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You have to try this Grilled Chicken Gyro Sandwich! It’s so easy to make plus it’s tastier and healthier than takeout. Succulent, marinated chicken breast is grilled to perfection, then wrapped up with veggies in warm pita and slathered in delicious homemade tzatziki – so good.
Another great chicken lunch recipe idea to try is my chicken cutlet sandwich and my grilled chicken sandwich with a pesto-base.
There’s something about a gyro that brings a smile to anyone’s face and really gets the mouth-watering. Maybe it’s the grilled chicken strips, marinated in herbs and spices, maybe it’s the tangy tzatziki and crunchy veggies, or maybe it’s that the whole thing is wrapped up in a fluffy warm pita. Whatever the case, this Grilled Chicken Gyro is going to be a hit with your friends and family! Make and enjoy this easy gyro recipe in less than 30 minutes!
If you love chicken then try my Grilled Lemon Garlic Chicken or my Pineapple Chicken Kabobs.
Recipe Highlight
- Deliciously marinated chicken. Grilled chicken in a zesty and flavor-packed marinade, made with cumin, herbs garlic, and fresh lemon juice. The marinade also helps keep the chicken lovely and tender.
- An easy chicken gyro. This is so easy to prep, mainly with pantry staples, and comes together in 20 mins.
- Healthier than takeout. The chicken is grilled and the gyro is packed with veggies – this is tastier and healthier than takeout.
- Perfect for the summer. For up the grill and set up your pita, you can assemble these quickly and serve the crowd – these are made for easy summer BBQs!
Ingredients you’ll need
- Chicken Breast: you may also use chicken thighs
- Seasoning: Salt, pepper, oregano, rosemary, cumin.
- Garlic
- Lemon Juice
- Tzatziki Sauce
- Veggies: Persian cucumber, tomatoes, onion.
- Pita Bread
- Dill (optional)
How to make chicken gyro
- Marinade the chicken – Place chicken strips in the marinade, mix thoroughly to coat the chicken. Ideally, allow the chicken to marinate for up to 1 hour.
- Grill the chicken – Add chicken to a preheated grill and cook until grill marks appear and cooked through, about 8-10 minutes in total.
- Prepare the gyros – Thinly slice the onion, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Microwave the pita bread for about 1 minute.
- Assemble – Load up the pita bread with a spoonful of tzatziki sauce, then add warm grilled chicken on top of the sauce, finally add sliced onion, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
- Garnish, serve, and enjoy!
Recipe notes and tips
- You don’t have to marinate the chicken for an hour but it really does add a lovely depth of flavor.
- Make sure to use a preheated grill.
- Grease the grill with a bit of oil to prevent the chicken from tearing when you flip it.
- You can use flatbread, pita, or naan bread.
- Feel free to mix in other fresh veggies.
- Make sure to make/buy a good amount of tzatziki – better to have too much than too little!
- Garnish with fresh dill.
What to serve with chicken gyro
These Grilled Chicken Gyros are a meal in themselves – super hearty! But you can of course serve them with a whole host of sides. Here are some ideas:
- Greek Orzo Salad
- Mediterranean Pasta Salad
- Black Bean Quinoa Tabbouleh Salad
- Southwest Pasta Salad
- Healthy Potato Salad
- Baked Keto Zucchini Fries
Frequently Asked Questions
Chicken gyro is made of chicken, pita bread, Tzatziki Sauce, Vegetables like sliced tomatoes, olives, red onions, and other ingredients like feta cheese The chicken added with all the other ingredients onto a pita bread wrapped up to create a handheld meal.
No. Most chicken gyros are made with grilled chicken or slices of marinated chicken, or lamb, that are stacked on a vertical rotisserie, and then slow-cooked to perfection.
Side dishes or sauces that go well with chicken gyros are Tzatziki Sauce, Greek Salad, cucumber yogurt salad, Pita, hummus, pickled turnips, fresh tomatoes, greek potatoes, grape leaves, or Spanakopita. The options are endless but these are a few options I like to serve my chicken Gyros with.
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- Easy Hawaiian Grilled Chicken Bowl
- Grilled Cilantro Lime Chicken
- Grilled Chicken with Pineapple-Cucumber Salsa
- Mexican Grilled Chicken Bowl
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Grilled Chicken Gyro Sandwich
Ingredients
For the gyro meat:
- 1.5 pound chicken breast, cut into strips
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt, or to your taste
- 1/2 teaspoons ground black pepper
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried rosemary
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 2 cloves garlic, minced
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
To assemble:
- 1 cup homemade tzatziki sauce
- 1 large red onion, thinly sliced
- 2 beef tomatoes, sliced
- 2 Persian cucumbers, thinly sliced on the diagonal
- 8 pita bread
- fresh dill, to garnish, optional
Instructions
To make the grilled chicken:
- Place the chicken strips in a large bowl and sprinkle with the seasonings. Add minced garlic, olive oil, and lemon juice. Mix thoroughly to coat the chicken, then if time allows marinate it in the fridge for up to 1 hour.
- Preheat a grill pan over medium-high heat. Grease the grill with a bit of oil, then add chicken and cook until grill marks appear and cooked through, about 8-10 minutes in total.
To prepare the gyros:
- While the chicken is cooking, prepare toppings.
- Thinly slice the onion, tomatoes, and cucumbers. Microwave the pita bread for about 1 minute. For assembling, load up the pita bread with a spoonful of tzatziki sauce.
- Add warm grilled chicken on top of the sauce. Add sliced onion, tomatoes, and cucumbers.
- Garnish with fresh dill and serve immediately.
Notes
- You don’t have to marinate the chicken for an hour but it really does add a lovely depth of flavor.
- Make sure to use a preheated grill.
- Grease the grill with a bit of oil to prevent the chicken from tearing when you flip it.
- You can use flatbread, pita or naan bread.
- Feel free to mix in other fresh veggies.
- Make sure to make/buy a good amount of tzatziki – better to have too much than too little!
- Garnish with fresh dill.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
Looks so delicious
This turned out great! The chicken was tender and had a lot of flavor.
Awesome. Thank you
I LOVE THIS RECIPE! SO DELICIOUS! The CHICKEN TASTED GREAT. I USE HEALTHY HUMMUS TZATZIKI SAUCE! I LOVE THE FRESH DILL ADDITION AT THE END. I ALSO ADDED AVOCADOS, A VERY HEALTHY FAt. THANK YOU FOR THIS RECIPE!
Thanks for the tips. Love it!
These were really easy and good! I wish I had dill on hand but they were super flavorful nonetheless. My kids liked the marinated chicken which was a bit surprising because they usually prefer plain baked or grilled with s&p. I will be making your recipe again! Thanks!
Thanks for the amazing feedback. Glad you loved it