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Ground Beef Gyros with parmesan tzatziki sauce

Easy ground beef gyros are a nice meal to make to switch things up when you can’t think of anything else to make with your ground meat. A delicious twist on the classic gyro. These are protein packed and filling. Top your gyros with homemade parmesan tzatziki sauce and your favorite toppings.

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My husband is a deer hunter so we have a lot of ground venison and I have to get creative with meals I make with ground meat so we aren’t sick of the same old meals. I make these all the time now and we have yet to grow tired of them! Gyros are my favorite thing to get whenever I go to my county fair. I never thought to make them at home, but now I get to enjoy these flavors all year round.

How to make parmesan tzatziki sauce

You simply cannot eat a gyro without tzatziki sauce. Made with greek yogurt, cucumbers, fresh lemon juice, dill, and other flavors this is a MUST. A spin on the classic tzatziki sauce with added parmesan cheese you will love.

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  • Greek yogurt – I do whole, full fat greek yogurt
  • Cucumbers – english seedless cucumbers are my favorite. Shredded and all the juice squeezed out
  • Garlic – minced
  • Fresh lemon juice
  • olive oil
  • Fresh dill or dried is fine too
  • salt
  • pepper

Shred your cucumber, squeeze the water out and add all of the ingredients to a bowl.

How to make ground beef gyros

Start by browning your meat and diced red onion in a skillet and breaking it up a bit. Add in the seasonings after its cooked.

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  • 1/2 of a red onion finely diced
  • 1 Pound of lean ground beef or venison
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp ground marjoram
  • 1 tsp dried rosemary
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp pepper

Assemble your gyros on a flatbread pita or a tortilla. Add any desired toppings

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Ground beef gyros with parmesan tzatziki sauce

An easy one pot meal ready in 30 minutes or less! Seasoned ground beef with parmesan tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomatoes, cucumber, feta cheese, and red onion.
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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 30 minutes
Servings: 4
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: greek, Mediterranean
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

  • 1 Pound Ground beef or venison
  • 1/2 diced red onion
  • 2 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp ground marjoram
  • 1/2 tsp cumin
  • 1/2 tsp paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1/2 tsp black pepper
Tzatziki Sauce
  • 1 cup Full fat greek yogurt
  • 1/2 cup shredded cucumber water squeezed out
  • 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp olive oil
  • 1 tsp minced garlic
  • 1 tbsp dill fresh or dried
  • 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • Pinch of black pepper

Method
 

Make the tzatziki sauce
  1. Shred the cucumber, then squeeze out the liquid over your sink.
  2. Add all of the ingredients to a bowl and mix together
    1 cup Full fat greek yogurt, 1/2 cup shredded cucumber, 1 tbsp fresh lemon juice, 1 tbsp olive oil, 1 tsp minced garlic, 1 tbsp dill, 1/4 cup grated parmesan cheese, 1/4 tsp salt, Pinch of black pepper
Make your ground beef mixture
  1. Dice your red onion and in a hot skillet add your ground beef and onion. Cook until no longer pink
    1 Pound Ground beef, 1/2 diced red onion
  2. Add in all of the seasonings
    2 tsp minced garlic, 1 tsp dried oregano, 1 tsp ground marjoram, 1/2 tsp cumin, 1/2 tsp paprika, 1/2 tsp black pepper, 1 tsp salt
  3. Assemble your meat onto a pita bread or warm tortilla add tzatziki sauce and other desired toppings
Optional toppings
  1. Shredded lettuce
    Hummus
    feta cheese
    raw onion
    Pickled onions
    fresh cucumber
    tomatoes
    olives

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