Chicken Gyros with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce
Chicken Gyros with Homemade Tzatziki Sauce features juicy marinated chicken, a slathering of fresh homemade tzatziki sauce, as well as crisp onions and tomatoes wrapped in a warm pita.
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 450kcal
Ingredients
- 3 lbs chicken thighs skin and bones removed (Buy 2lbs of thigh meat already deboned if you can find them)
Marinade
- 3 tablespoon Greek yogurt
- 3 tablespoon lemon juice
- 3 teaspoon white wine vinegar
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 cloves garlic minced
- ½ tablespoon dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon salt
- Black pepper
Tzatziki
- ⅓ cup minced cucumber after squeezing out juice (1 cucumber needed)
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 teaspoon white wine vinegar or red wine or apple cider vinegar
- ½ tablespoon lemon juice
- ½ tablespoon extra virgin olive oil (or more if you want a richer sauce)
- ½ teaspoon salt
- Black pepper
Toppings
- 3 tomatoes sliced
- ½ red onion thinly sliced (or substitute my pickled red onion recipe, link below)
- ¼ cup fresh parsley leaves
To Serve
- 6 pita breads
Instructions
Marinade
- Add all ingredients for the marinade into a bowl and whisk to combine.
- Place chicken thigh meat into a gallon ziplock bag and pour in marinade. Squeeze out air and seal.
- Let marinate for 3-12 hours.
Tzatziki
- While chicken is marinating, mince cucumber into fine pieces, wrap in paper towel and squeeze out juice.
- Measure ⅓ cup of cucumber and add to bowl with remaining tzatziki ingredients. Whisk to combine and let sit for at least 20 minutes, to allow flavors to meld.
Cooking
- Place chicken on a grill, or stove top, season with salt and pepper, and cook until meat reaches 165 degrees, flipping once.
- Remove and let rest for 5 minutes.
- Warm pita bread in separate pan, or in the oven. Pita should be warmed through, but not overly crispy or blackened.
Assembly
- Cut chicken meat if needed.
- Add chicken pieces to one side of the pita, top with sliced onion, tomatoes, and parsley. Drizzle tzatziki sauce over the vegetables and fold close.
Notes
Pickled Onion Recipe: http://www.foxvalleyfoodie.com/quick-pickled-red-onions-recipe/
I like the meat from chicken thighs for this recipe because it is more flavorful and the meat doesn't dry out as easily, however 2 lbs of skinless chicken breasts will be a fine substitution.
You will want to try my Gyro Burger recipe too!
Nutrition
Calories: 450kcal