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Easy Chicken Gyros wraps marinated in a lemony yogurt herb sauce, seared and then stuffed in warm pitas with tzatziki sauce, french fries, and tons of onions and tomatoes!
Move aside dull chicken gyros!
We’ve got a new pita wrap in town. And not only is this one flavor-packed bite after another, but it’s also entirely from scratch, practical and straightforward to prepare.
My easy chicken gyros wraps are stuffed with a simple yogurt, herb and lemon marinated chicken with loads of creamy Greek yogurt tzatziki to cool it all down. The marinade takes, oh maybe 2 minutes to whip up because it’s as easy as whisking together pantry staples.
And no, your eyes do not deceive you. Indeed, those are french fries stuffed inside my chicken gyros wraps. Yes, as in hot and crispy crinkle cut sticks of potatoes wrapped up with grilled chicken and all your favorite gyros toppings. Fries are a primary food group, and that’s just not open to debate. 🤷🏻♀️
I repeat. There are french fries in my chicken gyros, and I’m never making gyros any other way again.
Made this twice already! Big hit with my family! Polished it off both times
Ingredients for homemade chicken gyros recipe
- Greek Yogurt: most of this is for the tzatziki and some for the marinade.
- Olive Oil: to add to the gyros marinade
- Lemon Juice: we’ll use some of the chicken marinade and some int he sauce.
- Seasonings: for the seasonings you’ll need kosher salt, onion powder, ground coriander, paprika, dried oregano, garlic powder, dried thyme, and some black pepper.
- Chicken Tenders: I use the tenders but chicken breasts or thighs work too.
- Garlic: we’ll use grated garlic in the sauce, and garlic powder to season the chicken.
- Cucumbers: we’ll grate the cucumbers and use it int he creamy tzatziki sauce.
- Fresh Dill: adds just the right amount of flavor to the homemade tzatziki sauce.
- Toppings: use what you like, sliced red onion, tomatoes, lettuce, and my personal favorite – French fries!
- Warm Pita: for serving. I like to make my own pitas or flatbreads with a simple 2 ingredient recipe, but you can use store-bought as well.
Why your family will love this recipe!
- The chicken is tender and flavorful. my mom always used a little yogurt and acid to marinate her tandoori chicken. So I use the same concept here. You’re ready to grill the chicken in as little as 30 minutes, but it does taste better if marinated in the refrigerator overnight.
- Flexes the pantry. Using dried herbs and spices cuts down on the prep time making this totally weeknight friendly.
- Use tenders or thighs. They’re more tender cuts of chicken which hold up better to the longer marination, making this ideal to for meal prepping and consuming throughout the week.
- French fries. I don’t know about your family, but mine certainly loves the combination of chicken and potatoes wrapped with a garlicky yogurt sauce!
Serving Suggestions
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Easy Chicken Gyros with French Fries and Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
Marinade:
- 2 tablespoons yogurt regular or Greek
- 2 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoon lemon juice
- 1 teaspoons onion powder
- 1 teaspoon ground coriander
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
- 1 teaspoon dried oregano
- 1½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- 1 teaspoon kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon black pepper
- 1½ lbs. chicken tenders see notes
Tzatziki Sauce:
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1-2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice
- 1 clove garlic grated
- ½ cup grated cucumbers
- 2 teaspoons fresh dill minced
- salt and pepper
serving:
- prepared french fries + thinly sliced red onions, sliced tomatoes
- 5 prepared flatbread for wraps
Instructions
- MARINATE: combine all the ingredients listed except the chicken and whisk until smooth. Stir in the chicken and make sure it’s coated evenly. Cover and let marinate for 30 minutes at room temperature or up to 24 hours in the refrigerator.
- COOK: Heat a large skillet over medium-high heat. Add a drizzle of olive oil and half the chicken to the skillet let cook for 5-7 minutes or until cooked, flipping halfway through. Transfer to a plate and cook the remaining batch of chicken adding additional oil if necessary. Discard any remaining marinade.
- TZATZIKI: Add the grated cucumbers to a sieve and using a wooden spoon, over the sink, press out as much of the water from the cucumbers as possible. Set cucumbers aside. Whisk the Greek yogurt and 1 tablespoon of lemon juice together until smooth. Fold in the grated garlic and cucumbers, dill, and season with salt and pepper as desired. Taste and adjust with additional lemon juice as desired.
- SERVE: place the desired amount of chicken in warmed pita or flatbread and top with prepared french fries, sliced onions, sliced tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce.
Notes
- You can replace the chicken tenders with boneless chicken breasts or thighs as well. Just slice them before or after cooking.
- Leftover Tzatziki sauce can be placed in an airtight container and refrigerated for up to 4 days.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
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I was just scrolling looking for easy recipes like sandwiches, fajitas ! And found your website! :Little spice jar’! Absolutely cannot wait to try your recipes for gyros , etc everything!! I am a southern cook! Meat potatoes rice gravy! But I’m fixing to fix some Greek Food..
I will let you know!
Pat
Lovely recipe
Made this twice already! Big hit with my family! Polished it off both timessobia
Oh my goodness!
We recently returned from a holiday in Corfu.
We indulged in gorgeous pitta gyros many times.
But, just WOW! This recipe is everything!!
The flavours are authentic and a dish I’ll return to many times.
Happy memories of a beautiful holiday ❤️
My mouth watered when I saw this recipe!
We used to holiday in Greece often and fries were in every Gyros we ate!
Thank you for adding them – they make all the difference.
They really do! Appreciate you taking the time to comment, Sherrie 🙂
Thank you for adding the fries to the inside of the gyro!!! Just came back from Greece and that is how they make them!! Excited to try your recipe. My mouth is watering already.
Just wanted to let you know in the directions you left out the dill in the sauce. Absoluetly dlicious recipe!!!! My husband loved the addition of the fries!