Slow Cooker Beef Gyros Recipe: Tender pieces of beef with soft onions, juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy cucumber yogurt sauce all wrapped up in soft, melt in your mouth pita bread. And the best part of slow cooker beef gyros is that the beef is made in the slow cooker freeing up your time and making your kitchen smell good all day long.

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Slow Cooker Beef Gyros on TV

I was able to cook slow cooker beef gyros on TV this morning. If you’d like to view the segment you can below:





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Print clock clock icon cutlery cutlery icon flag flag icon folder folder icon instagram instagram icon pinterest pinterest icon print print icon squares squares icon Recipe for Slow Cooker (Crock Pot) Beef Gyros with Tzatziki Sauce Author: 365 Days of Slow Cooking

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 8 hours

Total Time: 8 hours 15 minutes

Yield: 4 - 6 servings 1 x Print Recipe Pin Recipe Description Slow Cooker Beef Gyros Recipe: Tender pieces of beef with soft onions, juicy tomatoes, crisp lettuce, creamy cucumber yogurt sauce all wrapped up in soft, melt in your mouth pita bread. And the best part of this recipe is that the beef is made in the slow cooker freeing up your time and making your kitchen smell good all day long. Scale 1x 2x 3x Ingredients For Beef: 2 lbs beef stew meat or chuck roast (cut into bite size pieces or strips)

lbs beef stew meat or chuck roast (cut into bite size pieces or strips) 1 large onion, thinly sliced

large onion, thinly sliced ¼ cup extra virgin olive oil

extra virgin olive oil 1 Tbsp minced garlic

minced garlic 1 tsp dried oregano

dried oregano ½ tsp salt

salt ¼ tsp pepper

pepper 2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice

fresh lemon juice Warmed pita folds

Sliced tomatoes and lettuce, for serving For the Tzatziki Sauce (Cucumber Yogurt Dressing) 1 cup plain Greek yogurt

plain Greek yogurt 1 cup diced cucumber, seeded and shredded

diced cucumber, seeded and shredded 1 Tbsp dried dill or 2 Tbsp fresh dill

dried dill or fresh dill 1/4 tsp salt

salt 1 garlic clove, minced

garlic clove, minced Salt and pepper Instructions Add beef to the slow cooker. Combine ¼ cup olive oil, garlic, oregano, salt,pepper and lemon juice in a small bowl. Pour over the meat and toss to coat, in the slow cooker. Toss in the sliced onions. Cover and cook on LOW for 6-10 hours (depending on your slow cooker) or until beef is extremely tender. (If it’s not tender, it’s not done yet). Remove lid and salt and pepper to taste. If desired, break up the meat into smaller bite-size pieces. Make the tzatziki sauce. Combine yogurt, cucumber, dill, salt and garlic in medium bowl. Stir until creamy and combined. Salt and pepper to taste. Serve beef over pita folds with Tzatziki sauce, onions, tomatoes and lettuce. Notes I use a 3 quart slow cooker for this recipe.

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