Hen Gyro – Skinnytaste

I’m obsessive about the marinade from this simple Greek Hen Gyro recipe. The rooster is so good! Eat it in a pita or serve it over an enormous salad.

Hen Gyros

My husband Tommy loves Greek meals (he’s obsessive about my Lamb Gyro Loaf from the Skinnytaste Meal Prep cookbook), so he’s by no means upset when these Hen Gyros are on the menu! I marinate the boneless skinless rooster thighs (you can even use rooster breasts) forward and cook dinner them within the air fryer, skillet, or grill. It really works nice with no matter cooking methodology you select! He likes his on a pita with all of the fixin’s, and I serve mine over an enormous Chopped Feta Salad. Everybody’s completely satisfied! I even have Hen Shawarma and Avenue Cart Hen with White Sauce that’s additionally standard!

Why This Hen Gyro Recipe Works

Like most of you, cooking meals that everybody in my home will take pleasure in is all the time a problem. I really like this recipe as a result of it pleases my complete household. Right here’s why it really works:

• Versatile: You’ll be able to serve it some ways, reminiscent of a bowl, over rice or salad, or in a pita.
• Handy: Marinate it early for a fast weeknight dinner, and select the cooking methodology that’s best for you.
• Excessive Protein: The Greek yogurt marinade boosts the protein content material, giving one serving 54 grams of protein.
• Dietary Restrictions: Weight Watchers-friendly, gluten-free, high-protein, Mediterranean diet-friendly, keto, low-carb

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What You’ll Want

Listed here are the rooster gyros components. See the recipe card beneath for the precise measurements.

• Entire Milk Greek Yogurt slowly tenderizes rooster to make it juicy. Whereas acidic rooster marinades can toughen the meat and make it rubbery, yogurt slowly breaks down the proteins within the meat leading to probably the most tender texture.
• Garlic: Grate or mince garlic for a taste increase.
• Lemon: Zest and juice lemon for a vivid, recent style.
• Hen Gyros Seasoning: Kosher salt, cumin, onion powder, candy paprika, turmeric, black pepper, cinnamon, pink pepper flakes
• Hen: I desire boneless, skinless rooster thighs, however rooster breasts additionally work.

Easy methods to Make Hen Gyros

This simple rooster gyros recipe is ideal for meal prep. Marinate it the day earlier than when you could have time, then cook dinner it the subsequent day earlier than dinner. It’ll take below 25 minutes irrespective of which cooking methodology you select. See the recipe card on the backside for printable instructions.

1. Hen Gyros Marinade: Mix all of the marinade components in a bowl and coat the rooster in it. Cowl and refrigerate for a minimum of half-hour or in a single day. Don’t marinate it for greater than 36 hours, because the yogurt will start to interrupt down the rooster.
2. Air Fryer: Air fry thighs at 400F for 20 to 24 minutes, flipping midway.
3. Grill or cook dinner on the range: over medium-high warmth for 15 to twenty minutes, flipping midway.
4. As soon as cooked, slice the rooster and serve on pita or over a salad.

Variations

• Yogurt: Use nonfat or reduced-fat yogurt should you desire.
• Dairy-Free: Substitute a dairy-free Greek yogurt.
• Lettuce: Swap iceberg with romaine or little gem.
• Onions: Exchange pink onion with shallots or pickled onions.
• Tomatoes: Use cherry or grape tomatoes.

Serving Options

• Make a Greek salad, gyros pita, or rice bowl with iceberg lettuce, pink onion, cucumbers, and tomato, and prime them with feta, tzatziki, baba ganoush, or hummus.
• Add it to different salads, like my Mediterranean Quinoa Salad, Greek Orzo Salad, or Chopped Feta Salad.

Storage

• Refrigerate rooster for 4 days.
• Freeze it for 3 months.
• Thaw rooster within the fridge in a single day and microwave or air fry till heat. It’s additionally good chilly over salads.

Extra Hen Thigh Recipes You Will Love

For extra dinner concepts utilizing rooster thighs, try my Hen Thigh Recipes assortment, plus these 5 scrumptious rooster thigh recipes to encourage your subsequent meal!