Easy Chicken Gyros & Tzatziki Sauce
Quick and easy chicken gyros with herb-marinated chicken, cucumber salad, creamy tzatziki sauce all wrapped in soft pita bread for a simple and delicious dinner recipe!
Servings:4 servings
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
Using fresh herbs: Instead of dried herbs, you can use fresh herbs. replace the Herbs de Provence/Italian seasoning with 1 teaspoon each finely chopped fresh thyme, oregano, and parsley.
Cucumber: You can use a regular cucumber, but as my homemade tzatziki sauce uses half of an English cucumber, I just use the second half of the English cucumber here in the cucumber salad!
Add peppers: Sometimes I add sautéed bell pepper slices and it is DELISH, so if you've got some peppers on hand, I highly recommend giving this a try.
Nutrition
Calories: 371 kcal, Carbohydrates: 4 g, Protein: 37 g, Fat: 23 g, Saturated Fat: 3 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 14 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 109 mg, Sodium: 787 mg, Potassium: 757 mg, Fiber: 1 g, Sugar: 1 g, Vitamin A: 263 IU, Vitamin C: 10 mg, Calcium: 32 mg, Iron: 2 mg