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Nutrition Facts
Serving Size 1 (243g) Recipe makes 2 servings The following items or measurements are not included below: 2 bread
Calories 292
Calories from Fat 137		(47%)
Amount Per Serving		%DV
	Total Fat 15.3g	23%
	Saturated Fat 2.3g	11%
	Monounsaturated Fat 10.4g
	Polyunsaturated Fat 1.8g
	Trans Fat 0.0g
Cholesterol 66mg		22%
Sodium 107mg		4%
Potassium 508mg		14%
Total Carbohydrate 9.3g		3%
	Dietary Fiber 0.8g	3%
	Sugars 5.1g
Protein 29.3g		58%
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Chicken Gyros for 2

Recipe #141367 | 25 min | 25 min prep | add private note

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By: mama's kitchen
Oct 14, 2005

Tender marinated chicken and a creamy cucumber yogurt sauce tucked into a pita, topped with lettuce and tomato if you like. Sounds like a great lunch to me! Cooked in or outside! Note: time to make does NOT include 1 hour marinating time. from TOH... ZWT Greek and US Regional - East Coast

SERVES 2 (change servings and units)

Ingredients

1/4 cup lemon juice
2 tablespoons olive oil
3/4 teaspoon garlic, minced- divided use
1/2 teaspoon ground mustard
1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
1/2 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1/2 inch strips
1/2 cup cucumber, chopped
1/3 cup nonfat yogurt, plain or low-fat yogurt
1/4 teaspoon dill weed
2 gyro bread or pita bread
1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced

Directions

1
Combine lemon juice, oil, 1/2 t of the garlic, mustard and oregano in a gallon zip top plastic bag.
2
Add chicken and seal bag.
3
Turn bag and gently move chicken around to distribute marinade evenly.
4
Refrigerate at least 1 hour.
5
In a small bowl combine cucumber, yogurt, dill and remaining garlic. Cover and refrigerate until serving. (NOTE: Cucumbers have a lot of moisture in them so if you want your sauce to be less runny really drain them well and squeeze the water out if you want.).
6
Drain chicken, discarding marinade.
7
In a large nonstick skillet saute the chicken for 7-8 minutes or until juices run clear.
8
Spoon half the chicken on each pita and top with cucumber mixture and sliced onion.
9
Lettuce and tomato may be added if you like.
10
Fold in half and enjoy.

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From: SteelerSue

On Oct 21, 2009

Awesome recipe! I actually tripled the recipe because I am cooking for teenagers. It was a hit with everyone. Easy and delicious. What more could one want? Thanks for the great dinner!

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From: Shroob

On Aug 28, 2009

Soooo good! This recipe is that good that I'm already looking forward to tomorrow so I can cook it again.

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From: currybunny

On Nov 5, 2005

We have just eaten this as a lovely light dinner! So easy to make too! I marinated for a lot longer than an hour and left the cucumber out of the sauce, added some garlic and lemon juice, and used greek style yoghurt. We made our pitas with lettuce and tomato as well as onion - delicious! Thanks for posting!

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From: PanNan

On Nov 4, 2005

The chicken flavor from the marinade was delicious, and the meat was so tender. The taste of these gyros is really fresh and nice. My only suggestion for improvement is to thicken the sauce - it turned out pretty runny for me. Next time I'll let the yogurt drain through cheese cloth overnight to thicken it up (or try to find the really thick Greek yogurt). I'll also seed the cucumbers first, and squeeze all the liquid from them before adding to the sauce. Great, easy weeknight meal. Thanks mama's kitchen.

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