Chicken Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

Chicken Gyro with Tzatziki Sauce

You’ll no longer need take out after making this one point healthy gyro from home. It’s made with boneless, skinless chicken tenders- flavored with classic gyro seasonings, and homemade zero point tzatziki sauce.

Author: thepounddropper.com

PREP TIME10 minutes

COOK TIME10 minutes

TOTAL TIME20 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1/2 yellow onion, diced 
  • 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken tenders or breasts-raw 
  • 1 tsp oregano 
  • Pinch of cumin  
  • Pinch of coriander  
  • Pinch of dill weed  
  • Pinch of rosemary 
  • 1/2 tsp onion powder 
  • 1/2 tsp garlic powder 
  • 1/8 tsp saltg
  • Pinch of black pepper 
  • 4 pitas- for these gyros I like to use Joseph’s ® Flax, Oat, Bran Whole Wheat pita. They are only 1 point per pita! 
  • 1/4 cup Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce

Instructions

  1. Spray a large skillet with nonstick cooking spray and add diced onions. Cook onions until they are caramelized. Remove onions from skillet.
  2. Using that same skillet, spray the skillet with more nonstick cooking spray. Cook chicken tenders over medium heat.
  3. Meanwhile, in a small bowl combine all the seasonings. Stir until well combined. Sprinkle seasoning mix over the top of chicken and continue cooking the chicken until it is no longer pink.
  4. To assemble to the gyros.: heat pita on a skillet for a few minutes and layer onions and 4 oz. cooked chicken into a pita.
  5. Drizzle with my  Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce or you can use store bought Tzatziki sauce for additional points. 
  6. Store leftover chicken in an airtight container the fridge for up to a week. The Tzatziki sauce will stay fresh in airtight container in the fridge for up to 10 days.


    Makes 4 gyros 1 serving =3 oz. chicken, onions, 1 point pita, and Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce 1 WW Point™ per serving

Smartpoints Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce: Makes 8 servings/ 2 Tbsp for Zero Personal Points. I recommend using a thick Greek yogurt (Fage or Chobani) for Tzatziki Sauce

Smartpoints for gyro: GREEN: 3 SmartPoints for the gyro if you use Joseph’s pita and the homemade Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce BLUE/PURPLE: 1 SmartPoint for the gyro if you use Joseph’s pita and the homemade Zero Point Tzatziki Sauce

Nutrition Information:

YIELD:4 

SERVING SIZE: 1 
Amount Per Serving: CALORIES: 258TOTAL FAT: 3gSATURATED FAT: 0gTRANS FAT: 0gUNSATURATED FAT: 0gCHOLESTEROL: 32mgSODIUM: 270mgCARBOHYDRATES: 38gNET CARBOHYDRATES: 33gFIBER: 5gSUGAR: 2gPROTEIN: 20g

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