Greek chicken gyros

The most exciting thing about this recipe is that I didn’t overcook the chicken! This is super exciting in the life of a food nerd :). I cut each chicken breast into three pieces to speed up the cooking time.

Grillin chicken

I also enjoy any excuse to eat tzatziki. I am a big fan of the tzatziki at Whole Foods, but it seems to be a hot commodity, aka it was sold out, so I settled for Cedar’s brand. If you want to make it yourself, there’s a recipe here, and also one on Recipe Tin Eats, which inspired this post.

Greek chicken gyros
Serves: 2-3
Source: adapted from Recipe Tin Eats

Ingredients
2 garlic cloves, minced
1/2 Tablespoon white wine vinegar
1 1/2 Tablespoons lemon juice
1/2 Tablespoon olive oil
1 1/2 Tablespoons nonfat Greek yogurt
1/2 Tablespoon dried oregano

Fillin’ up a pita

1/4 teaspoon salt
Freshly ground black pepper
1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into pieces if large
1 large tomato, diced
1 cucumber, diced
1/2 red onion, chopped
Tzatziki
2-4 whole wheat pitas

Directions

All wrapped up and ready to eat

1. To a quart-size ziploc bag, add the garlic, white wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, Greek yogurt, oregano, salt, and pepper and mix together. Add the chicken to the ziploc bag. Seal the bag and make sure the chicken gets evenly coated with the marinade. Place the bag on a plate in the refrigerator and marinate for at least 2 hours (and up to 24 hours).

2. Preheat grill on medium high, then cook the chicken for 3-5 minutes on each side or until browned and cooked through (juices will run clear). Remove chicken from grill and allow to rest for 5 minutes before serving.

3. While the chicken is cooking, mix together the tomato, cucumber, and red onion and set aside.

4. To assemble the gyros, warm the pitas, then place each on a piece of parchment paper or foil, making sure there is some extra paper/foil on one side of the pita. Spoon some of the tomato mixture in the middle of the pita, then top with chicken and tzatziki. Roll the wrap and wrap the parchment paper around it, then twist the end with the extra paper/foil (this can help prevent losing your filling, but it doesn’t always prevent leakage).