS

Steps:

• 1.) Place ground chicken in a bowl, along with the garlic, onion, Italian seasoning, 1 TBSP olive oil and lemon juice.
• 2.) Here, I mix everything up with my hands, and form this mixture into 4 patties. You can feel free to mix with a spoon if you prefer before forming them into patties by hand.
• 3.) Place a small amount (about 1-2 TBSP) of olive oil in a frying pan. Once the pan is hot, place patties into the pan (I suggest using a larger frying pan if doing them all at once, so they're not touching too much during cooking).
• 4.) Keep a close eye on these and flip as needed, as they will cook quickly.
• 5.) While these patties are cooking, warm the pitas in the oven or microwave. Once warmed, spread a small amount of dill dip (or your condiment of choice) on the pita.
• 6.) Once the patties are cooked, place a patty on one side of each pita, and top patties with a slice of tomato and lettuce. Close the pita together, making a "roll" of sorts for your chicken burger.
• 7.) Enjoy!

HEALTHY CHICKEN GYROS

Steps:

• Place chicken in bowl and toss to coat with 2T olive oil, Italian seasoning and salt and pepper.
• Coat the chicken evenly. Let sit 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, in food processor, combine feta, yogurt, garlic and 1/8 t black pepper. Mix until combined. Set aside.
• In a skillet over med-high heat use remaining 2T of olive oil and saute chicken until browned and cooked through.
• Wrap pitas in foil and warm pitas in the oven.
• Mix cucumber and tomatoes into the yogurt sauce.
• Place cooked chicken in pitas, top with sauce.
• Serve warm.

GUILT-FREE GROUND TURKEY GYROS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350°F.
• Put all of the ingredients in a bowl, and spend a few minutes kneading the resulting mixture with your hands so everything is combined well.
• Pour the mixture onto a lightly oiled 9x13 pan. Smash it down with your hands a bit until it looks like a very large hamburger patty.
• Bake it for 35 minutes.
• Remove, then cut the meat into thin slices and serve. If you want a crispier, more authentic gyros texture, lay the sliced meat down on the pan and place in the broiler for 5 more minutes.