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Chicken Gyro Recipe

Last updated on September 13, 2021. Originally posted on March 12, 2019 By Tania Sheff

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Chicken Gyro – an easy to make sandwich, great for both lunch and dinner. Served with fresh vegetables and tzatziki sauce.
Chicken Gyro – an easy to make sandwich, great for both lunch and dinner. Served with fresh vegetables and tzatziki sauce.

Chicken Gyro – an easy to make sandwich, great for both lunch and dinner. Served with fresh vegetables and tzatziki sauce.

Chicken Gyro on a board with tzatziki sauce and feta cheese

If you haven’t tried a homemade Chicken Gyro yet, you are missing out! Fresh vegetables, tender chicken, tzatziki sauce, and feta cheese make an unforgettable combination! You’ll love it from the first bite.

Let's start with the basics.

Chicken Gyro Video Tutorial

What is a Gyro?

A Gyro is a Greek sandwich traditionally made using lamb, beef, or pork combined with tomato, onion, and a yogurt sauce on pita bread. In Greece, Gyros are a popular street food. A proper gyro is made with meat that is cooked on a slowly-rotating, vertical spit in front of an upright rotisserie.

Modern American versions of the Gyro also use chicken. Instead of the upright rotisserie method, homemade gyro recipes include cooking the meat on a skillet or baking it in the oven.

Interesting read: Gyro Fun Facts

open chicken gyro with toppings and tzatziki sauce

What is chicken gyro made of?

Chicken Gyro is made with marinated and cooked chicken breast, served on a pita bread with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, homemade tzatziki sauce, and feta cheese.

Chicken Gyro Marinade

Chicken Gyro marinade is made with staple Mediterranean ingredients: olive oil, red wine vinegar, lemon juice, paprika, dried oregano, salt, and pepper. Simple, yet very flavorful. It is common to add yogurt to the marinade. I do not add yogurt to my Chicken Gyro marinade, but you can add it if you want to.

How to Make Chicken Gyro:

1. Marinate the chicken. Place the chicken in a medium bowl and add all of the marinade ingredients. Mix it well, cover with plastic wrap, and marinate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.

Marinating chicken for chicken gyros

2. Make the tzatziki. Grate the cucumber and squeeze the excess liquid out with your hands. Discard the liquid. Place the cucumber in a mixing bowl with the rest of the tzatziki ingredients and mix well.

making tzatziki sauce for chicken gyros

3. Cook the chicken. Heat a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken slices and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Slice the chicken into thin strips.

frying marinated chicken on a skillet

4. Make the Gyro! Warm the pita bread (in the oven or microwave). Add a bit of shredded lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, and chicken on top. Drizzle with a generous amount of tzatziki and feta cheese, if desired. Fold the gyro* in half and serve.

*Follow my instructions below if you'd like to learn how to fold the gyro.

assembling chicken gyro on a pita. Topping it with lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, onions, and tzatziki.
Chicken Gyro topped with tzatziki sauce

How to Fold Chicken Gyro

Basically, you fold the bread in half and use paper or aluminum foil to help it hold its shape. Aluminum foil is the easiest method, so that’s what I am using. Here is an instructional video:

How to Serve Chicken Gyros

It’s very popular to serve Chicken Gyros with tomatoes, onions, and tzatziki sauce on Pita bread. However, I also love adding shredded iceberg lettuce, cucumbers, and feta cheese (!). Topping a gyro with fresh feta crumbles really takes it to the next level. Whichever toppings you choose, you won’t be disappointed.

Is Chicken Gyro Healthy?

Having the occasional Chicken Gyro can be a part of a wholesome and healthy diet. Loaded with lean chicken breast and fresh vegetables, this sandwich is very filling. Tzatziki sauce is made out of yogurt and cucumber, so it is light and full of probiotics. If you’d like to make your Chicken Gyro even healthier, use whole wheat pita bread and oven-bake the chicken instead of frying it.

Can I bake the chicken for Chicken Gyro?

Yes. Arrange the chicken in a single layer on a non-stick baking sheet, and bake for about 15 minutes, at 375º F, until the chicken is fully cooked.

