Skip to content
Esteviaparfum

Esteviaparfum

Where Is Your Food

Primary Menu Esteviaparfum

Esteviaparfum

  • Japanese food menu
  • news food world
  • Best Restaurants
  • Food & Cooking
  • Recipes food
  • Best Diet
  • About Us
    • Advertise Here
    • Contact Us
    • Privacy Policy
    • Sitemap
  • Home
  • Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros
  • Japanese food menu

Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros

Jacqueline M. Faulkner May 24, 2022

Table of Contents

Toggle
  • Here’s How You Make It
  • Why This Recipe Works
  • Expert Tips
  • More Recipes You’ll Love
  • Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros
    • Instructions
    • Notes
    • Nutrition

[ad_1]

This post may contain affiliate links. Read our disclosure policy.

The best, easiest dinner recipe is here: Greek Chicken & Rice Gyros. Layer that fluffy, zesty lemon rice inside a warm pita, top with tender Greek Chicken and other tasty toppings like cucumbers and feta sauce. 

plate of chicken and rice with pita bread and greek fries

A Greek restaurant just a couple minutes from our house serves up the most amazing gyros and gyro bowls. I love their traditional lamb-beef gyro meat, but I also discovered they have a delicious lemon chicken option and they give you the option to fill your gyros with lemon rice before you add your protein and I have become obsessed with that Greek lemon rice.

I’ve started making my own at home and though we usually use it as a base for more of a bowl-style dinner, I think it’s really fun to throw it in some warmed pita bread and pile it high with Greek chicken, cucumber salad, and lots of tzatziki or feta sauce. Such an easy and out of the norm dinner option! 

Here’s How You Make It

two steps of marinating and preparing greek chicken
  1. First, prep the chicken by stirring together the Greek yogurt, olive oil, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper. Add thicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover the marinating chicken and put in the fridge to chill from 1-4 hours.
  2. Next, preheat the oven to 425 degrees and get the lemon rice going on the stovetop. (While the rice is simmering, your chicken will be cooking in the oven.)
  3. Using a fork or tongs, transfer the chicken pieces to a greased sheet pan. Bake the chicken for 10 minutes, toss, and then bake for another 5-10 minutes. Then, switch the oven setting to BROIL and cook the chicken 2-3 minutes longer (watch closely so the Greek chicken doesn’t burn) or until the edges just begin to char a little bit.
  4. While the chicken is cooking, make the cucumber salad by combining the cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions. Toss the salad with some fresh-squeezed lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.
  5. Now it’s time for the best part — putting it all together. Assemble the gyros by filling your pitas with lemon rice, then topping with chicken, cucumber salad, and some tzatziki or feta sauce (or both!)
  6. Serve with some Greek Oven Fries as a great side dish. Make the whole meal a lovely Greek feast. 
cooked chicken strips with herbs and lemon wedges on baking pan

Why This Recipe Works

Greek flavors — There’s just something about the Greek flavors and ingredients. Garlic, lemon, olive oil, herbs, yogurt, cucumber, tomato, feta, onion — all so amazing and when you put them together they are so delicious and tasty. It’s one of my favorite types of food. 

Easy — These easy Greek gyros are so very, well — easy! I mean, the whole thing only takes an hour and 40 minutes, and that’s including chicken marinating time (although you can marinade the chicken for up to 4 hours if you like). It doesn’t get much simpler or tastier when making chicken gyros, trust me, I’ve tried! 

Lemon rice — My own special take on Greek rice, the lemon rice recipe is so easy and it only takes 25 minutes to make, and tastes loads better than plain old rice. All you need is a pinch of this, a dash of that, and you’ll have a new favorite, easy lemon rice recipe to add to your meals that’s so, so, so very good on these chicken gyros. 

The sauces — Make the tzatziki, make the feta sauce, get some hummus, layer them all on or pick one for dipping, it’s the sauces that really make this Greek chicken and rice gyros stand heads and tails above the rest!

chicken and rice wrapped in pita with cucumber salad

Expert Tips

Wondering how to make feta sauce? It’s easy — simply stir together (or puree in a food processor) the following ingredients: 

  • 1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup milk or as needed to thin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
  • pepper, to taste
  • Other amazing toppings for these easy Greek gyros include kalamata olives; whole feta chunks; picked cucumbers, turnips, and beets; pepperoncinis (sliced or whole); green onion slices, and roasted chickpeas. 
  • These Greek gyros will last in the fridge for up to five days. Put each ingredient away separately in an airtight container and assemble only when ready. 
  • If you don’t have Greek yogurt for the marinade you can use plain yogurt or sour cream. 
  • Cut the chicken into strips on the long edge, cutting perpendicular to the muscle fibers to ensure the tenderest cuts of chicken. 
plate with chicken gyro with rice and fries with herbs and lemons beside

More Recipes You’ll Love

Looking for more yummy Greek recipes? Check out my popular posts for Greek Avocado Chicken Salad, Greek Chicken Power Bowls, and Easy Greek Tossed Green Salad.  

