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Chicken Gyros from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)

Chicken Gyros feature juicy seasoned tender chicken in pita bread with yogurt sauce, and this would be a perfect summer dinner choice whether you make it in the Instant Pot or the slow cooker! And be sure to serve the Gyros with cooling Tzatziki Sauce!

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If you’ve ever eaten Gyros (pronounced yeer-ohs) in a Greek restaurant, then you can understand how this recipe for Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Chicken Gyros would be so delicious when it’s just too hot to turn on the stove. Think juicy, tender seasoned chicken, piled into a piece of yummy warm pita bread, and of course it’s served covered with delicious homemade or purchased Tzatziki Sauce. For Friday Favorites we feature favorite recipes or dishes you might have missed, and if you’ve never made Gyros at home, add this to your must-cook list immediately!

Karen from 365 Days of Slow + Pressure Cooking uses chicken thighs with onions and a blend of perfect spices to add flavor! You can make her Chicken Gyros quick and easy in the Instant Pot, or slow and easy in a slow cooker, either method ends with yummy dinner that everyone will love!

Ingredients for Instant Pot or Slow Cooker Chicken Gyros :

  • boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • onion
  • garlic
  • olive oil
  • oregano
  • allspice
  • lemon pepper
  • juice from large lemon
  • red wine vinegar
  • water
  • Pita bread
  • lettuce and tomatoes for toppings

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The BEST Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

Here are the BEST Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas from Food Bloggers, and all these slow cooker pork carnitas are perfect for a slow cooker dinner when it’s too hot to use the stove! And cooking pork in the slow cooker will make your kitchen smell great!

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The BEST Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas

I think pork carnitas cooked in the slow cooker is a perfect idea for a summer dinner when it gets hot, and we’re updating this collection of The BEST Slow Cooker Pork Carnitas to give you even more options! All these carnitas recipes from various food bloggers feature meltingly tender slow-cooked pork, but each blogger has a slightly different twist on carnitas whether it’s crisping the meat under the broiler, using different seasonings, or making the carnitas pork into tacos. It’s hard to pick the one that looks best, but no worries; you can always try more than one!

I’m someone who still loves to use the slow cooker for pork and beef and let my house smell good all day, but if you’re a confirmed Instant Pot fan, there’s also a great collection of Instant Pot or Pressure Cooker Pork Carnitas on the site. All photos are copyrighted to the blogger who posted the recipe. Just click the recipe title under any photo to see that recipe on the original blog.

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Three Easy Recipes for Shredded Chicken Tacos (Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker)

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Shredded Chicken Tacos are a perfect option to put on your Taco Tuesday menu for tomorrow, and you can make the spicy chicken taco meat in the slow cooker or the pressure cooker! Which cooking method would you choose?  

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Shredded Chicken is the perfect thing to eat in a taco and spicy chicken like this is so easy and versatile and we’re updating this post to include Three Easy Recipes for  Shredded Chicken Tacos using both the slow cooker and pressure cooker. Easy is the key word here for chicken that is juicy, healthy, and full of flavor.

Of course you can use the shredded chicken to make tacos, but you could also make lettuce wrap tacos, taco salad, burritos, or mix the spicy chicken with black beans and rice. And if you make lettuce wraps or Taco Salad with the shredded chicken it’s a meal that’s low-carb, low-glycemic, gluten-free, dairy-free, South Beach Diet friendly, and can even be Paleo with the right ingredient choices!

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Four Fabulous Orange Chicken Recipes Your Family Will Love! (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker)

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All of these Four Fabulous Orange Chicken Recipes Your Family Will Love are going to be healthier, less expensive, and maybe even tastier than the take-out version. 

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Four Fabulous Orange Chicken Recipes Your Family Will Love! (Instant Pot or Slow Cooker) found on Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker

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Orange Chicken is definitely a family-friendly dinner idea, and we think you should try all of these Four Fabulous Orange Chicken Recipes and see which one your family likes best! There are delicious orange chicken options here for the Instant Pot or the Slow Cooker, and all of them are going to be healthier than the take-out orange chicken you get from a Chinese restaurant. And making Orange Chicken at home is going to be a lot less expensive too.

Check out the Orange Chicken recipes and see which one you want to try first! All photos are copyrighted to the blog that posted the recipe. Just click the recipe link under any photo to see the complete recipe on the original blog.

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The BEST Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Fajitas from Food Bloggers

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This round-up has The BEST Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Fajitas from Food Bloggers, and Fajitas are always perfect for a Summer Dinner! There’s a fajita variation here for everyone, so you might want to try more than one! 

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The Best Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Fajitas from Food Bloggers found on Slow Cooker or Pressure Cooker

Today we’re celebrating the arrival of warmer weather by updating this collection of The BEST Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Fajitas from Food Bloggers. This post was originally a popular collection of Slow Cooker Fajitas, but now that many people are into the Instant Pot, we’ve added tasty options for Instant Pot Fajitas as well. It did seem there are still more bloggers using the slow cooker than the Instant Pot to make Fajitas, but there are plenty of options for both methods.

And Slow Cooker or Instant Pot Fajitas are definitely a delicious meal any time of the year, but I especially love to make them in the summer because fajitas just seem like summer food and using the slow cooker or the Instant Pot keeps the kitchen cool! And fajitas are so versatile! Whether you combine beef and veggies, chicken and veggies, or just plain veggies you’ll have a dish that’s perfect for a weeknight dinner or entertaining guests on the weekend.

And if you have low-carb eaters in the family you can offer them low-carb tortillas or lettuce wraps, or just serve the meat and veggies on a plate with melted cheese, sour cream, or avocado! Scroll through the recipes below and you’ll see the serving options are endless.

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