Marinated chicken surrounded with a creamy Tzatziki Sauce, red onion and lettuce all wrapped up in warm pita bread, makes our homemade Chicken Gyros Recipe irresistible!
Chicken Gyros Recipe
Our recipe for homemade gyros makes it easy to have this Greek favorite at home.
A simple Greek chicken marinade takes this sandwich to the next level of deliciousness. Red wine vinegar, olive oil, and seasonings are all you need for your chicken gyro marinade that will elevate chicken thighs from plain to bursting with flavor.
Add in a homemade cucumber dill sauce and you’ll have a taste of Greece in every bite of your grilled chicken sandwich. I guarantee that our homemade gyro sauce will delight your taste buds.
I love warm pita bread and I’m sure you will too! Simply heat the pitas on the grill or in the microwave when making my gyro recipe.
The chicken can be marinated and grilled ahead. Just keep the cooked chicken in the refrigerator until you are ready to make your gyros with tzatziki sauce. Slice, assemble and enjoy!
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A gyro is a traditional Greek sandwich of seasoned meat that is served in a pita with red onion, lettuce, tomato and Tzatziki sauce.
Gyros are typically made of lamb, chicken or a combination of ground lamb and beef. The meat is seasoned with herbs and spices.
A gyro marinade is a mixture of spices, oil and vinegar that flavors the uncooked meat before grilling.
Gyros are typically eaten with the ingredients piled on and wrapped in pita bread or stuffed inside pita bread.
How to make chicken gyros
Scroll down for full recipe in the recipe card
- Whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, basil, garlic powder and kosher salt until blended.
- Combine marinade and chicken in a plastic food storage bag and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
- Preheat grill for direct heat grilling.
- Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade.
- Grill chicken until juices run clear, turning once. Let chicken rest 5 minutes, then slice.
- To assemble gyros, top pita breads with sliced chicken, red onion, lettuce and Tzatziki sauce then fold.
How to make a gyro salad
You can turn this recipe into a main dish salad too!
- Marinate and grill the chicken then slice.
- Toss lettuce, red onion and chopped tomato with some of the Tzatziki sauce.
- Top with sliced grilled chicken and cut up pita bread for croutons.
- Serve remaining Tzatziki sauce on the side.
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make with boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Chicken can be marinated and cooked ahead
- Add slices of cucumber
- Add tomatoes to your sandwich
- Garnish with fresh mint
- Slice pita bread in half and stuff with chicken filling
Ingredients you will need to make this recipe
- Boneless skinless chicken thighs – a juicy, flavorful cut of chicken
- Olive oil – base for the marinade
- Red wine vinegar – adds zesty notes
- Dried oregano – earthy aromatic flavor
- Dried basil – sweet and savory notes
- Garlic powder – adds sweet caramel notes
- Kosher salt – makes all the flavors pop
- Pita bread – a round yeast bread
- Tzatziki sauce – yogurt sauce flavored with cucumber, lemon, garlic and dill
- Tomato – adds mild flavor and juiciness
- Red onion – a mild flavored onion
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- ¼ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon dried basil
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- ½ teaspoon kosher salt
- 1 ¼ lbs. boneless skinless chicken thighs
- 4 pita breads
- ½ cup Tzatziki sauce
- 8 lettuce leaves
- ½ cup thinly sliced red onion
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Whisk olive oil, vinegar, oregano, basil, garlic powder and kosher salt until blended.
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Combine marinade and chicken in a plastic food storage bag and refrigerate at least 1 hour.
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Preheat grill for direct heat grilling.
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Remove chicken from marinade and discard marinade.
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Grill chicken until juices run clear, turning once. Let chicken rest 5 minutes, then slice.
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To assemble gyros, top pita breads with sliced chicken, red onion, lettuce and Tzatziki sauce then fold.
Makes 4 servings
Swirls of Flavor Recipe Tips
- Make with boneless skinless chicken breasts
- Chicken can be marinated and cooked ahead
- Add slices of cucumber
- Add tomatoes to your sandwich
- Garnish with fresh mint
do you have gyro meat recipe for this
Hi Sandra, The gyro meat I used for this recipe is the marinated grilled chicken. Instructions for making this chicken are in the recipe card. Happy Cooking, GG