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!
Ingredients
1 ½ pounds chicken tenderloins – cut thick ones in half lengthwise
crumbled feta cheese
5-Minute Tzatziki Sauce
green-leaf lettuce
Marinade
½ cup olive oil
juice of one lemon
1 teaspoon salt
¼ teaspoon cracked black pepper
½ teaspoon crushed red pepper flakes
1 tablespoon minced garlic
½ teaspoon garlic powder
1 tablespoon Herbs de Provence – or Italian seasoning
Cucumber Salad
½ cucumber – sliced or chopped
½ cup cherry tomatoes – halved
¼ red onion – thinly sliced
1 tablespoon freshly squeezed lemon juice
salt and pepper – to taste
pinch of fresh dill – optional
Instructions
- 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!