Gyros
Recipe: #17802
March 08, 2015
Categories: Lunch, Beef, Ground Beef, Lamb/Mutton, Dairy, Budget-Friendly, Easy/Beginner Cooking, Quick Meals, Weeknight Meals, Broil, Skillet, Stove Top, Yogurt, Sandwiches more
"Recipe source: Cooking Light (March 2003)"
Ingredients
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Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (214.5 g)
- Calories 411.5
- Total Fat - 26.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 9.8 g
- Cholesterol - 72.4 mg
- Sodium - 746.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 24 g
- Dietary Fiber - 1.1 g
- Sugars - 11.7 g
- Protein - 18.6 g
- Calcium - 137.4 mg
- Iron - 2.4 mg
- Vitamin C - 4.8 mg
- Thiamin - 0.2 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Preheat the broiler.
Step 2
To prepare the loaves: combine first 8 ingredients (onion powder - ground beef. Divide mixture in half, form each half into a 6 x 3 inch loaf. Place each loaf on a broiler pan coated with cooking spray and broil 6-10 minutes on each side or until done. Sprinkle the loaves with red pepper and cut each loaf into 1/2 inch slices.
Step 3
To prepare sauce: place the cucumber and onion onto several layers of paper towels; cover with more paper towels and let stand for 5 minutes.
Step 4
Combine the cucumber mixture and the rest of the sauce ingredients (mint - yogurt).
Step 5
Divide meat slices evenly among the pitas; top each serving with 1/4 cup sauce.
Tips & Variations
No special items needed.