Easy Chicken Gyros
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Greek-style quick and Easy Chicken Gyros are a cinch to whip up on busy nights with herb-marinated chicken, lemony cucumber salad, and creamy tzatziki sauce all wrapped in soft pita bread. Your family will love having this simple recipe on the weekly rotation!
If you love Greek food, then you’ll also want to try my Greek Beef Meatballs, Greek Chicken Power Bowls, and Baked Greek Chicken and Veggies Sheet Pan Dinner.
Why This Recipe Works
Easy – These gyros come together so quickly and they are completely family-friendly. If you’re not an onion fan, leave them out, if you love feta cheese (bless your heart friend) load it on.
Great intro to Mediterranean cuisine – If you love Mediterranean food then you’ll go nuts over this healthy gyro. If you’re new to the cuisine, wow is this perfect place to start. One bite and you’ll be a convert for life!
Meal planning – This chicken easily doubles. Keep all the ingredients separate and pull them out throughout the week when you need an easy, tasty, healthy meal. These healthy gyros are perfect for dinner, but they also make a great on-the-go option for work lunch!
Healthy – When you’re in the mood for something tasty yet healthy, these easy gyros can’t be beat. Chicken is high in protein and low in saturated fat, the Mediterranean seasoning adds tons of flavor without any calories, and the red pepper and onions offer antioxidants, vitamins, and minerals to boot. Top with lettuce, tomato, and some tzatziki sauce and devour!
Here’s How You Make It
Making these Greek chicken gyros is easy – only three steps and 20 minutes till dinner is served!
- Stir together all of the ingredients for the marinade. (photo 1)
- Add chicken to the marinade, cover tightly, and chill for 30 minutes (or longer for even more flavorful results!). (photo 2)
- While chicken is marinating, combine all ingredients for the cucumber salad, give it a good stir, and set aside. (photo 3)
- Use tongs to transfer marinated chicken to a preheated cooking surface (grill or skillet) and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side over medium heat until cooked through. (photo 4)
- Lay the pitas on a plate or clean surface. Assemble the pitas by filling pita bread with lettuce, chicken, cucumber salad, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce. (not pictured)
- Fold the pita over like a sandwich or roll it up. Enjoy! (see below)
Ideas for Customizing This Recipe
- I like to treat these chicken gyros like a Greek taco, which means pile on ALL the toppings. If you want more topping ideas, may I suggest adding halved cherry tomatoes, thinly sliced cucumbers, Tzatziki sauce, red pepper sauce, feta, red onions (or pickled red onions), chopped kalamata olives, shredded lettuce, and even chickpeas if you’re feeling it.
- If you want to skip the pita, consider making these into Greek gyro bowls. Simply add prepared rice (or another grain) to the bottom of a bowl, then top with chicken and all the other toppings as you see fit. Save the sauces for last. Delish!
- For a low-carb option, skip the pita and the rice and make a healthy gyro salad. Swap the rice and pita for lettuce in the bottom of the bowl, then top with all your favorite ingredients, plus tzatziki dressing to finish it all off.
Expert Tips
- If you are someone who loves all the dressings and sauces, are you in for a treat. My tzatziki sauce is so good on these healthy gyros. In addition, if you love red pepper but prefer it in a sauce, try this Roasted Red Pepper Sauce recipe.
- If you want to make the chicken ahead of time, I suggest you refrigerate the breasts whole and slice them when you’re ready to eat them (after reheating) to keep them as moist as possible.
- For juicier chicken, consider marinating it for 2-3 hours (or overnight). Try this easy chicken marinade. Skip the vinegar and the mustard and swap Italian seasoning for Mediterranean if you have it.
- If you prefer the taste of grilled chicken, grill the chicken breasts over medium heat for about 6-10 minutes per side, depending on the thickness of your chicken.
- The chicken will keep in the fridge for up to 3 days, or you can freeze it in an airtight container/Ziplock bag for up to 3 months. Thaw and/or reheat the chicken in the microwave for a minute at a time until just heated through.
More Delicious Mediterranean Recipes
- Mediterranean Chicken with Roasted Red Pepper Sauce
- Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros
- Lemon Couscous
- Creamy Parmesan Spinach Orzo
- Greek Avocado Chicken Salad
Did you make these super delicious and easy chicken gyros? FANTASTIC! Please rate the recipe below!
Easy Chicken Gyros & Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
- 1 ½ pounds chicken tenderloins, cut thick ones in half lengthwise
- white or whole wheat pita bread
- crumbled feta cheese
- 5-Minute Tzatziki Sauce
- green-leaf lettuce
Marinade
- ½ cup olive oil
- juice of one lemon
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
- ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 tablespoon Herbs de Provence, or Italian seasoning (see note)
Cucumber Salad
- ½ cucumber, sliced or chopped, see note
- ½ cup cherry tomatoes, halved
- ¼ red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
- salt and pepper , to taste
- pinch of fresh dill, optional
Instructions
- Stir together all of the ingredients for the marinade.
- Add chicken to the marinade, toss to coat, cover tightly, and chill for at least 30 minutes (or up to two hours for more added flavor).
- While chicken is marinating, stir together all ingredients for the cucumber salad. Set aside.
- Use tongs to transfer marinated chicken to a preheated cooking surface (grill or skillet) and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side over medium heat until cooked through.
- Arrange the pitas on a plate or clean surface. Assemble the pitas by filling pita bread with lettuce, chicken, cucumber salad, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce.
- Fold the pita over like a sandwich or roll it up. Enjoy!
Notes
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
The tomato cucumber salad so yummy! The tzatziki was absolutely delicious. The chicken i highly recommend letting them marinate for as long as you can. and dont forget to give those pitas something to warm them up the last thing you want is for your bread to crack in half. Will be making again! This is my fourth recipe I’ve tried from this creator and they are all very good!
Just made these for dinner tonight. My husband shook his head the whole time in between each bite because he said they were so good. Best chicken gyros we’ve ever had! A++++!!! Thank you!
Haha that’s awesome! Thank you 🙂 So glad you guys enjoyed them so much!
Absolutely delicious!! I forgot to buy feta and dill (thought I had some at home) and they were still fantastic. A nice change from the typical recipes I make and healthy too. I will be sharing your recipe for sure!
Absolutely amazing! We regularly by chicken gyros from a good place in town. This recipe was even better than the restaurant. Admittedly I didn’t make the tzatziki, I used the one they sell at Aldi. 100% going to make this recipe again 😋
I see it says marinate up to two hours. What will happen if I marinate overnight
You can marinate meat anywhere from 2-24 hours. The longer you marinate it the more the flavor has a chance to get into the meat
Super messy (my pita broke), but delish!! I did my chicken in the air fryer, and the marinade was superb!
Absolutely delicious! I have made this recipe 4 times in the last 2 months! I did cut the amount of red pepper flakes in half, but other than that this is WINNER, WINNER, Chicken dinner!
Absolutely love these. A favorite in my home!
Can I make these the day before or will they get soggy?
Maybe just don’t add the sauce to them until you have reheated and are ready to eat!
This recipe is AMAZING!!! The chicken is so flavorful (so worth buying the Herb de Provence). The cucumber and tomato salad is so good. My favorite was the recipe for Tzatziki Sauce. You use the ingredients in all three of these recipes for each other (like the lemon and dill). Can’t wait to make it again!