My favorite gyros are now ready and waiting for dinner – slow cooker chicken gyros! Complete with an easy homemade tzatziki sauce.
Ever since I reentered the working world after a year off post graduate school, cooking dinner has been a struggle. Per my usual working-life schedule I usually go straight to the gym after work and by the time I get home, shower, and cook, dinner won’t be on the table until 8pm at the earliest. This combined with the never ending frigid temperatures has given rise to more slow cooker meals. I hope whoever invented that magical contraption won some sort of award.
Enter, Slow Cooker Chicken Gyros
One such slow cooker recipe that has appeared was these slow cooker chicken gyros. I modeled the recipe after my non-slow cooker version. The very delicious success of these gyros has spawned my desire to attempt to turn all kinds of older recipes into those suitable for the slow cooker. If any more of them turn out as good as this one, you better believe I will be sharing those as well.
After preparing the chicken for it’s hot bath in the slow cooker, mix up the tzatziki sauce and refrigerate. The flavors will marry while the slow cooker does its job. Then when you get home for dinner all you have to do is slice up the chicken and any other toppings you prefer before stuffing it all in a nice soft pita. Just don’t forget the tzatziki sauce!
This would also be delicious served over a copycat Jennifer Aniston Salad made with quinoa, chickpeas. cucumber, red onion, feta, and pistachios. On the side, I love serving slow cooker chicken gryos with Greek lemon potatoes. Unfortunately I don’t have a slow cooker version of those yet. But I promise they are worth the 1+ hour cooking time. Tender potato wedges, with crisp edges, bursting with lemon flavor.
Post updated 5/27/21, photos above and below are the originals.
One year ago: Smoked Sausage with Peppers and Onion
Three years ago: Grilled Balsamic Chicken with Mozzarella and Pesto
Four years ago: Cheesy Chicken, Bacon & Avocado Quesadillas
Source: Adapted from my Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce.
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Erin, I was just looking at this recipe again and realized that you are using whole milk yogurt. Does Chobani make a whole milk yogurt without a lot of added sugar? I’ve been looking to find a good commercial whole milk yogurt, but so far everything I’ve seen is full of added (and unnecessary) sugar. Thanks.
You honestly could use low fat or non fat Greek yogurt in this as well, I just had 4% on hand so that is what I used. As for Chobani, they state that there are no added artificial sweeteners: http://www.chobani.com/products/blended#plain
This was a big hit for dinner tonight. Thanks for the great recipe!
Awesome, so glad to hear that Jessica!
CHICKEN GYROS are HANDS DOWN the best thing ever…. Well, minus salmon skin! LOL!
I love gyros!! I need to try this recipe asap!!
You definitely should and report back!
I am obsessed with gyros right now and I’m so glad you posted this. Looks amazing!!
I’ve been dining out for Greek food or making it at home a lot lately! Total Greek state of mind. Likely because I wish I were somewhere warmer.