Low-Carb Chicken Gyros with Tangy Tatziki Sauce + Giveaway

After two weeks of meals prepared by friends from church, I am now back in the kitchen, but it is all about the quick and tasty over the stretched out cooking sessions. I have been relying on fun spices to make for unique dishes.

Have you ever wondered where you could get quality spices for all of your cooking and baking needs?  

Alton Brown filmed his famous “Good Eats Fruitcake Episode” at their Evanston shop 15 years ago and recently had Patty and Tom on his Podcast – The AltonBrowncast Episode 23.  The Spice House also happens to make 3 special blends for Alton, which you can find here.  You know Alton Brown knows a good thing when he finds one!  Many of Chicago’s top chefs walk through The Spice House doors for inspiration, “secret ingredients” and all around quality spices.  Julia Child once proclaimed The Spice House a “national treasure”!

Tom and Patty Erd took over Patty’s parents business back in 1993 and have built The Spice House into what it is today...A resource for incredible spices and seasonings, as fresh as you can get them at an affordable price.  They scour the world for the best ingredients and spices.  From large farm collaboratives in exotic countries to boutique farmers who specialize in items not commercially produced, like one special connection they have with a friend’s mother who just so happens to own a vanilla plantation in Tahiti, where only a limited amount of beans are produced and they're very…very expensive. “We have a really great connection with that farm, and we'll get maybe 20 pounds of Tahitian vanilla beans month”.   

That wouldn't work for huge spice company’s but it works well for us says Patty.  There is a reason vanilla is the second most expensive spice in the world…did you know it can take up to 8 years to harvest a vanilla bean start to finish?

To bring you the freshest ingredients possible The Spice House grinds and blends their spices and seasonings in small batches right in their stores which is why as you approach a store and walk through its doors you are greeted with an intoxicating aroma! 

Many of their spices come in pretty glass jars, however you can also order many varieties in bags (as well as in salt-free versions), and let me tell you...you will be blown away by their pricing! Their gift boxes are both gorgeous and well thought out.  The thought they put into their gift box packaging is something you really don't see these days. They include whole nutmegs, cinnamon sticks and more as packaging you can actually use!  Their delivery is always quick as well, which has always impressed me.  Take a few minutes and peruse their offerings and prepare to be impressed!

Once you try The Spice House…you just may fall in love with their quality, pricing and friendly service! When I received my spices my eyes were quickly drawn to Greektown "BillyGoat" Seasoning. I knew immediately I had to make chicken gyros. I'm always looking for marinades for my meat and I was real excited to be using this seasoning. I not only used it for my marinade but I also added it to my Tatziki Sauce. It was perfectly tangy and flavorful that my husband kept pouring it over his gyro. So addictive!

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Low-Carb Chicken Gyros with Tangy Tatziki Sauce

by Noelle Kelly

Prep Time: 20 minutes

Cook Time: 20 min

Ingredients (6 gyros)

Chicken

• 6 chicken breasts, cut in strips
• 1/3 cup lemon juice
• 1/3 cup olive oil
• 2 Tablespoons Greektown "Billygoat" Seasoning
• 4 garlic cloves, minced

Tangy Tatziki Sauce

• 1 cup light sour cream
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• 1 teaspoon dill
• 1/2 English cucumber, shredded
• 2-3 teaspoons Greektown "Billygoat" Seasoning

Extras

• 6-8 low-carb tortillas
• 2-3 Roma tomatoes, sliced
• 2 cups fresh arugula

Instructions

Chicken

Place the sliced chicken in a large ziplock bag. Add the rest of the ingredients and mix well. Marinate overnight. Cook chicken in a large non-stick pan for 15 minutes or until marinade has evaporated.

Tangy Tatziki Sauce

Prepare the sauce the same day of meal. Let the sauce sit in fridge an hour before the meal.

Assembly

Add 4-5 pieces of chicken to the low-carb tortilla. Add 1-2 tomatoes and 1/4 cup shredded lettuce. Top with 2-3 Tablespoons of Tangy Tatziki Sauce.

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2 incredibly lucky readers will win a delicious prize!! 

1st Prize - $250.00 in spices, which includes Grill & BBQ Deluxe Gift Box Set, Bakers Spices Gift Box Set, Vanilla Bean Sugar, Chicago Old Town Premium Sugar, Vulcan's Fire Salt, Chai Spices with Vanilla, Pumpkin Pie Spice, Dutched Cocoa Powder, Aleppo Pepper, AND a $100.00 gift card to The Spice House to find your favorites not on this list or try some new ones!

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