Slow Cooker Beef Gyros by Aimee

I have two part time jobs, and my hours add up so that it’s like a full time job. Which means I don’t have a lot of extra time in the week, but one of the things I like to do during my free time is cook. One of my goals for the year was to try at least one new recipe a week through out the year, and so far its been pretty successful. Anyway, my mom and I both post recipes that we like on our cooking blog, which can be found here. I try to post one to two new recipes a week, so please check it out!

My beautiful mother and I

 Here is a delicious recipe for Beef Gyros!! I hope you like it!

Meat
2 lb boneless beef chuck steak (we just got steak that was already sliced about 1/4 inch thick or so and probably less than a pound)
1/4 cup olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
1 Tbsp minced garlic
1 tsp dried oregano
1/2 tsp salt
1/4 tsp pepper

Yogurt-Dill Sauce
1 cup plain greek yogurt
1 cup diced seedless cucumber
1 Tbsp dill
1/4 tsp salt


Pita bread
Toppings: lettuce, tomatoes, onions, etc.

1. Place beef in slow cooker.
2. Mix oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper in a small bowl.
3. Pour over beef, turning beef to coat.
4. Cover and cook on low for 4 to 6 hours (until meat is tender)

5. Make sauce by stirring together ingredients.

6. Warm pitas as package directs.
7. Top pitas with sliced meat, yogurt sauce and toppings.

Review:
These turned out to be delicious, and its such an easy recipe. I love being able to throw something in the crock pot in the morning, and to come home to a delicious smelling kitchen when I get home from work. The sliced beef we used for this was absolutely perfect! (If you’re going to use a whole roast, you probably need to cook it about 1-2 hours longer than I suggested).

According to Karen’s ratings I would give this 3.5 or 4 stars. We’ll definitely be making this again, because we liked it a lot, but because I try to cook a couple new meals a week, we don’t really have a rotation of food. We’re thinking that maybe we’ll try it with lamb next time. I hope you enjoy it!