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.
Prep Time3 hours hrs 15 minutes mins
Cook Time10 minutes mins
Total Time3 hours hrs 25 minutes mins
Course: Sandwich
Cuisine: Greek
Servings: 6 servings
Calories: 450kcal
- 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
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.
Calories: 450kcal