Chicken Gyro is drizzled with tzatziki sauce

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Chicken Gyro topped with tzatziki sauce

Chicken Gyro

Tania Sheff
Chicken Gyro – an easy to make sandwich, great for both lunch and dinner. Served with fresh vegetables and tzatziki sauce.
4.7 from 52 votes
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Prep Time 20 mins
Cook Time 10 mins
Total Time 30 mins
Course Lunch
Cuisine Greek
Servings 6 gyros
Calories 362 kcal

Ingredients
  

For the chicken marinade:

  • 1 lb. chicken breast sliced into ½-inch strips
  • 3 tbsp. olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp. red wine vinegar
  • 1 tsp. paprika
  • 1 tsp. dried oregano
  • ½ tsp. salt
  • ½ tsp. pepper

For the Tzatziki Sauce:

  • 1 medium cucumber
  • 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1 tbsp. extra virgin olive oil
  • 1 tbsp. lemon juice
  • 2 tbsp. chopped fresh dill
  • 1 medium clove garlic pressed or minced
  • ¼ teaspoon salt

For the Gyro:

  • Pita bread
  • Shredded iceberg lettuce
  • Sliced tomatoes
  • Sliced cucumbers
  • Sliced onion
  • Feta cheese

Instructions
 

  • Marinate the chicken. Place the chicken in a medium bowl and add all of the marinade ingredients. Mix it well, cover with plastic wrap, and marinate for at least 2 hours, preferably overnight.
  • Make the tzatziki. Grate the cucumber and squeeze the excess liquid out with your hands. Discard the liquid. Place the cucumber in a mixing bowl with the rest of the tzatziki ingredients and mix well.
  • Cook the chicken. Heat a large, non-stick skillet over medium-high heat. Add the chicken slices and cook for about 4-5 minutes on each side, until cooked through. Slice the chicken into thin strips.
  • Make the Gyro! Warm the pita bread (in the oven or microwave). Add a bit of shredded lettuce, tomato, cucumber, onion, and chicken on top. Drizzle with a generous amount of tzatziki and feta cheese, if desired. Fold the gyro* in half and serve.

Notes

*Follow my video instructions above if you’d like to learn how to fold the gyro.
PLEASE NOTE, that nutrition label does not include additional gyro toppings, such as: lettuce, tomatoes, cucumbers, and onions.

Nutrition

Calories: 362kcalCarbohydrates: 35gProtein: 25gFat: 12gSaturated Fat: 1gCholesterol: 50mgSodium: 661mgPotassium: 527mgFiber: 2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 860IUVitamin C: 8.7mgCalcium: 123mgIron: 2.1mg
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  1. Staci says

    February 12, 2022 at 2:52 pm

    5 stars
    Delicious and easy to make! It's a nice change for lunch or double the recipe for dinner 😊 Thanks for the recipe!

    Reply
    • Tania Sheff says

      February 16, 2022 at 1:32 pm

      Thanks, Staci!

      Reply
  2. Samantha says

    January 23, 2022 at 6:23 pm

    I am just about to start cooking the chicken. I noticed you said it should be sliced before marinating at one point, and sliced after pan frying at another point in the recipe. I sliced it first then marinated. My question is, how do you get the marinated chicken to brown well in the pan? I always have trouble browning chicken that has a sauce on it. Thank you!

    Reply
    • Tania Sheff says

      February 05, 2022 at 2:27 pm

      Hi Samantha! I suggest keeping the chicken in a larger piece while marinating, frying it as a whole piece, and then slicing. If you slice it before marinating, that's ok too, however, you need to leave a lot of space on the frying pan between the pieces, allowing the liquids to evaporate fast. I hope you liked the recipe!

      Reply
  3. Catherine lane says

    January 06, 2022 at 7:36 pm

    5 stars
    Wow Delicious!! Just made this tonight for my family and they loved it! Super easy to make and is definitely going to make a lot of times in the future. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.

    Reply
    • Tania Sheff says

      January 08, 2022 at 12:55 pm

      Thank you for reporting back, Catherine!

      Reply
  4. Jill says

    October 08, 2021 at 10:02 am

    5 stars
    Absolutely delicious! Super easy to make. Loved it!

    Reply
    • Tania Sheff says

      October 08, 2021 at 9:05 pm

      Thank you so much, Jill!

      Reply
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