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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