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Serves: 5 You’ll love this simple homemade Greek chicken gyro rec-
ipe: pita wraps filled with yogurt-marinated chicken,
packed in the flavor of warm spices, with homemade tza-
tziki sauce and all the extras you love! Here we cook the
Greek chicken in a nonstick skillet, but you can also make
it on an outdoor grill or in the oven.
DINNER Chicken Gyro

THE MEDITERRANEAN REFRESH INGREDIENTS INSTRUCTIONS

FOR THE CHICKEN:
1. First, marinate the chicken. In a big mixing
1.5 lb. chicken breast
bowl, combine the yogurt, 1 tbsp. of the olive oil,
the red wine vinegar, garlic, oregano, paprika,
1 cup plain Greek
yogurt (you can use
cumin, coriander, salt, pepper and cayenne, if
reduced-fat or fat-
using, and mix well. Add the chicken and mix to
free Greek yogurt if
you like)
marinade. Cover and refrigerate for at least
3 tbsp. extra-virgin make sure each piece is well coated with the
30 minutes, or overnight.
olive oil, divided
2. When ready to cook, heat the remaining
1 large lemon, juiced
tablespoon olive oil in a nonstick skillet over
2 tbsp. red wine medium-high heat until shimmering but not
vinegar smoking. Remove the chicken from the marinade
3 garlic cloves, and shake off any excess, then add the chicken
minced to the pan. Cook undisturbed on one side for
1 tbsp. dried oregano 5 minutes, until browned. Use tongs to turn the
chicken over and cook on the other side for
1 tsp. sweet paprika
another 5 minutes or until chicken is done.
1 tsp. ground cumin
3. To assemble the chicken gyros, warm up the
1 tsp. ground pita bread in the oven. Spread the tzatziki sauce
coriander
on top, then add chicken and top with tomato,
generous pinch cucumber, green pepper, red onion and olives as
kosher salt you like. Squeeze the lemon over, wrap the pita up

generous pinch and enjoy!
ground black pepper

pinch cayenne
pepper (optional)

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