Delicious Gyro Recipe | How To Make

pork

🥗Healthier: chicken

💰Cheaper: ground beef

Chicken is leaner, and ground beef is often more affordable.

tzatziki sauce

🥗Healthier: yogurt with herbs

💰Cheaper: sour cream

Using yogurt with herbs keeps it lighter while sour cream is often less expensive.

pita bread

🥗Healthier: whole grain pita

💰Cheaper: tortillas

Whole grain pita adds fiber, while tortillas can be less expensive.

lamb

🥗Healthier: turkey

💰Cheaper: chicken

Turkey is leaner than lamb, and chicken is generally more affordable.

Heat a frying pan or flat top grill and add sliced onions to sauté until sweet, sprinkling with a little salt.

Slice fresh tomatoes for the gyro.

Warm the fully cooked gyro meat on the flat top grill until heated through, using the whole packet for three gyros.

Heat pita bread in the microwave with a damp paper towel for 15-20 seconds until warm and pliable.

Assemble the gyro by layering mozzarella cheese, warm meat, sautéed onions, sliced tomatoes, tzatziki sauce, and lettuce in the warm pita.

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