Easy chicken gyro recipe with marinated chicken, fresh veggies, and homemade tzatziki on a warm pita round.
Ingredients
- Greek yogurt: 1 container (16 ounce container)
- medium cucumber, peeled and: 1 piece (chopped)
- garlic: 2 clove (minced)
- extra-virgin olive oil: 1 Tbsp
- ½ teaspoons dried dill weed: 1 piece
- distilled white vinegar: 1 tsp
- lemon juice: 1 tsp
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
- garlic: 4 clove (minced)
- medium lemon: 1 piece (juiced)
- extra-virgin olive oil: 2 Tbsp
- oregano: 1 Tbsp (dried)
- red wine vinegar: 2 tsp
- salt and ground black pepper: (to taste)
- ¼ pounds skinless, boneless chicken breast halves: 1 piece (cut into strips)
- pita bread rounds: 6 piece (6 inch)
- medium tomato: 1 piece (diced)
- medium red onion: 1 piece (sliced)
- head iceberg lettuce: 0.5 piece (chopped)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Make the tzatziki: Combine yogurt, cucumber, garlic, oil, dill, vinegar, lemon juice, salt, and pepper in a blender. Blend until smooth, then cover and refrigerate until needed. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Make the chicken: Whisk garlic, lemon juice, oil, oregano, vinegar, salt, and pepper together in a large glass or ceramic bowl. Add chicken and toss until evenly coated. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 1 hour. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Preheat the oven's broiler and set the oven rack about 6 inches from the heat source. Line a rimmed baking sheet with foil.
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Remove chicken from the marinade and place onto the prepared baking sheet. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Broil in the preheated oven until lightly browned and no longer pink in the center, 2 to 4 minutes per side. Transfer cooked chicken to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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While the chicken is resting, make the gyros: Heat a large nonstick skillet over medium heat. Cook each pita in the hot skillet until warm and soft, about 1 minute per side. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Top warm pitas with chicken strips, tzatziki, lettuce, tomato, and onion. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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Enjoy! Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
