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Greek Chicken Gyro Pita

January 15, 2015 by Mary Ellen 13 Comments

Greek Chicken Gyro Pita are made with lightly fried chicken breast bites on pita with feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers and Tzatziki sauce.

Greek Chicken Gyro Pita
Greek Chicken Gyro Pita

These Greek Gyro Sandwiches will fast become a favorite family meal. I made them with chunks of chicken breast that were marinated for 30 minutes in buttermilk and a Greek seasoning. If you have never bought Greek seasoning before the one I use is a mixture of coarse salt, Turkish oregano, garlic, lemon, black pepper and marjoram. The chicken is then rolled in flour with the Greek seasoning before frying it quickly. You could also use a prepared chicken nuggets if you want to save some time.

I made my own Tzatziki sauce from Greek Yogurt, grated cucumber and fresh dill with a squeeze of lemon. I always remove the seeds out of the cucumber when I make this dish. Sometimes the seeds can be bitter especially if you have a real big cucumber. Then all you need is some chopped tomatoes and sweet peppers and dinner is served!

Greek Chicken Gyro Pita

Everyone is going to want to dig right in as soon as they know what you’re cooking for dinner.

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Greek Chicken Gyro Pita
Author: Mary Ellen
Prep time:  1 hour
Cook time:  15 mins
Total time:  1 hour 15 mins
Serves: 4 Gyros
 
Lightly fried chicken breast bites on pita with feta cheese, tomatoes, cucumbers and Tzatziki sauce.
Ingredients
Chicken and Marinade
  • 1 lb. boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 1 cup buttermilk
  • 2 teaspoons Greek Seasoning
  • 1 tablespoons red wine vinegar
  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1/2 teaspoon pepper
  • To prepare
  • 2 cups flour
  • 1 teaspoon Greek Seasoning
  • pepper
  • canola oil for frying
Toppings
  • tomato - diced
  • cucumber slices - sliced thinly
  • sweet peppers - diced
  • Feta cheese
  • Tzatziki sauce
  • Pita bread
Instructions
  1. Cut the chicken into bite size pieces and put in a bowl or a large plastic bag.
  2. Add the buttermilk, Greek Seasoning, red wine vinegar, garlic and pepper to the chicken. Mix until the chicken is coated. Refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 2 hours.
  3. Make the Tzatziki sauce and refrigerate. It gets better as it sits. You can make it a day ahead.
  4. Mix the flour, Greek Seasoning and pepper together. Dip the chicken into the flour. Shake off excess flour.
  5. Add it a pan with oil in it that is about 325 degrees. Fry the chicken quickly until cooked throughout. Drain on a paper towel.
  6. Heat the pita bread up in the oven or microwave while the chicken is cooking. Have your topping ingredients ready to assemble the gyros.
  7. To assemble gyros, add a line of cucumber slices down the center of the pita. Top with the chicken. Then add your toppings and Tzatziki sauce.
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To make the Tzatziki Sauce you need a cup of Greek Yogurt, 1/3 of a cucumber with the seeds removed and grated, 2 tablespoons fresh dill – chopped, 1 tablespoon fresh chopped parsley, 1 clove garlic – minced, 2 tablespoons lemon juice, 1 tablespoon olive oil, salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to use.

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Comments

  1. Dan from Pltter Talk says

    January 15, 2015 at 3:23 pm

    Beautiful work with these gyros!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      January 15, 2015 at 6:51 pm

      Thanks Dan!

      Reply
  2. Kristin @ Dizzy Busy and Hungry! says

    January 15, 2015 at 7:44 pm

    I love Greek gyros! I have only gotten them at restaurants, but this recipe looks good so I am going to try making them myself!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      January 15, 2015 at 9:14 pm

      Me too, I used to have a great restaurant close to my house for them. Now it’s quite a drive so making them myself is a better way to go.

      Reply
  3. Michele @ Flavor Mosaic says

    January 16, 2015 at 8:49 am

    I love Greek gyros, and these look delicious! I’ve never made them myself. I need to give them a try.

    Reply
  4. Renee's Kitchen Adventures says

    January 16, 2015 at 9:14 am

    Chicken gryo pitas are a go-to of mine at a restaurant we frequent. Now I can just make them at home. Great recipe!

    Reply
  5. Sheena @ Hot Eats and Cool Reads says

    January 16, 2015 at 2:07 pm

    I will have to try making these at home!! The sauce sounds amazing!

    Reply
  6. Erica (@Erica's Recipes) says

    January 16, 2015 at 7:35 pm

    Oh I loooove gyros – I bet the chicken fried chicken flavor and that crispiness make these just perfect!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      January 16, 2015 at 10:55 pm

      Thanks Erica, that pretty much sums it up…. which is why I went fried instead of grilled which would work also.

      Reply
  7. Yvonne [Tried and Tasty] says

    January 17, 2015 at 11:03 pm

    Gyros are one of my favorite things, this recipe looks like one I would love!

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      January 18, 2015 at 7:54 am

      Thanks Yvonne!

      Reply
  8. Elena says

    January 24, 2015 at 1:35 pm

    These look amazing! I’ve never made gyros myself, I need to give them a try.

    Reply
    • Mary Ellen says

      January 26, 2015 at 10:29 am

      They are so easy to make. Just make sure to make the yummy sauce!

      Reply

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