Sheet pan chicken gyros

Name: Sheet pan chicken gyros
Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4 servings
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: 2 tbsp olive oil; 1 lemon, juiced, divided; 3 cloves garlic, minced, divided; 2 tsp dried oregano; 1 tsp paprika; ½ tsp ground cumin; 1¼ tsp salt, divided; ½ tsp black pepper; 1½ lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into strips; ½ English cucumber; 1 cup plain Greek yogurt; ½ tsp dried dill weed; 2 Roma tomatoes, sliced; ½ red onion, thinly sliced; 2 cups romaine lettuce, shredded; 4 pita bread

Lemony, oregano-roasted chicken tucked into warm pitas with a cool homemade tzatziki, tomato and onion, all from one sheet pan.

45 min total
25 min hands-on
Follow-a-recipe easy
Serves 4
About $3.33 a serving
520 calories
Good the next day

Dolly says: Make the full amount. It’s just as good for lunch the next day.

Ingredients

For 4 servings.

1 lemon, juiced, divided
3 cloves garlic, minced, divided
1½ lb boneless chicken thighs, cut into strips
½ English cucumber
1 cup plain Greek yogurt
½ tsp dried dill weed
2 Roma tomatoes, sliced
½ red onion, thinly sliced
2 cups romaine lettuce, shredded
4 pita bread

From your pantry

2 tbsp olive oil
2 tsp dried oregano
1 tsp paprika
½ tsp ground cumin
1¼ tsp salt, divided
½ tsp black pepper

Each serving has about 520 calories, 47 g protein, 45 g carbs and 16 g fat, and costs about $3.33 at typical US grocery prices. Both are estimates from what the recipe uses.

Missing something?

No lemons? Limes work.
No boneless chicken thighs? Chicken breasts or chicken tenderloins work.
No English cucumbers? Cucumbers or mini cucumbers work.
No plain Greek yogurt? Plain yogurt or sour cream works.
No red onions? White onions or yellow onions work.
No romaine lettuce? Green leaf lettuce or iceberg lettuce or butter lettuce works.
No pita bread? Flour tortillas work.

Steps

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the oven to 425°F and line a with .
In a big bowl, the oil, half the lemon juice, 2 cloves of garlic, the oregano, paprika, cumin, 1 teaspoon salt and the pepper. Add the chicken and to coat.
Food safety: Wash your hands, the board and the knife with hot soapy water after touching raw meat, and don’t rinse raw chicken in the sink.
Spread the chicken over the pan in one layer with a little space between the pieces.
Dolly’s tip: Space is what browns it. Crowded chicken steams and stays pale.
20 to 25 minutes, until the edges are and the thickest piece reads 165°F.
Timer: 22 min 30 sec
Food safety: Chicken and turkey are done at 165°F in the thickest part. A thermometer is the only sure check. Without one, cut into the thickest piece: it should be white all the way through, with no pink.
While it , the cucumber on the large holes of a box grater, then squeeze it hard in a clean towel over the sink.
Dolly’s tip: Squeeze until it stops dripping. That water would make the tzatziki runny.
the cucumber, yogurt, dill, the rest of the garlic and lemon juice, and ¼ teaspoon salt together to make the tzatziki.
the tomatoes, the onion and the lettuce.
Turn off the oven, set the pitas on the hot pan next to the chicken for 2 minutes to warm, then take everything out.
Timer: 2 min
Spread each pita with tzatziki, add the chicken, lettuce, tomato and onion, and fold it up like a taco.
Dolly’s tip: For lunches, pack the chicken and tzatziki in separate containers and fill the pita when you eat. Warm the chicken first if you have a microwave.