Chicken Gyros Recipe

Marinated, charred chicken, cool tzatziki, tomato and onion wrapped in warm pita — chicken gyros bring Greek street food straight to your kitchen.

Prep time

20 mins

Cook time

20 mins

Total time

40 mins

Servings

4 servings

Calories

560

Ingredients

• 700 g chicken thighs, sliced
• 3 tbsp olive oil
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 2 garlic cloves, crushed
• 200 g Greek yoghurt
• 1/2 cucumber, grated and squeezed dry
• 1 garlic clove, minced
• 1 tbsp lemon juice
• 4 large pita breads
• 2 tomatoes, sliced
• 1 red onion, sliced
• Salt and pepper

Instructions

1. Mix the olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, garlic and salt, then marinate the chicken for at least 30 minutes.
2. Stir the yoghurt, cucumber, garlic and lemon juice into tzatziki and season well; chill.
3. Grill or pan-fry the chicken on high heat for 4 to 5 minutes per side until charred and cooked through.
4. Rest the chicken 5 minutes, then slice into strips.
5. Warm the pitas until soft and pliable.
6. Fill each pita with chicken, tzatziki, tomato and onion, wrap, and serve at once.

Pro tips

• Thighs stay juicier than breast on high grill heat.
• Squeeze the cucumber very dry or the tzatziki turns watery.
• A screaming-hot pan gives the best char without drying the chicken.
• Warm pitas in a dry pan, not the microwave, so they stay soft.

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