I have The Best Chicken Gyro Recipe for you today. The chicken is marinated in a seasoned yogurt that makes these chicken gyros absolutely mouth-watering. The chicken is grilled to perfection. Enjoy the gyros with fresh veggies and feta cheese in a whole wheat pita. Keto friends, savor your chicken over a Greek Salad or zoodles. Don’t forget to top it off with my homemade Lighter Greek Tzatziki Sauce.
We absolutely love Chicken Gyros. They are easy to prepare and a crowd pleaser. Whether it’s a weeknight meal, family party, BBQ, tailgate party, okay, anytime Chicken Gyros are awesome. I make a delicious Greek Chicken Salad and I use this marinade for that salad too!
Your days of ordering take-out Greek food will be minimal once you tasty Greek Gyros, they are epic!
I make this Chicken Gyro marinade often and use this chicken for meal prep for the week too. Use this Greek yogurt marinade on veggies, absolutely delicious! Make a Gyro Salad, lettuce wraps, experiment with the marinade and chicken and enjoy.
What is a Gyro?
Gyros are a Greek meal made with meat and served with tomatoes, cucumbers, red onions, Tzatziki Sauce. Served on flatbread, usually pita bread.
What types of meat are best to make gyro recipes?
Traditionally, beef or chicken make awesome gyros. Lamb is very popular to make gyros. I prefer using boneless chicken breasts. For beef, sirloin, skirt, or flank are my favorite types of beef for gyros. i have used this same marinade on all these cuts of meat with great results.
Are gyros healthy to eat?
Lean chicken breasts and yogurt marinade are a healthy marinade to make healthy Chicken Gyros recipes.
What can I serve with this grilled chicken gyro recipe?
Chicken Gyros can be served with whole wheat pita bread, lettuce wraps, diced cucumbers, tomatoes, and of course Tzatziki Sauce!
Can you freeze grilled chicken gyro meat?
I love this recipe because it’s a great make-ahead meal. For a make-ahead option, grill the chicken and place into freezer safe bags. I make serving size portions to use later. Place frozen chicken gyro meat in the fridge the evening before making gyros. The chicken will defrost and be ready to use in the morning. Great for lunch prep!
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Tools to make amazing Chicken Gyros:
A stovetop grill pan is great for gyros. They get nice grill marks and the pan is easy to use.
Glass Mixing Bowls A good set of mixing bowls in the kitchen is a must.
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Tips to make great chicken gyros:
- Seasoning the chicken before grilling is imperative to layer flavor.
- Watch the chicken on the grill, flare-ups can burn the exterior of chicken.
- Chicken Breasts cook best at medium heat, prevents flare-ups.
- Chicken breasts can dry out, use a meat thermometer to check the internal temperature, white meat 160, dark meat 165.
You may also enjoy some other recipes like these:
Easy Grilled Eggplant Caprese Salad
Grilled Buffalo Chicken Lettuce Wraps
How to make a delicious Chicken Gyro Marinade?
- To make the chicken gyro marinade, combine yogurt, dill, lime juice, garlic cloves, oregano, thyme, black pepper.
- Place the chicken in a plastic storage bag and cover with the marinade. Keep in the fridge at least one hour, up to overnight.
How To Make Grilled Chicken Gyros:
- When ready to grill, preheat grill or grill pan to high heat, around 475-500 degrees.
- Remove chicken from marinade and reduce grill heat to 425. Grill chicken about 5 minutes per side, the internal temperature should be 160 degrees.
- Serve the grilled chicken gyros on pita bread with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and Tzatziki Sauce.
How to make Greek Chicken Gyros in the oven:
- To make Chicken Gyros in the oven, follow above steps 1 and 2. To use the broiler to make Chicken Gyros, preheat broiler.
- Remove chicken from marinade, discard marinade.
- Place chicken on baking sheet and place under the broiler for about 5-6 minutes per side.
- Follow step 3 above to service tasty Greek Chicken Gyros.
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Grilled Chicken Gyro Recipe
Equipment Needed:
Ingredients
Greek Chicken Gyro Marinade
- 1 1/2 pound chicken breast, boneless see note 1
- 1/3 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 Tablespoons lime juice approximately 1 medium lime
- 1 zest of a lime see note 2
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- 1 teaspoon olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic, peeled and minced
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon thyme
- 1/2 teaspoon black pepper
- salt, to taste
To Serve the Grilled Chicken Gyros
- 2 plum tomatoes, diced
- 1 large cucumber, peeled and chopped
- 1 medium red onion, peeled and sliced
- 6 slices pita bread
- Tzatziki Sauce
Instructions
To make the chicken gyro marinade
- In a medium bowl, whisk together lime juice, lime zest, red wine vinegar, olive oil. Stir in minced garlic, oregano, thyme, black pepper, and salt. Combine well.
