How to Make Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros - A Step-by-Step Guide

Looking for a delicious and easy meal to make for dinner tonight? Look no further than this recipe for Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros. This dish combines tender and juicy chicken with warm pita bread, zesty tzatziki sauce, and crisp, fresh vegetables for a meal that's sure to satisfy your cravings for Mediterranean flavors.

What's great about this recipe is that it's incredibly simple to prepare. With just a few basic ingredients and minimal effort, you can have a homemade meal that ...

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Ingredients

  • 1 cup Greek yogurt
  • ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
  • 2 tablespoons lemon juice
  • 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic, minced
  • 2 teaspoons kosher salt
  • 1 ½ teaspoons paprika
  • 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1 teaspoon ground coriander seed
  • 1 teaspoon dried oregano
  • ½ teaspoon crushed red pepper
  • ¼ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 2 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs
  • 1 large onion
  • 2 8- to 10-inch wooden skewers
  • 6 pita breads, warmed
  • ½ cup tzatziki sauce
  • ½ cup shredded lettuce, or to taste (Optional)
  • ½ cup diced tomato, or to taste (Optional)
  • ¼ cup diced red onion, or to taste (Optional)

Information

  • Prep Time: 20 mins
  • Cook Time: 1 hr
  • Additional Time: 4 hrs 10 mins
  • Total Time: 5 hrs 30 mins
  • Servings: 6
  • Yield: 6 gyros

  • Gather all ingredients.
  • Combine Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, salt, paprika, black pepper, cumin, coriander, oregano, red pepper, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir until well combined.
  • Pound chicken thighs evenly to about 1/2 inch in thickness. Coat all chicken well in marinade, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight.
  • Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cut ends off onion and cut onion in half horizontally. Place onion halves next to each other on a parchment or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Insert one skewer into each onion half, standing up vertically.
  • Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off, and thread each piece of chicken over the two skewers to form a large stack.
  • Bake in the preheated oven until evenly browned and cooked through, about 1 hour, rotating halfway through.
  • Allow meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.
  • Place the sliced chicken in a warm pita topped with tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomato, and red onion.
  • Serve and enjoy.
  • Nutrition

    531 cal.

    • Total Fat: 38g
    • Saturated Fat: 5g
    • Cholesterol: 165mg
    • Sodium: 1111mg
    • Total Carbohydrate: 35g
    • Dietary Fiber: 2g
    • Protein: 45g
    • Potassium: 580mg