Easy Chicken Gyros

Ingredientes

1 ½ pounds chicken tenderloins - cut thick ones in half lengthwise

white or whole wheat pita bread

crumbled feta cheese

5-Minute Tzatziki Sauce

green-leaf lettuce

Marinade

½ cup olive oil

juice of one lemon

1 teaspoon salt

¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper

½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes

1 tablespoon minced garlic

½ teaspoon garlic powder

tablespoon Herbs de Provence - or Italian seasoning (see note)

Cucumber Salad

½ cucumber - sliced or chopped, see note

½ cup cherry tomatoes - halved

¼ red onion - thinly sliced

1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice

salt and pepper - to taste

pinch of fresh dill - optional

Instruções

Stir together all of the ingredients for the marinade.

Add chicken to the marinade, toss to coat, cover tightly, and chill for at least 30 minutes (or up to two hours for more added flavor).

While chicken is marinating, stir together all ingredients for the cucumber salad. Set aside.

Use tongs to transfer marinated chicken to a preheated cooking surface (grill or skillet) and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side over medium heat until cooked through.

Arrange the pitas on a plate or clean surface. Assemble the pitas by filling pita bread with lettuce, chicken, cucumber salad, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce.

Fold the pita over like a sandwich or roll it up. Enjoy!

Notas

Using fresh herbs: Instead of dried herbs, you can use fresh herbs. replace the Herbs de Provence/Italian seasoning with 1 teaspoon each finely chopped fresh thyme, oregano, and parsley.

Cucumber: You can use a regular cucumber, but as my homemade tzatziki sauce uses half of an English cucumber, I just use the second half of the English cucumber here in the cucumber salad!

Add peppers: Sometimes I add sautéed bell pepper slices and it is DELISH, so if you’ve got some peppers on hand, I highly recommend giving this a try.