Traditional Greek Chicken Gyro With Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

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Traditional Greek Chicken Gyro With Tzatziki Sauce
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Ingredients
17
Count
Nutrition
1199
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. In a small bowl combine Greek yogurt, garlic, cumin, sugar, cucumber, and salt and pepper. Stir and refrigerate until ready to use.
  2. Pound chicken as thin as you can get it. Even if you have purchased the thin sliced chicken you still want to get it as thin as possible. Place chicken in a bowl and combine with vinegar, oregano, paprika, and salt and pepper. Cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
  3. In the mean time, peel you potato and cut into 1/4 inch strips. Place cut potato in cold water for at least 15 minutes. Blanching the potatoes before frying will ensure a crispier fry.
  4. In a large skillet heat vegetable oil. Personally, I regulate the temperature by instinct. I let the oil heat up and test it with a drop of water; if the water shoots back I know the oil is hot enough. If you aren't comfortable with this method you want the oil to stay around 360 degrees. When the oil is hot enough drop fries inches Depending on the thickness of your fry and your temperature control your fries will take anywhere from 10-20 minutes. You want your fries to have a deep golden brown. Keep a careful eye on them and flip if necessary.
  5. Heat a medium DRY skillet. No oil is necessary to sauté the chicken. Begin to sauté chicken. It should only take about 1 minute on each side depending upon how thinly you pounded it. Let chicken rest under tin foil until you are ready to assemble.
  6. You can either toast your pita or microwave it. I prefer to microwave it so it is more pliable (only about 20 seconds). Place 2 heaping tablespoons of the tzatziki sauce and spread over pita. Then place half of the chicken, place mostly in the center, making sure that you are able to fold in the sides. Traditionally, fries are to be placed on top of chicken WITHOUT drying off the oil; however this is entirely up to you. Place fries on top of chicken and top with tomatoes, lettuce, and red onions. Serve with extra tzatziki sauce on the side for dipping.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 1199.17 Kcal (5021 kJ)
Calories from fat 984.75 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 109.42g 168%
Cholesterol 43.65mg 15%
Sodium 1368.07mg 57%
Potassium 776.48mg 17%
Total Carbs 32.32g 11%
Sugars 3.11g 12%
Dietary Fiber 2.14g 9%
Protein 29.42g 59%
Vitamin C 4.9mg 8%
Iron 1.6mg 9%
Calcium 111.9mg 11%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 304.79 Kcal (1276 kJ)
Calories from fat 250.29 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.81g 168%
Cholesterol 11.09mg 15%
Sodium 347.72mg 57%
Potassium 197.36mg 17%
Total Carbs 8.22g 11%
Sugars 0.79g 12%
Dietary Fiber 0.54g 9%
Protein 7.48g 59%
Vitamin C 1.3mg 8%
Iron 0.4mg 9%
Calcium 28.4mg 11%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 32.7
    Points
  • 34
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • low cholesterol

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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