# Chicken Gyros

A delicious chicken gyro recipe featuring marinated chicken thighs, homemade tzatziki, and fresh toppings served in warm pita bread.

- Servings: 4 servings
- Total time: 25 min
- Cuisine: Greek
- Category: Sauce & Condiment
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs
- 0.25 cup Greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp best olive oil
- 6 cloves fresh garlic
- 1 tbsp Dijon mustard
- 2 tsp good oregano
- 1 tsp black pepper
- 0.5 tsp cumin
- to taste Salt
- 1 lemon
- 1 large cucumber
- 4 cups full-fat Greek yogurt
- 0.5 cup fresh chopped dill
- 1 tbsp good olive oil
- 4 cloves garlic
- 1 lemon
- to taste Salt and pepper
- 4 large pitas
- Sliced tomato
- Fries

## Instructions

1. Hit boneless, skinless chicken thighs with the best olive oil.
2. Add a healthy spoonful of Greek yogurt to the chicken.
3. Smash fresh garlic into a paste and add to the chicken.
4. Add optional Dijon mustard to the chicken.
5. Add a healthy heap of good oregano, salt, pepper, and a little cumin to the chicken.
6. Zest down a lemon and then introduce all its juice to the chicken.
7. Toss on a glove and give the chicken a really nice mix to marinate.
8. Shave the cucumber for tzatziki.
9. Grate the shaved cucumber.
10. Squeeze out all the juice from the grated cucumber.
11. Add the squeezed cucumber to full-fat Greek yogurt.
12. Add fresh chopped dill, more good olive oil, and enough garlic to the tzatziki mixture.
13. Finish the tzatziki with lemon juice, a healthy sprinkle of salt and pepper.
14. To cook the chicken, make a layer of chicken in a medium-hot oven-safe pan.
15. Throw the hot pan with chicken into the oven at 375 degrees Fahrenheit.
16. Cook chicken for about 25 minutes, broiling on the last five minutes.
17. Chop the cooked chicken.
18. Throw the chopped chicken back into the beautiful pan drippings.
19. Serve with a warm pita, tzatziki, seasoned tomato, loaded up with chicken, and finish with lots of fries.

## Equipment

- oven-safe pan
- glove

## Tips

- Smash garlic into a paste for even flavor.
- Marinate chicken until patience is lost.
- Shave cucumber for proper tzatziki.
- Squeeze out all juice from grated cucumber.
- Throw chopped chicken back into pan drippings.

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/17dPyU9qGp/
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- Extracted: 2026-01-16

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