Healthy Recipe - Chicken Gyros 28/04/15

I love Greek food and was so happy when I came across this recipe on Le Creme De La Crumb and was very excited to try it!

Ingredients:

• 4 chicken breasts, pounded to ½ inch thickness
• 1 tablespoon mediterranean seasoning (you can substitute Italian seasoning in a pinch)
• 1 red pepper, thinly sliced
• ½ red onion, thinly sliced
• 4 pitas (this is a Greek-style flatbread you can find at almost any grocery store near the bread and tortillas or in the bakery)
• optional: lettuce, feta cheese crumbles

Tzatziki Sauce

• ½ English cucumber, peeled and diced
• 2 cups cold plain Greek yogurt
• 4 teaspoons minced garlic
• ⅓ cup chopped dill, fresh or frozen (may sub 2 tablespoons dried dill)
• 1½ Tbsp freshly squeezed lemon juice (juice of ½ medium lemon)
• ½ tsp salt, or to taste
• ⅛ tsp black pepper

Puree all sauce ingredients in a blender or food processor. Cover and chill until ready to serve. (If you have time, make this a few hours in advance or the night before so that the flavors can marinate

Season chicken breasts with mediterranean seasoning. Cook in a large skillet or pan over medium heat 5-6 minutes on each side until cooked through. Cut into strips

Lay pitas on a clean surface. Add lettuce (if desired, chicken, red pepper strips, and onions. Top with tzatziki sauce and feta (if desired). Fold pita over like a sandwich, or roll it into a "tunnel shape"

(Mine aren't quite as neat but still very tasty!)