Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
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An incredibly flavorful, juicy, and budget-friendly street-food favorite made at home. This recipe features a clever oven-roasted chicken tower that mimics a spit, paired with a cool, creamy homemade cucumber tzatziki sauce.
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🍳 Cooking Flow
Prepare the tzatziki sauce by grating cucumber, squeezing out its water, and mixing it with yogurt, garlic, dill, lemon juice, and olive oil, then chill. → Whisk the marinade ingredients together, pound the chicken thighs to an even thickness, coat them in the marinade, and chill for at least 2-4 hours. → Secure two onion halves on a baking sheet with skewers and layer the marinated chicken thighs onto them to build a tower. → Bake at 375°F for about an hour, then thinly carve the chicken slices off the tower. → Assemble on warmed pita bread with tzatziki, lettuce, tomatoes, and sliced red onions.
Cooking Steps
Brief Cooking Order
Prepare the tzatziki sauce by grating cucumber, squeezing out its water, and mixing it with yogurt, garlic, dill, lemon juice, and olive oil, then chill. → Whisk the marinade ingredients together, pound the chicken thighs to an even thickness, coat them in the marinade, and chill for at least 2-4 hours. → Secure two onion halves on a baking sheet with skewers and layer the marinated chicken thighs onto them to build a tower. → Bake at 375°F for about an hour, then thinly carve the chicken slices off the tower. → Assemble on warmed pita bread with tzatziki, lettuce, tomatoes, and sliced red onions.
Introduction
An incredibly flavorful, juicy, and budget-friendly street-food favorite made at home. This recipe features a clever oven-roasted chicken tower that mimics a spit, paired with a cool, creamy homemade cucumber tzatziki sauce.
Step 1
Peel the cucumbers lightly, slice them in half lengthwise, and scoop out the seeds using a spoon to reduce excess wateriness.
Step 2
Finely grate the cucumbers using a box grater. Use a knife to chop any remaining large pieces into a fine texture.
Step 3
Place the grated cucumber in a clean dish towel or several layers of paper towels and squeeze forcefully to drain as much excess liquid as possible.
Step 4
Combine the drained cucumber, 1 cup of Greek yogurt, 1-2 cloves of minced garlic, chopped fresh dill, juice of 1/2 a lemon, 1-2 tablespoons of olive oil, salt, and pepper in a bowl. Stir well and refrigerate.
Step 5
In a separate large bowl, prepare the chicken marinade by mixing 1 cup of Greek yogurt, paprika, oregano, cumin, crushed red pepper, crushed coriander seeds, kosher salt, black pepper, cinnamon, 3-4 cloves of minced garlic, juice of 1 lemon, red wine vinegar, and 2-3 tablespoons of olive oil.
Ingredients List
Important Notes
Squeezing out the grated cucumber liquid is the most crucial step to prevent the tzatziki sauce from becoming watery.
Using chicken thighs instead of chicken breasts ensures the gyro meat stays incredibly moist, tender, and is very difficult to overcook.
Constructing the tower with two onion bases and two skewers provides excellent stability in the oven compared to using just one skewer.
Using foil on the rimmed baking sheet makes cleanup quick and catches all the flavorful drippings.
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