Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
6
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Ingredients for - Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros

1. Greek yogurt - 1 cup
2. Extra-virgin olive oil - ¼ cup
3. Lemon juice - 2 tablespoons
4. Red wine vinegar - 1 tablespoon
5. Garlic, minced - 3 cloves
6. Kosher salt - 2 teaspoons
7. Paprika - 1 ½ teaspoons
8. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon
9. Ground cumin - 1 teaspoon
10. Ground coriander seed - 1 teaspoon
11. Dried oregano - 1 teaspoon
12. Crushed red pepper - ½ teaspoon
13. Ground cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon
14. Boneless, skinless chicken thighs - 2 ½ pounds
15. Onion - 1 large
16. 8- to 10-inch wooden skewers - 2
17. Pita breads, warmed - 6
18. Tzatziki sauce - ½ cup
19. Shredded lettuce, or to taste (Optional) - ½ cup
20. Diced tomato, or to taste (Optional) - ½ cup
21. Diced red onion, or to taste (Optional) - ¼ cup

How to cook deliciously - Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros

1. Stage

Combine Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, salt, paprika, black pepper, cumin, coriander, oregano, red pepper, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir until well combined. Pound chicken thighs evenly to about 1/2 inch in thickness. Coat all chicken well in marinade, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

3. Stage

Cut ends off onion and cut onion in half horizontally. Place onion halves next to each other on a parchment or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Insert one skewer into each onion half, standing up vertically. Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off, and thread each piece of chicken over the two skewers to form a large stack.

4. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until evenly browned and cooked through, about 1 hour, rotating halfway through. Allow meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.

5. Stage

Serve sliced chicken in a warm pita topped with tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomato, and red onion. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios