Mediterranean Chicken Gyros

Ingredience

INGREDIENTS

FOR THE MARINATED CHICKEN: > 1½ LBS BONELESS, SKINLESS

CHICKEN THIGHS (OR BREASTS) > 3 TBSP OLIVE OIL > 3 TBSP LEMON JUICE > 3 CLOVES GARLIC, MINCED › 1 TSP DRIED OREGANO › 1 TSP PAPRIKA > ½ TSP CUMIN > 1 TSP SALT > ½ TSP BLACK PEPPER

FOR SERVING: › WARM PITA OR FLATBREAD › SLICED TOMATOES > THINLY SLICED RED ONION > CHOPPED ROMAINE OR SHREDDED LETTUCE > OPTIONAL: OLIVES, PICKLED

ONIONS, OR PEPPERONCINI

FOR THE CREAMY FETA TZATZIKI: › 1 CUP GREEK YOGURT (FULL-FAT

PREFERRED) › ½ CUP CRUMBLED FETA CHEESE > ½ ENGLISH CUCUMBER, GRATED & SQUEEZED DRY > 1 TBSP LEMON JUICE > 1 TBSP OLIVE OIL > 1 CLOVE GARLIC, GRATED > 1 TBSP FRESH DILL OR

PARSLEY, CHOPPED

BLACK PEPPER, TO TASTE

Pokyny

DIRECTIONS

1. MARINATE THE CHICKEN: WHISK OLIVE OIL, LEMON JUICE. MINCED GARLIC, DRIED OREGANO, PAPRIKA, CUMIN, SALT, AND BLACK PEPPER. TOSS THE BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGHS (OR BREASTS) TO COAT EVENLY AND MARINATE AT LEAST 20 MINUTES (OR UP TO OVERNIGHT).

2. MAKE THE FETA TZATZIKI: COMBINE GREEK YOGURT, CRUMBLED FETA CHEESE, GRATED AND SQUEEZED DRY ENGLISH CUCUMBER, LEMON JUICE, OLIVE OIL, GRATED GARLIC, AND FRESH DILL OR PARSLEY IN A BOWL OR FOOD PROCESSOR. MIX UNTIL CREAMY BUT SLIGHTLY CHUNKY, SEASON WITH BLACK PEPPER, AND CHILL UNTIL READY TO USE.

3. COOK THE CHICKEN: COOK THE MARINATED BONELESS, SKINLESS CHICKEN THIGHS (OR BREASTS) ON A GRILL OVER MEDIUM-HIGH HEAT FOR 5-6 MINUTES PER SIDE, OR IN A SKILLET FOR 6-8 MINUTES, TURNING OCCASIONALLY, UNTIL GOLDEN AND COOKED THROUGH. LET REST 5 MINUTES, THEN SLICE.

4. ASSEMBLE: WARM PITA OR FLATBREAD, ADD SLICED CHICKEN, TOP WITH CHOPPED ROMAINE OR SHREDDED LETTUCE, SLICED TOMATOES, THINLY SLICED RED ONION, AND OPTIONAL OLIVES OR PICKLED ONIONS OR PEPPERONCINI, THEN DRIZZLE GENEROUSLY WITH CREAMY FETA TZATZIKI.