Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros
The best, easiest dinner recipe is here: Greek Chicken & Rice Gyros. Layer that fluffy, zesty lemon rice inside a warm pita, top with tender Greek Chicken and other tasty toppings like cucumbers and feta sauce.
Servings:4 servings
Ingredients
- 1 batch lemon rice
- 1 cup tzatziki sauce, or Feta Sauce (see notes)
- 4 Greek-style pitas, or flatbread or naan
Chicken
- 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch strips (about 3 medium-large breasts)
- ½ cup plain full-fat Greek yogurt
- ⅓ cup olive oil
- 1 tablespoon garlic
- 2 teaspoons Herbs de Provence, may sub Italian seasoning
- 1 teaspoon salt
- ½ teaspoon cracked black pepper
Cucumber salad
- ½ cucumber, peeled and sliced
- 1 tomato, sliced
- ¼ red onion thinly sliced
- fresh lemon juice, salt, and pepper, to taste
Instructions
- Prepare the chicken by stirring together the Greek yogurt, olive oil, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper. Add thicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover and chill 1-4 hours.
- Preheat your oven to 425 degrees, meanwhile get your lemon rice going on the stovetop. (While it's simmering, your chicken will be cooking in the oven)
- Use a fork or tongs to transfer chicken pieces to a greased sheet pan. Bake for 10 minutes, toss, and bake for another 5-10 minutes. Switch oven to BROIL and cook 2-3 minutes longer (watch closely so they don't burn) until edges just begin to char a little bit.
- While the chicken is cooking, make the cucumber salad by combining cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions. Toss with some fresh-squeezed lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
- Assemble the gyros by filling your pitas with lemon rice, then topping with chicken, cucumber salad, and some tzatziki or feta sauce.
Notes
Feta Sauce Recipe
Puree in a food processor:
- 1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
- 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/3 cup olive oil
- juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup milk or as needed to thin
- 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
- pepper, to taste
Nutrition
Calories: 626 kcal, Carbohydrates: 39 g, Protein: 46 g, Fat: 31 g, Saturated Fat: 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 15 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 120 mg, Sodium: 1386 mg, Potassium: 868 mg, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 4 g, Vitamin A: 551 IU, Vitamin C: 8 mg, Calcium: 185 mg, Iron: 2 mg