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Chicken Gyro

Ingredients

  • 2 lb chicken thighs skin-on, boneless (or breast)

Marinade

  • 1/4 cup olive oil
  • 1/4 cup lemon juice
  • 2 tsp garlic 4 cloves, minced
  • Zen of Slow Cooking Coq Au Vin Spice Blend
  • 1/2 tsp salt

Tzatziki sauce

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 medium English cucumber quarter lengthways & remove seeds & discard, then shred remaining flesh and skin
  • 1 tsp garlic minced
  • 3 tbsp mint or dill chopped
  • 1/2 tsp salt

To serve

  • 6 pita bread, add onion and sliced tomato as desired

Instructions

Grilling

  • Add the chicken & the marinade ingredients to a small container with a lid or a ziplog bag; massage the ingredients together & leave to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight.
  • When ready to cook, preheat the grill to 325F.
  • Cook the chicken for 8 minutes on each side (6 minutes for breast) or until the internal temperature of the chicken reaches 165°F, brushing with the marinade once during cooking.
  • Remove the chicken; cover & allow to rest while you prepare the Tzatziki yogurt sauce
  • Slice the chicken and lay onto the wraps, spoon the yogurt sauce over the top

Slow Cooker

  • Slow Cooker: 1) Add the chicken & the marinade ingredients to a small container with a lid or a ziplog bag; massage the ingredients together & leave to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight. 2) Add all the chicken and marinade ingredients to the cooker, stir, cover and cook on LOW: 7 hrs / HIGH: 2½-3 hrs 3) Remove the chicken; cover & allow to rest while you prepare the Tzatziki yogurt sauce 5) Slice the chicken and lay onto the wraps, spoon the yogurt sauce over the top

Instant Pot

  • Instant Pot: 1) Add the chicken & the marinade ingredients to a small container with a lid or a ziplog bag; massage the ingredients together & leave to rest in the refrigerator for a few hours or overnight. 2) Add all the chicken and marinade ingredients to the cooker, secure lid, seal pressure valve; cook on Manual / Pressure for 12 minutes, Vent with Quick Pressure 3) Remove the chicken; cover & allow to rest while you prepare the Tzatziki yogurt sauce 5) Slice the chicken and lay onto the wraps, spoon the yogurt sauce over the top