Hello everybody, hope you are having an amazing day today. Today, I will show you a way to make a special dish, chicken gyros. It is one of my favorites. This time, I’m gonna make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

In another large bowl or gallon plastic bag, combine chicken thighs and marinade, stirring well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for at least one hour and up to one day. This yummy chicken gyro recipe is a cinch to prepare. Just take tender chicken, coat it in a creamy cucumber-yogurt sauce, then tuck it into pita pockets.

Chicken Gyros is one of the most favored of recent trending meals in the world. It’s appreciated by millions daily. It is easy, it is fast, it tastes delicious. Chicken Gyros is something which I have loved my whole life. They are fine and they look fantastic.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook chicken gyros using 12 ingredients and 7 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

The ingredients needed to make Chicken Gyros:

1. Take 500 g chicken thigh fillets (deboned)
2. Prepare 1 cup (250 ml) Greek or natural yoghurt
3. Take 25 ml lemon juice
4. Make ready 50 ml olive oil
5. Get 1/2 teaspoon cayenne pepper(less if you don’t want it too spicy)
6. Prepare 1 teaspoon ground cumin
7. Prepare 1 teaspoon ground coriander
8. Take 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
9. Prepare 2-3 cloves crushed garlic
10. Get Salt and pepper to taste
11. Get 1 teaspoon paprika
12. Get Oven tray with 1/2 large onion and wooden skewer- this is the frame that supports the chicken thighs during cooking

A simple and versatile Greek chicken marinade that you can use regularly, even if you're not making chicken gyros. This is a yogurt marinade with a nice dose of fresh minced garlic and a few warm spices (oregano, paprika, cumin. Brush the outdoor grill with oil, then preheat on medium high. This chicken gyros recipe is perfect with best homemade pita bread,easy tzatziki sauce and amazing gyro seasoning make this complete delicious meal to try.

Instructions to make Chicken Gyros:

1. Make the marinade by combining all ingredients except chicken, onion/skewer.
2. Add flattened chicken thighs - I used the palm of my hand to gently flatten so that all the pieces were about the same thickness
3. Marinade for a minimum of 2 -4 hours
4. Assemble marinated chicken thighs on the skewer - add at right angles to each other to even out the gyros stack.
5. Bake in oven at 200 degrees centigrade for 1 hour 20 minutes or until cooked through. The outside will get a little burnt but don’t worry - important to check the inside is cooked.
6. Remove from oven, cool slightly and then slice. Serve with salad and pita bread. A nice side dish is some yoghurt with mint (in winter I substitute a teaspoon of mint sauce from fresh mint).
7. Enjoy!

Brush the outdoor grill with oil, then preheat on medium high. This chicken gyros recipe is perfect with best homemade pita bread,easy tzatziki sauce and amazing gyro seasoning make this complete delicious meal to try. This is the best and easy chicken gyros you can try with some amazing grilled chicken,simple veggies and homemade tzatziki sauce. This the best chicken gyro to try! Drain the chicken from the marinade, discarding the marinade.

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