Here’s a simple Chicken Gyros recipe—juicy spiced chicken, fresh veggies, and creamy sauce wrapped in warm flatbread or pita.
🌯🍗 Chicken Gyros
Ingredients
Chicken
- 500g chicken thighs or breast (sliced)
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp oregano
- ½ tsp cumin (optional)
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp black pepper
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
Wrap
- Pita bread or flatbread
- Lettuce
- Tomato (sliced)
- Onion (sliced)
- Optional: cucumber
Sauce (Tzatziki-style)
- ½ cup yogurt (Greek yogurt works best)
- 1 small cucumber (grated & drained)
- 1 clove garlic (minced)
- 1 tsp lemon juice
- Salt + pepper
- Optional: dill or mint
🔥 Method
1. Marinate chicken
Mix chicken with olive oil, garlic, spices, and lemon juice.
Let sit 15–30 minutes (longer = better flavor).
2. Cook chicken
Pan:
Cook on medium-high for 8–10 minutes until browned and cooked through.
Air fryer:
Cook at 190°C for 10–12 minutes, shaking halfway.
3. Make sauce
Mix yogurt, grated cucumber, garlic, lemon juice, salt, and herbs.
4. Assemble gyros
- Warm pita/flatbread
- Add chicken
- Top with veggies
- Drizzle sauce
- Wrap and serve
🔑 Tips
- Use chicken thighs for juicier gyros
- Don’t skip marination—it builds flavor fast
- Drain cucumber well so sauce isn’t watery
🍽️ Easy upgrades
- Add fries inside wrap (street-style gyros)
- Add feta cheese for richness
- Add chili sauce for a spicy version
- Serve as a bowl with rice instead of wrap
If you want, I can make a restaurant-style shawarma version, a low-carb gyro bowl, or a meal prep gyros kit for the week.
