Greek Chicken Gyros
Lemon-oregano chicken thighs in warm pita with homemade tzatziki, tomato and onion.
- Protein
- 35g
- Calories
- 480
- Carbs
- 39g
- Fat
- 13g
Per serving, estimated.
Ingredients
Recipe as written makes 4 servings.
Steps
- Marinate: mix [[oil]] olive oil, the juice of [[lemon]] lemon, [[garlic]] garlic, [[oregano]] oregano, salt and pepper. Coat [[chicken]] of chicken thighs. Cover and refrigerate at least 1 hour, overnight is better.
- Tzatziki: stir together [[yogurt]] Greek yogurt, [[cucumber]] grated cucumber, [[tz_garlic]] garlic, [[tz_lemon]] lemon juice, [[dill]] dill, salt and pepper. Refrigerate.
- Cook: heat a grill or skillet over medium-high. Cook the chicken 6–7 minutes per side until cooked through and a little charred. Rest a few minutes, then slice thin.
- Warm [[pita]] pitas on the grill or in a dry skillet.
- Fill each with chicken, [[tomato]] tomato, [[red_onion]] red onion and lettuce, then a big spoonful of tzatziki. Fold or roll and serve warm.
Notes
- 35 minutes plus marinating. Calories (480) are from the original; the rest are my estimates.