Beef Gyros #SundaySupper

Hi Everyone,

Today the #SundaySupper gang teamed up with Beef Checkoff to show you that you can have protein rich foods in every meal. I joined the 30 day Protein Challenge which helps you to get 25 – 30 grams of protein in every meal. Why protein you wonder? Protein helps build muscles, it fills you up, it’s low carb and combining protein with healthy fat helps speeds the metabolism.

For my challenge, I was to make a healthy, high protein lunch to help fill you up until dinner. I decided to make one of my favorite sandwiches, which is Beef Gyros. Gyros is pronounced “Gyear-ose”, with the ‘g’ kind of aspirated. I will admit I pronounce it wrong, but that’s ok because I made a killer sandwich and that is all that counts.

For the beef I used Steak Tips. I marinated the beef for 4 hours in olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, garlic oregano and salt & pepper. I skewered it and grilled it for about 4 minutes per side. The meat was perfectly tender and not tough at all. Nothing worse than having a steak sandwich that is chewy and hard to swallow. You won’t have to worry about that in this recipe.

I served my Gyros with tomatoes and onion and drizzled it with an easy cucumber dressing made with greek yogurt. It’s light and refreshing. This sandwich is also light to, it didn’t feel to heavy and it was perfect for lunch. One thing I forgot in this recipe is feta cheese. I bought it, but it slipped my mind. After eating my Gyro I realized I forgot the cheese. That’s ok, because it was so good I actually didn’t miss it.

Beef Gyros

Author: Jennifer Drummond

Nutrition Information

Serves: 4 sandwiches

Serving size: 1 sandwich
Calories: 414

Fat: 18
Carbohydrates: 31
Sugar: 2
Sodium: 290
Fiber: 2
Protein: 32
Cholesterol: 72

Recipe type: Sandwich

Cuisine: Greek

Prep time: 12 mins

Cook time: 8 mins

Total time: 20 mins

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A Protein rich, Greek sandwich made with marinated steak tips, tomatoes, onion and topped with Tzatziki Sauce, which is a cucumber and Greek yogurt dressing.

Ingredients

1 lbs. Beef Steak Tips, cut into bite size pieces
1 tbsp. garlic, minced
1 tbsp. lemon juice
2 tsp.red wine vinegar
2 tbsp. olive oil
1 tbsp. oregano
¼ tsp. salt
½ tsp. ground pepper
2 tomatoes, diced
¼ cup red onion, thinly sliced
¼ cup feta cheese crumbles
4 pita breads
Tzatziki Sauce
1 cup Greek yogurt, plain
1 cup cucumber, diced small
3 tbsp dill, fresh, diced small
1 tbsp lemon juice
2 tsp. garlic, minced
1 dash salt
1 dash pepper

Instructions

In a bowl, add garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, oregano, salt and pepper, mix until combined. Add meat to a zip top bag or bowl, and pour marinade over the beef. Refrigerate for 1 hour up to 4 hours.
Set grill to medium low heat, you can place meat on a skewer or place directly onto grill grates. Cook each side for about 4 minutes. Let the meat rest for 5 minutes.
Evenly divide the meat on a pita shell, top with tomatoes, onions, feta cheese and serve with Tzatziki Sauce.
For Tzatziki Sauce: In a food processor or blender, add the cucumber and half of the yogurt, process until well blended. Add mixture to a bowl and stir in remaining yogurt, dill, lemon juice, garlic salt and pepper. Add additional salt, if needed. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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I hope you will join me in the 30 day Protein Challenge! It’s a great way to get your protein in and it can help you to lose weight or maintain your weight. To get more information, you can go here.

Looking for more Protein packed recipes? You can check out our Pinterest board. You will find great recipe, beautiful photos and get ideas to make your own protein rich foods. Just go here to check it out!

You can check out Beef Checkoff at the following:

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I hope you have a great rest of the weekend! See you tonight at 7pm (EST) for the #SundaySupper and Beef Checkoff Twitter party. Just use hashtag #SundaySupper.

Toodles,

Jennifer

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