Comments on: Sarah’s Slow Cooker Greek Chicken Gyros

By: Olga

Olga — Sun, 10 May 2020 03:12:50 +0000

I love how quickly this recipe came together. It was very good, I did add some garlic and dill to the yogurt. Next time I might just buy tzatziki for even less prep. Kids approved 🙂

By: Peter

Peter — Mon, 07 May 2018 08:35:15 +0000

It actually looks better than the ones I tried in Greece. I’ll definitely give it a shot 🙂

By: Nanda

Nanda — Sun, 04 Jun 2017 00:58:15 +0000

I strongly suggest that you alter the directions to say frozen chicken-30 min, and defrosted at 15 min in the IP. I didn’t read these comments until my IP was almost done with the 30 minutes, and it’s mushy and the chicken is falling apart into bits. We are still eating it, but after reading the comments I now understand why this didn’t end up like gyros.

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Tue, 09 May 2017 17:41:45 +0000

Good for you! I think it would freeze totally fine. I have some chicken fajita situation in my freezer right now that contains a good bit of lime and it works great.

By: Sarah Snell

Sarah Snell — Tue, 09 May 2017 13:44:08 +0000

Damn…
This is definitely on my list. Thanks for the great and awesomely looking Greek Chicken. I will definitely try it tomorrow!!

By: Megan Gordon

Megan Gordon — Mon, 08 May 2017 22:04:48 +0000

Yes I bookmarked this one, too! We made the Butter Chicken from her book yesterday and it turned out great. I’m all about the slow cooker and am now SO curious about the IP.

By: Rachele

Rachele — Sat, 06 May 2017 13:43:00 +0000

Hi Ashley!

Would LOVE more Instant Pot advice. I have one, and am always looking for fun things to do with it.

By: Ashley Jones

Ashley Jones — Fri, 05 May 2017 13:58:07 +0000

I’m so excited to make this recipe! I’m curious if the uncooked chicken and marinade would freeze well? I know lemon can be tricky with meat over long periods of time. I’m meal prepping for when our first babe arrives and would love to add this to our freezer repertoire.

By: Charity O

Charity O — Wed, 03 May 2017 15:06:25 +0000

Just wanted to circle back around! I made this last night using the Instant Pot and followed your additional directions using frozen chicken breast. Turned out great! Thank you!

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Wed, 03 May 2017 02:50:09 +0000

Now you teach me how to use it as a slow cooker! haha.

By: Claire

Claire — Tue, 02 May 2017 01:11:12 +0000

Ashley, this was wonderful! I have actually had my Instant Pot for over a year, but have only used it for its slow cooker and saute functions (mainly because I’ve been too afraid to use the pressure cooker bits). So glad that your recipe enticed me to use my IP for its intended (and AMAZING!) purpose. I followed the recipe as written and the only thing I’d change is just to keep the IP poultry time at 15 minutes for thawed chicken – it got a little mushy at 20. Otherwise, this was absolutely delicious and couldn’t have been easier. Thank you!

By: Jessi

Jessi — Mon, 01 May 2017 17:09:22 +0000

Thank you for a great recipe. It looks so delicious in that picture!!! Great post.

By: Annalisa

Annalisa — Mon, 01 May 2017 08:01:18 +0000

Thanks for the honest post- parenting is much harder than we expected and it’s helpful to know we’re not alone in that struggle. And I’ll have to try this recipe- anything with a slow cooker gets tried quickly!

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:18:06 +0000

hahaha. I love that your comment starts – ohhhhh parenting. 🙂 Right?! I mean everyday is a new revelation and another moment for me to think “wow, I really have no idea what I’m doing.” That used to terrify me and now I sort of love it. I think I love it because I’m seeing how little control I really have and that’s totally great. It takes a village and I love watching the village that surrounds my children. Parenting babies and toddlers is like keeping your hands on their shoulders all the time – you are constantly guiding them and turning them away from danger. You basically are in tune with their every move. Now that my kids are older (my oldest is 11 this week!!) it’s more of a gently nudging on the shoulder every now and again. The times when I try to grab their shoulders and turn them toward the way I think they should go they revolt and really it’s not right for them. ANyway, I have no idea if that illustration makes any sense. But yes, ohhhhhh parenting indeed.

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:13:22 +0000

Ohhh I’ve not seen all the extra parts to clean. But again I don’t have a lot of experience with a slow cooker – except for the one I shattered shortly after receiving it for a wedding present. I didn’t add any liquid and there was plenty in the pot after I released the pressure. I’m in no way and IP expert but what I have done has turned out beautifully.

By: Charity O

Charity O — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:11:09 +0000

This was perfect!! Thank you!

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:11:05 +0000

Yes! The “I’ll nevers” happen in all areas of life. It’s such a beautifully humbling process. 🙂

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:10:26 +0000

hahaha. I’m right there with you. I love it so much. Probably too much.

By: Ashley Rodriguez

Ashley Rodriguez — Sun, 30 Apr 2017 15:09:50 +0000

Charity – Sorry, yes the directions are a bit rough. I started with frozen chicken breasts and I added them to the Insta-pot along with the onions and the other ingredients Sarah suggests. Had they not been frozen I could have cut down on the cooking time about 10 minutes I’d imagine. Then I secured the lid, closed the venting, pressed the poultry setting then added more time until it reached 30 minutes. Does that make sense? I know that you can use the Insta-pot as a slow cooker as well but I’ve not done that yet – well, except for the times I don’t tend to the pot straight away and the food sits there for a bit. 😉 Let me know if you have any other questions. Always happy to help get dinner on the table.

By: Charity O

Charity O — Sat, 29 Apr 2017 14:09:21 +0000

Curious about the Insta-pot directions. In your post you mentioned putting frozen chicken in. However in your directions note it doesn’t specify if 30 minutes was for frozen or fresh chicken. If it is for frozen then did you skip cutting up the chicken? I would love to make this this week! Thank You!