Name: Greek-style chicken gyro sandwich with pita bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Yield: 4 servings
Ingredients: 4 chicken breast; 2 tomato; 1 cucumber; 0.5 chopped parsley; 4 leaf of lettuce; 1 red onion; 3 garlic clove; 2 lemon; 3 0% Greek yogurt; 4 pita bread; 2 teaspoon of paprika; 1 teaspoon of ground cumin; 1 teaspoon of dried oregano; 6 tablespoon of olive oil; salt (according to taste); pepper (according to taste); parsley (according to taste)

Greek-style chicken gyro sandwich with pita bread

Discover how to make a recipe for gyros, a delicious sandwich with marinated chicken, by following the simple steps of our preparation. This Greek specialty will please all food lovers!

Public

Course: Main course

Preparation time: 45 minutes

Cooking time: 25 minutes

Cost per serving: 2,55 €

Energy: 637 kcal / serving

Instructions

1. Start this gyro recipe by zesting and juicing 1 lemon and mixing them with 2 yogurts. Add 2 peeled, deveined, and pressed garlic cloves, paprika, cumin, oregano, salt, pepper, and 4 tablespoons of olive oil. Mix well. Cut the chicken fillets into cubes and coat them with the previous mixture. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 2 hours.
2. Slice the onion. Dice the cucumber into small cubes. Slice the tomatoes. Chop the parsley.
3. Squeeze the other lemon. Mix the juice, the remaining yogurt, and the last pressed garlic clove. Season with salt and pepper. Add 1 teaspoon of cucumber and a little parsley.
4. Heat 2 tablespoons of olive oil in a pan and sauté the drained chicken for 12 minutes until it is well cooked.
5. Warm the pita bread in the oven at 150 °C for 10 minutes.
6. Place a lettuce leaf in each bread, then the chicken, tomatoes, onions, cucumber, and parsley. Serve with the cucumber sauce.