Instant Pot Greek Gyro Chicken is my recipe version of a classic Greek flavor of lemon, garlic, cumin, and cinnamon. You are going to love this recipe. It is easy to make and in the pressure cooker, it can be done in less than 30 minutes.
I simply cannot get enough of this chicken. I find my self-making it ahead of time just to have in my fridge. It is so versatile because you can serve it over rice or just make a simple sandwich out of it for a quick bite to eat for lunch. It even reheats well in the microwave. Did I just say microwave? This chicken is also great if you are meal planning.
This Instant Pot Gyro Chicken can also be made in your crockpot. The recipe is the same. The cook time is 6 hours on LOW or 3 hours on HIGH. When the cook time is over you should do the extra step and crisp the chicken up on a sheet pan for a few minutes. This really makes a difference in the flavor and the texture of the chicken.
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Matty.
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Instant Pot DUO60 6 Qt Pressure Cooker
True Lemon Bulk Dispenser Pack, 2.82 Ounce
Better Than Bouillon Organic Chicken Base, Reduced Sodium
Instant Pot Greek Gyro Chicken
Ingredients
- 1 pound Chicken Thighs Fresh or Frozen
- 1 onion sliced in rings
- 1/2 tsp. Salt
- 1/2 tsp. Pepper
- 1/2 tsp. Adobo Seasoning
- 1/2 tsp. Paprika
- 1/2 tsp Ground Cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp Cumin Powder
- 1/2 tsp. Oregano
- 1 Scallion chopped for garnish
- 2 Tbs Cilantro chopped for garnish
- 1 Tbsp. Olive Oil
- 1 to 2 Tbsp Lemon Juice I used 1 True Lemon Packet
- 2 Cloves Garlic Minced
- 1 cup Chicken Broth
Instructions
Season chicken with salt,pepper,adobo seasoning, paprika, ground cumin, cinnamon and oregano.
Place seasoned Fresh OR Frozen seasoned chicken in bottom of Instant Pot. Place sliced onion on TOP of chicken.
Place minced garlic in bottom of instant pot and pour in chicken broth being careful not to rinse spices off of the chicken.Pour olive oil over the top of chicken and sliced onions.
Put lid on Instant Pot and turn valve to SEAL.
Push POULTRY button on Instant Pot and set cook time to 12 MINUTES.
When cooking is complete do a QUICK RELEASE of pressure by opening valve while being careful not to get burned. (Use a wooden spoon to turn valve.)
Remove chicken with tongs being careful not to break up the chicken into pieces and place on foil lined sheet pan.
Press CACEL on Instant Pot the Press SAUTE and set to MORE setting. Let left over liquid chicken cooked in come to boil for 5 MINUTES to thicken. While waiting for that goto next step.
Turn your oven to broil and set rack to TOP position. About 3 to 4 inches from heat source. When broiler is HOT place sheet pan under broil for 2 to 3 MINUTES. Watch the chicken the whole time to prevent burning.
Remove chicken from broiler and serve with rice and top with thickened sauce in bottom of Instant Pot and garnish with Scallions and Cilantro.
Enjoy
Serves 2
What time would you recommend for cooking chicken tenders instead of thighs? Thamk you.
My recommendation is 9 minutes.
Sounds great, but when do I add the lemon juice?
You just add the lemon juice right to the mixture before you put the lid on. I actually just used one packet of True Lemon which is an all natural dehydrated lemon powder. If you are interested in that for future use the stuff is great and there is a link to it on the recipe page. The juice of half of a lemon will work just fine as well.
Thank you! Trying this for dinner tonight 🙂
You are very welcome. Please leave a rating if you havent already.
Matty
Did you use bone in thighs?
Actually no this is boneless thighs
Made this tonight. Didn’t have thighs but had large boneless skinless breasts. Cut them about size of thighs. Instruction said to use poultry setting which I don’t have so used same time pressure cook. Msybe 1 min. less next time. This is SO GOOD. Love the spices used. Don’t have adobo so just added a bit of everything that is in adobo. My sauce didn’t thicken but I like it anyway. Will definitely make this again. Looking forward to trying more of your creations😋
Im so happy you liked it…I REALLY like this recipe myself. I make it quite often. If you can leave a review I would really appreciate it.
Thanks
Matt
This recipe was delicious! Even my picky husband loved the flavor. I didn’t see where to add the lemon so I added it When I was reducing the sauce. Seriously good!
So glad that you liked it. Thanks so much for the kind rating.
Just add the lemon in when you put all the ingredients in the instant pot.