On the menu tonight – Chicken Gyro Dip with Pita Chips!
I love gyros, but I didn’t feel like driving to get them tonight. This is the perfect weeknight meal! It goes together really quickly, it can be a dip for an appetizer or a light meal, and it’s DELICIOUS! It has the gyro flavors, but in dip form.
The only thing you have to cook is the chicken. There is a little chopping required for the veggies, but nothing complicated. The meal goes together even quicker if you have one person doing the chopping and another doing the cooking. When I made this, Mrs helped me with the chopping. With both of us working on it, we had this meal finished in about 15 to 20 minutes.
The next time you need an appetizer for a party or you just want a quick and light meal, try this Gyro Dip with Pita Chips!
Chicken Gyro Dip with Pita Chips
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Ingredients
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1/2 Vidalia onion, diced
- 2-3 cloves garlic, minced or grated with a rasp
- 1 tsp fresh chopped oregano (dry is fine too)
- 1 lb ground chicken
- 1 tsp Kosher salt
- Freshly ground pepper to taste (I used about a teaspoon)
- 8 oz hummus, (plain, roasted garlic, or red pepper)
- 4 oz feta, crumbled
- 2-3 plum tomatoes, seeded and diced
- 1/2 English cucumber, seeded and diced
- 8 oz tzatziki dip (store bought or homemade)
- 2 teaspoons fresh chopped dill (dry is ok in a pinch, but you'll be happier with fresh)
- Pita chips, for serving
Instructions
Pre-heat a large pan over medium-high heat
Add the olive oil
Add the onions and cook for about 5-7 min, until they are translucent or even a little browned
Add the chicken and garlic
Season with oregano, salt and plenty of black pepper
As the chicken cooks, start layering the other ingredients in the baking dish (9x9)
First, put a layer of hummus
Once the chicken is browned and broken down into small bits, spread an even layer over the hummus
Then, layer the tomatoes and cucumbers
Then, layer the tzatziki dip and sprinkle the dill on top
Serve with the pita chips or pita bread
