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This delicious grilled chicken gyros recipe is a great, fresh dinner to whip up on a busy night or an easy lunch to meal prep. Make these wraps your own by adding your favorite toppings and even get the kids involved in building theirs.
Why you’ll love this grilled chicken gyros recipe:
- Easy: Make this recipe in under an hour (the bulk of that time being the marinating time)
- Versatile: Add your favorite toppings to your gyros wrap
- Healthy: Made with healthy, fresh ingredients, and lean protein
Ingredient Notes:
Tzaziki: You can totally buy your own tzatziki pre-made at the grocery store, but it’s also so easy to make on your own too. Here’s my quick and simple recipe.
Maria Koutsogiannia
Maria is the creator of FoodByMaria and your go-to Greek food expert for cozy, flavor-packed recipes. Inspired by her Mediterranean roots, she brings traditional Greek flavors, feel-good ingredients, and a whole lot of joy to everyday cooking.
Chicken: The healthy, lean protein in these is obviously the chicken. I used the Greek chicken souvlaki recipe marinade I have here to make the chicken juicy and flavorful.
How to make grilled chicken gyros:
- Make the chicken according to the recipe instructions.
- While the chicken is marinating you can prep the rest of your ingredients (cook the fries; chop tomatoes and onions; thinly slice lettuce).
- When the fries are done cooking, toss with a drizzle of olive oil and big pinches of garlic powder, salt, pepper and dried oregano. Set aside.
- Cook the chicken according to chicken skewer recipe.
- When all ingredients are prepped, assemble the gyros. Use the pitas fresh to toast briefly in a pan with a bit of butter or olive oil. Then fill the pitas with: tzatziki, fries, chicken, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and feta cheese. Wrap the pita up by folding in half and enjoy!
Expert Tips & FAQ:
What is chicken gyro made of? Made with a flavorful, chicken marinade, and fresh Mediterranean veggies like olives, red onion, tomatoes, and lettuce, all wrapped up in a pita.
Are grilled chicken gyros healthy? Totally. Use whole wheat pita, lean chicken, and fresh veggies. This can be a great, well-rounded meal. Especially when you make it from scratch!
What’s the difference between chicken gyro and souvlaki? Essentially how it’s cooked. Souvlaki is marinated meat (pork, chicken, beef, or lamb) grilled on a skewer. Typically you’d eat it on the skewer with a side of pita, and/or salad. Gyros are made with stacked meat that has been cooked on a rotisserie.
What is in a gyro? Skewered meat in a pita with traditional Greek salad, sauce like tzatziki and whatever other toppings you love.
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Ingredients
- 1 recipe of grilled chicken skewers
- 1-2 cups cooked french fries of choice
- fries garnish: olive oil, salt, dried oregano, pepper and garlic powder
- 2
pitas , - ¼ red onion, chopped
- 1 tomato, chopped
- 1 cup thinly chopped romaine lettuce
- tzatziki for serving
Instructions
Start Cooking- Make the chicken according to the recipe instructions.
- While the chicken is marinating you can prep the rest of your ingredients (cook the fries; chop tomatoes and onions; thinly slice lettuce).
- When the fries are done cooking, toss with a drizzle of olive oil and big pinches of garlic powder, salt, pepper and dried oregano. Set aside.
- Cook the chicken according to chicken skewer recipe.
- When all ingredients are prepped, assemble the gyros. Use the pitas fresh to toast briefly in a pan with a bit of butter or olive oil. Then fill the pitas with: tzatziki, fries, chicken, lettuce, onions, tomatoes and feta cheese. Wrap the pita up by folding in half and enjoy!
Notes
- Chicken recipe marinade can be found here
- These gyros are delicious on their own but you could also pair them with our Simple Homemade Greek Salad
- Want to make your own tzatziki, use our delicious recipe for Easy Authentic Tzatziki Recipe
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this was the best thing I’ve made!! oommgggooshhh so delicious. the pita was perfect along with everything else. I did add a little more garlic to my tzatziki sauce because my garlic was small it was top notch
thank you so much for the love sweetie! you are the best!
Tried the fluffy pita recipe and it was DELICIOUS. Would love for a pita recipe for the gyros!
Thank you so much, Shannon!
Yum – do you have a recipe for these pitas?
not yet hun but soon! it’s on our list!!
Made these for dinner tonight – so simple, yet packed full of flavour. Will definitely be making them again!
thank you so much for the love bri! so glad you guys enjoyed them!!!!