20-Minute Greek Chicken Gyros with Tzatziki
Thin-sliced chicken seared with gyro spices, tucked into warm pitas with garlicky tzatziki, tomatoes, onion and feta. Street-food flavor at home.
Diet swaps
- Gluten-free: Use gluten-free bread, wraps or buns.
- Dairy-free: Use unsweetened dairy-free yogurt. Leave off the cheese or use a dairy-free cheese.
Check labels on packaged foods if you have an allergy or celiac disease.
Ingredients
- 1 1/4 lb Boneless skinless chicken breast, thinly sliced
- 1 tbsp Extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 tsp Dried oregano
- 1 tsp Smoked paprika
- 1 tsp Ground cumin
- 4 Whole-wheat pitas
- 3/4 cup Plain Greek yogurt
- 1 Cucumber, half grated, half sliced
- 1 clove Garlic, grated
- 1 Tomato, sliced
- 1/2 Red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 cup Shredded lettuce
- 1/4 cup Crumbled feta
- 1/2 Lemon
Directions
- Toss chicken with oil, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper and a squeeze of lemon.
- Sear in a hot skillet in a single layer, 3 to 4 minutes per side, until browned and cooked through.
- Make tzatziki: squeeze the grated cucumber dry and stir into the yogurt with garlic, lemon and salt.
- Warm the pitas and fill with chicken, tzatziki, lettuce, tomato, onion, sliced cucumber and feta.
Calorie breakdown
Chicken 170 · pita 120 · olive oil 30 · yogurt 25 · feta 25 · cucumber 11 · tomato 8 · onion 5 · lettuce 1
💡 Lighter tip: Skip the pita and serve it as a salad bowl for about 275 calories.
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