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Quick and easy chicken gyros with herb-marinated chicken, cucumber salad, creamy tzatziki sauce all wrapped in soft pita bread for a simple and delicious dinner recipe!

Easy Chicken Gyros &amp; Tzatziki Sauce

chicken tenderloins (cut thick ones in half lengthwise)

white or whole wheat pita bread

feta cheese

5-Minute Tzatziki Sauce

green-leaf lettuce

olive oil

lemon

salt

black pepper

red pepper flakes

garlic

garlic powder

Herbs de Provence

cucumber

cherry tomatoes (halved)

¼ red onion (thinly sliced)

lemon juice

salt and pepper (to taste)

dill (optional)

Stir together all of the ingredients for the marinade.

Add chicken to the marinade, toss to coat, cover tightly, and chill for at least 30 minutes (or up to two hours for more added flavor).

While chicken is marinating, stir together all ingredients for the cucumber salad. Set aside.

Use tongs to transfer marinated chicken to a preheated cooking surface (grill or skillet) and cook for 5-6 minutes on each side over medium heat until cooked through.

Arrange the pitas on a plate or clean surface. Assemble the pitas by filling pita bread with lettuce, chicken, cucumber salad, feta cheese, and tzatziki sauce.

Fold the pita over like a sandwich or roll it up. Enjoy!

This Greek Chicken Gyros recipe has the most tender, marinated grilled chicken seasoned with all your favorite gyro spices, topped with authentic tzatziki sauce, cucumbers, tomatoes, red onions and feta cheese wrapped in a pita bread for a delicious meal you will want to make again and again!

Greek Chicken Gyros Recipe with Authentic Tzatziki Sauce

pita breads

Make this Authentic Greek Tzatziki Sauce a few hours in advance or overnight.

lbs. chicken breast tenders (boneless, skinless)

extra virgin olive oil

Greek yogurt (plain, full fat)

white wine vinegar

marjoram

rosemary

oregano

onion powder

tomatoes

cucumbers (peeled or unpeeled)

red onion

finely diced flat leaf (Italian Parsley (optional))

Make the Tzatziki SauceMake this Authentic Greek Tzatziki Sauce a few hours in advance or overnight.

Marinate the Chicken

Measure the marinade ingredients and put them into a 1 gallon zip top bag, close the bag and then massage the bag to mix well.

Add the chicken tenders to the zip top bag, close the bag and then massage the bag so that each chicken tender is well covered by the marinade.

Place the bag in the refrigerator and let it marinate for at least 3 hours. 12 hours works the best, but don’t marinate it longer than 24 hours or your chicken will be too mushy.

Warm the Pita Bread

Preheat your oven to 250 degrees Fahrenheit.

Just before you cook the chicken, place the pita breads on a baking sheet and place them in the oven to be warmed.

Cook the Chicken

You can cook the chicken on an outdoor grill or an indoor grill pan. Brush the grill / grill pan with olive oil, then preheat using medium high heat.

After the grill / grill pan is hot, remove the chicken from the marinade bag and place on the grill / grill pan.

Cook the chicken for 3 to 5 minutes on each side (cooking time depends on the size of chicken tenders), until they are golden brown and thoroughly cooked with an internal temperature of at least 165 degrees Fahrenheit.

Remove the chicken from the grill / grill pan and place onto a cutting board. Cover with foil and allow to rest for 5 minutes.

Slice the chicken tenders and put on a serving plate.

Assemble the Gyros

Lay out a warmed pita bread.

Place sliced chicken down the middle of the pita bread.

Top the chicken with an ample amount of tzatziki sauce.

Garnish the top of the tzatziki sauce with cucumber, tomatoes, red onions, feta cheese and optionally parsley.

Fold up the pita bread and enjoy!

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