Sloppy Gyros Tortilla Bowls
Sloppy Gyros Tortilla Bowls are a fun and delicious way to enjoy all the flavors of a Greek-inspired gyro sandwich in an easy-to-eat tortilla bowl. Packed with seasoned meat, fresh vegetables, and creamy tzatziki sauce, they're a flavorful meal that's perfect for lunch or dinner.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 744kcal
Equipment
- microplane for zesting the lemon
Ingredients
To make the tzatziki sauce:
- ½ cup mayonnaise
- 1½ cups plain Greek yogurt
- 1 medium cucumber peeled, seeded, diced, salted and strained.
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 small red onion peeled and diced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 clove garlic minced
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
For the meat filling
- 2 pounds ground lamb
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- ¼ teaspoon dried oregano
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 package stand-and-fill flour tortillas bowls or Grande-size flat tortillas
- grape tomatoes and mint leaves for garnish optional
Instructions
To make the tzatziki sauce:
- Add the peeled, seeded, and diced cucumbers to a strainer.Sprinkle with 2 teaspoons salt and allow the cucumbers to drain for at least 20 minutes over a bowl or in the kitchen sink. Discard the cucumber water and shake the strainer well to remove every bit of excess water from the cucumbers.
- Add the mayo, plain Greek yogurt, diced red onion, dried oregano, lemon zest, and garlic to a medium size bowl along with the drained cucumbers. Stir to combine.Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
To make the filling:
- Brown the ground lamb in a large skillet until no longer pink.
- Season with salt, pepper, oregano and garlic.
- Spoon the browned meat into the stand-and-fill tortilla boats.
- Top with chilled tzatziki sauce.
- Garnish the sloppy gyros with tomatoes and mint leaves if desired.
Notes
Homemade tzatziki sauce can be made in advance and stored in an airtight container in the refrigerator for up to 7 days. Stir before serving.
Cooked, ground lamb may be frozen. Store in an airtight freezer container. Label and date. Freeze for up to two months. Thaw in the refrigerator overnight.
Sloppy gyros bowls are not recommended for freezing once assembled.
Sloppy gyros bowls may be store in the refrigerator (assembled) in an airtight container for up to 3 days.
Nutrition
Serving: 1serving | Calories: 744kcal | Carbohydrates: 29g | Protein: 35g | Fat: 53g | Saturated Fat: 19g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 12g | Monounsaturated Fat: 19g | Trans Fat: 0.04g | Cholesterol: 121mg | Sodium: 1737mg | Potassium: 557mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 47IU | Vitamin C: 3mg | Calcium: 171mg | Iron: 4mg
