Chicken Gyros
Make delicious homemade chicken gyros in minutes with our easy recipe. Enjoy the same flavors as your favorite Greek restaurant meal at home.
Servings 4
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Ingredients
Chicken
- 1 skinless boneless chicken breast sliced thin. See Notes
Salad Dressing
- 1 cup cherry tomatoes quartered
- 1 cucumber diced
- ¼ sweet onion sliced thinly
- 12 Kalamata olives halved
- 2 cups lettuce shredded
- 4 pieces of Pita Bread sliced in half
- Feta cheese crumbled
Greek Dressing
- ½ cup olive oil
- ¼ cup red wine vinegar
- 1¼ tsp dried oregano
- 1¼ tsp dried basil
- 1¼ tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tsp pepper
- 1 tsp dijon mustard
Instructions
Chicken
- We slice the chicken and seasoned it with herbs before cooking it quickly in a skillet. You can also grill the chicken and slice it for a delicious alternative.
Gyro Sandwich
- Prepare the dressing by combining all ingredients into a jar or salad cruet. Shake to combine.
- Combine tomatoes, cucumber, onion and olives in a ziplock bag and drizzle lightly with Greek dressing. Refrigerate 30 minutes or longer.
- Place sliced chicken in another ziplock bag and drizzle lightly with Greek dressing. Refrigerate 30 minutes or longer.
- Heat 1 tablespoon of olive oil in a heavy skillet. Add chicken and cook 4 minutes on each side or until done. Set aside and keep warm.
- Drain marinade from vegetables and add to chopped lettuce.
- Build Gyro by placing marinated vegetable lettuce mixture in the pita bread. Add chicken and top with Feta cheese.
- Serve immediately.
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Notes
For moist juicy chicken, double the salad dressing ingredients and marinate the chicken for 30 minutes or overnight.
Chicken can be grilled or sauteed in a skillet. We recommend seasoning it with the dressing herbs or a blend called Herbs de Provence and salt and pepper. You can also use deli meat or leftover chicken from another meal.
This recipe was adapted from The Mountain Kitchen.
Nutrition
Calories: 480kcal | Carbohydrates: 39g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 4g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.003g | Cholesterol: 18mg | Sodium: 1129mg | Potassium: 477mg | Fiber: 4g | Sugar: 4g | Vitamin A: 489IU | Vitamin C: 13mg | Calcium: 103mg | Iron: 2mg
This recipe was calculated using the exact brands and measurements I used to make this recipe. If you are following a strict diet please note changing anything will cause the nutritional info to change. My calculations are intended as a guide only.
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