# Sheet Pan Chicken Gyros

This recipe offers a simplified take on traditional gyros, using ground chicken cooked on a sheet pan to mimic the dense texture of classic gyro meat, served in warm pita bread with homemade tzatziki and pickled onions.

- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- ground chicken
- garlic powder
- oregano
- paprika
- onion powder
- yogurt
- vanilla
- cucumber
- quick pickled onion
- warm pita
- fresh tomato
- shredded lettuce
- feta cheese

## Instructions

1. Mix ground chicken aggressively with salt and seasonings like garlic powder, oregano, paprika, onion powder, yogurt, and vanilla.
2. Spread the chicken mixture out on a sheet tray.
3. Bake the chicken in the oven until cooked quickly, evenly, and browned.
4. Prepare Tzatziki sauce, which is a cucumber yogurt sauce.
5. Prepare quick pickled onions.
6. Roll the cooked chicken while it's still warm to compress it, mimicking the dense texture of traditional gyro meat.
7. Assemble the gyro by placing chicken on a warm pita with homemade Tzatziki, fresh tomato, shredded lettuce, pickled onions, and feta cheese.

## Equipment

- sheet tray
- oven

## Tips

- Aggressively mix ground chicken with salt to create a tighter, sausage-like texture.
- Spread the chicken mixture thinly on a sheet pan for even cooking and maximum browning.
- Roll the cooked chicken while still warm to mimic the dense texture of traditional gyro meat.
- The full recipe is available on weeknighttable.com.

## Source

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- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/682e6ced-367c-4ad5-8e91-2b4561685fd3
- Extracted: 2026-06-29

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