- In a large plastic sealable bag, add in the chicken breasts. Add in the Greek chicken marinade. Close the bag and make sure all the chicken is covered well with the marinade. Refrigerate at least one hour, up to overnight.
To Grill Chicken Gyros
- Preheat grill or grill pan to medium-high heat. Remove chicken from marinade and discard the yogurt marinade.
- Place the chicken on the grill. The chicken should sear and cook about 8 minutes for the first side. Flip chicken and grill another 4 minutes. see Note 6.
To serve Chicken Gyros
- Remove chicken from grill, cover with aluminum foil and let cool for about 5 minutes. This lets juices set and the chicken will be juicy.
- Slice the chicken into 1-inch slices. Serve on pita bread topped with diced tomatoes, cucumbers, and sliced red onion. Top all with Tzatziki Sauce.
Notes
- Any nutritional data I provide is an approximation and actual dietary information can vary based on ingredients and proportion sizes.
Nutrition
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These gyros were so good. My kids gobbled them. Up. The chicken was super tender. Will be making this again
You made my day Connie! Glad everyone loves the gyros!
Yummy! The kids loved the gyros – you were right these we’re easy to make and I have made them a bunch of times now
Fantatic Trish. I am thrilled your kids love the gyros~ Thanks for taking the time to let me know! Much appreciate the feedback!
These look amazing but if you eat them with pita bread I don’t think you can really call them low carb 😛
Hi Rachel, I thank you for taking the time to comment. I am happy you enjoy the grilled Greek chicken gyros. As I wrote above, for my Keto followers, the greek chicken can be enjoyed with Greek salad or over zoodles with Tzatziki Sauce.
These look absolutely delicious! Great photo work. Even a better recipe! Thanks for sharing this!
Andy, thank you so much for visiting my blog and your very kind comment. I hope you enjoy these chicken gyros often.
I’d love to pick one right out from the screen! This looks like a great family dinner or weekend lunch! I’m sure my family would love it.
These braised short ribs are definitely a family favorite for us!
This looks absolutely amazing! Super easy to make and great to feed a hungry family any night of the week.. very creative!
Thank you so much Heather! I hope you enjoy!
This is a great dinner option in my book! I love the flavor combo you did with the chicken! I love Greek food too so I have to try this!
I’m so glad you like the chicken gyros! Thank you for the kind compliments, enjoy!
Lamb gyros are my 3 year old’s favorite dinner. We usually pick them up from the Greek restaurant down the street, but I can’t wait to try this chicken version at home!
Awesome that you wee one has a great palate! Save your money and make your own! Delish!
I love gyros – but I almost never make them at home. Definitely need to try these
You should totally make your own Fiona! Enjoy!
These chicken gyros look so good! All the great flavors and that sauce make the perfect dinner or lunch.
I am thrilled you enjoy the chicken gyros!
YUM!!! This is my type of fingerfood! I love gyros, and your recipe makes it super approachable to anyone. I see lunch written all over this for next week!
Absolutely Chef! The chicken is one of those easy make-ahead meals too for any type of gyro or salad!
Oh my this looks fantastic! I’m totally adding it to our meal list this week!
Awesome Jackie! I hope your family enjoy!
Yum! I love Gyros, and great idea to make these ahead of time and freeze them. Love the options to grill or bake in the oven too. Perfect for a busy weeknight dinner!
I hope you enjoy the beef short ribs!
Looks amazing! I would LOVE to try this recipe with mushrooms!!
Gina Marie, mushrooms would be awesome with this recipe! yum!
I absolutely loooove Greek food, but don’t make gyros at home often enough. I tend to go lamb with my gyro order at restaurants, and souvlaki for chicken. This recipe sounds great, and bonus points for being able to be made ahead of time!
Chicken is a really good marinated and in gyros! I hope you enjoy them
That sounds delicious. I have some chicken breasts I”m planning to grill in the next day or so, sounds like I need to try the yogurt marinade!
The yogurt marinade is amazing and I hope you enjoy the gyros
Not only do these gyros look delicious, with so many wonderfully healthy components … but your post is so full of great little tips and info, too! I love the spin of using lean chicken instead of beef or lamb! Great ideas here!
Thank you so much for your kind comments Shelley! I am glad you enjoy the post and recipe!
That chicken looks perfectly cooked! I’m seriously drooling looking at these photos. What a delicious take on a chicken gyro. YUMMMM I’d love this for lunch right now.
Awesome Dominique! I hope you love the gyros as much as we do!
Loved it Eileen, thanks. I’ll definitely be leaving my meats to marinade the day before in future. I didn’t realise it would make such a big difference in the flavor.
Awesome Tyler, I am so glad you enjoy these gyros. We love them. Yes, definitely marinate your meat longer for gyros, really adds flavor and keeps the chicken nice and juicy!