Tuesday, August 3, 2010

Quick and Easy Beef Gyros

We love gyros and our favorite recipe is THIS one. However, it's a little more involved than I have time for during the week. I get home from work around 6p, and everyone is 'starving' by the time I walk in the door. Quick and easy is a must for week-night cooking in our home. My mother-in-law shared this recipe with me. It was good, and I was able to get it on the table fast, but the sauce wasn't a big hit with my husband.

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Here's what you'll need:
  • ½ cup reduced-sodium beef broth
  • 2 tablespoons olive oil
  • 1 garlic clove, minced
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon dried oregano
  • Dash pepper
  • 1 pound boneless beef sirloin steak, cut into thin strips
  • 2/3 cup reduced-fat cucumber ranch salad dressing
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 5 whole gyro-style pitas (6inches), warmed
  • 2 cups chopped lettuce
  • 1 cup chopped tomato
  • 1 small cucumber, peeled and sliced
  • 1 small red onion, sliced
Here's what you'll do:
  1. In a large resealable plastic bag, combine first six ingredients; add beef. Seal bag and tun to coat; refrigerate for up to 24 hours.
  2. In a small bowl, combine salad dressing and sugar; refrigerate until serving.
  3. Drain and discard marinade from meat.
  4. In a large nonstick skillet coated with nonstick cooking spray, saute beef for 3-4 minutes or until no longer pink. Serve in pitas with lettuce, tomato, cucumber and onion; drizzle with dressing.
**I'll have to update with pictures later. I'm a moron and grabbed the wrong USB cord.**

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