Crockpot Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce

This is by far my FAVORITE recipe at the moment.  It is healthy and oh so delicious!!  For my fellow 21 day fixers out there- It's FIX APPROVED!  For my non fixer friends, that  just means that it is a clean eating meal with minimally processed ingredients!  I count it as 1 Yellow (pita bread), 1-1.5 Red (meat and tzatziki sauce) 1/2 green (lettuce, peppers, tomato toppings).  It pairs really well with some lemony green beans. I also had the leftovers the next day as a really big Greek chicken salad!  YUM!!!   In fact, I've had it 3 days in a row now and am still loving it.  I'm running low on Tzatziki sauce though....I'll probably double that recipe next time!  

 

Ingredients

Gyros:

• 1.5 pounds boneless, skinless chicken breasts
• 1 onion, diced
• 3 cloves garlic, minced
• 3 Lemons (juice of)
• ¼ cup water or chicken broth
• 1 Tablespoon olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons red wine vinegar
• 1 tsp oregano
• ¼ tsp allspice
• 1 tsp lemon pepper

Tzatziki Sauce:

• 1.5 cup Greek Yogurt (I used 2%)
• 1 large cucumber
• Dill (1 tbsp fresh chopped or 1-2 tsp dried)
• 1 garlic clove
• 1/2 Lemon (juice of)
• Parsley (4 fresh leaves)
• salt
• pepper (amount to your liking)

Gyro Instructions:

1. Spray slow cooker with nonstick cooking spray evenly coating all sides and bottom.
2. Place chicken breasts inside slow cooker.
3. Top with diced onion
4. Mix remaining ingredients together in a bowl and pour over chicken breasts.
5. Cook on HIGH for 3-4 hours or LOW 6-8 hours.
6. Shred chicken and serve in whole wheat pita bread. Top to your preference.  I recommend onions, diced tomato, lettuce, sweet peppers (green, red, yellow, or orange) and of course, homemade tzatziki sauce! 

Tzatziki Sauce Instructions:

1. Peel and remove seeds from cucumber. (Cut cucumber in half lengthwise and use a metal spoon to scoop out the seeds)
2. 
3. Chop cucumber and place in a colander.  Generously salt (approximately 1 tbsp) and let sit for 30 minutes to draw out water.
4. Blot cucumbers with paper towel to remove excess water and salt.
5. Place in food processor with garlic, lemon juice, dill, parsley, and pepper until cucumbers are finely diced.
6. Mix into greek yogurt.  Let stand in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours to allow all the flavors to blend!
7. Enjoy!!   (I could seriously eat this stuff by itself!   SOOOO GOOD!!!)

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