If you make these Greek chicken and rice gyros, please come back and let me know what you think by leaving a comment and rating the recipe! And be sure to snap a photo and email it or tag me on social media, I love connecting with you and seeing your CDLC creations!

chicken and rice wrapped in pita with cucumber salad

Greek Lemon Chicken and Rice Gyros

The best, easiest dinner recipe is here: Greek Chicken & Rice Gyros. Layer that fluffy, zesty lemon rice inside a warm pita, top with tender Greek Chicken and other tasty toppings like cucumbers and feta sauce. 

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 30 minutes

Marinating time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 40 minutes

Servings: 4 servings

Instructions

  • Prepare the chicken by stirring together the Greek yogurt, olive oil, garlic, herbs, salt, and pepper. Add thicken pieces and toss to coat. Cover and chill 1-4 hours.

  • Preheat your oven to 425 degrees, meanwhile get your lemon rice going on the stovetop. (While it’s simmering, your chicken will be cooking in the oven)

  • Use a fork or tongs to transfer chicken pieces to a greased sheet pan. Bake for 10 minutes, toss, and bake for another 5-10 minutes. Switch oven to BROIL and cook 2-3 minutes longer (watch closely so they don’t burn) until edges just begin to char a little bit.

  • While the chicken is cooking, make the cucumber salad by combining cucumbers, tomatoes, and onions. Toss with some fresh-squeezed lemon juice and salt and pepper to taste.

  • Assemble the gyros by filling your pitas with lemon rice, then topping with chicken, cucumber salad, and some tzatziki or feta sauce.

Notes

Feta Sauce Recipe
Puree in a food processor: 

  • 1/2 cup finely crumbled feta cheese
  • 1/2 cup plain Greek yogurt
  • 1/3 cup olive oil
  • juice of 1 lemon
  • 1/4 cup milk or as needed to thin
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt, more to taste
  • pepper, to taste

Nutrition

Calories: 626 kcal, Carbohydrates: 39 g, Protein: 46 g, Fat: 31 g, Saturated Fat: 6 g, Polyunsaturated Fat: 3 g, Monounsaturated Fat: 15 g, Trans Fat: 1 g, Cholesterol: 120 mg, Sodium: 1386 mg, Potassium: 868 mg, Fiber: 2 g, Sugar: 4 g, Vitamin A: 551 IU, Vitamin C: 8 mg, Calcium: 185 mg, Iron: 2 mg

[ad_2]

Source link

Post Navigation

Previous Waffle House Customer Cooks Own Food in Viral Video: ‘Hilarious’
Next Japanese restaurant at Summit Mall employs robot host, servers to combat labor shortage

More Stories

  • Japanese food menu

Out of Africa: Native Foods

Jacqueline M. Faulkner July 3, 2025 0
  • Japanese food menu

Baked Napolitano Ziti

Jacqueline M. Faulkner June 26, 2025 0
  • Japanese food menu

How Many Calories Should You Burn for Weight Loss

Jacqueline M. Faulkner June 18, 2025 0
July 2025
M T W T F S S
 123456
78910111213
14151617181920
21222324252627
28293031  
« Jun    

Archives

  • July 2025
  • June 2025
  • May 2025
  • April 2025
  • March 2025
  • February 2025
  • January 2025
  • December 2024
  • November 2024
  • October 2024
  • September 2024
  • August 2024
  • July 2024
  • June 2024
  • May 2024
  • April 2024
  • March 2024
  • February 2024
  • January 2024
  • December 2023
  • November 2023
  • October 2023
  • September 2023
  • August 2023
  • July 2023
  • June 2023
  • May 2023
  • April 2023
  • March 2023
  • February 2023
  • January 2023
  • December 2022
  • October 2022
  • September 2022
  • August 2022
  • July 2022
  • June 2022
  • May 2022
  • April 2022
  • March 2022
  • February 2022
  • January 2022
  • October 2021
  • August 2021
  • July 2021
  • June 2021
  • May 2021
  • April 2021
  • March 2021
  • November 2020
  • November 2018
  • December 2016

Categories

  • Best Diet
  • Best Restaurants
  • Food & Cooking
  • Japanese food menu
  • news food world
  • Property
  • Recipes food
  • Uncategorized

Recent Posts

  • His Most Famous Painting – A Table of Desserts by Jan De Heem
  • Cooking With Chocolate
  • Slow Cooker Method Ideal for Freezer Burned Flank Steak
  • 6 Tips to Buy Real Dark Chocolate
  • The History of Chocolate Chip Cookies

Fiverr

Fiverr Logo

Tags

C Food Crush San Mateo C Food Market C Foods List D Food Capital D Food Company D Food Delivery D Food Items D Food Names D Food Near Me D Food Sialkot Contact Number D Food Words E Food Card E Food Handlers E Food Handlers Card Arizona E Food Handlers Card California E Foodie E Foods Inc E Foods Names E Food Words F Food Culture Magazine F Food Magazine F Foods F Foods Names Food Dehydrator Food Delivery Food Delivery Apps Food Delivery Services Food Depot Food Desert Food Drive Food Emoji Food Emporium Food Emporium Nyc Food Engineering Food Events Near Me Food Exchange Food Express Food Fight Food For Delivery Near Me Food For Less Food For Less Near Me Food For The Hungry Food For The Poor Food For Thought Food For Thought Meaning
mintprism
firlyikasario

You may have missed

  • Food & Cooking

His Most Famous Painting – A Table of Desserts by Jan De Heem

Jacqueline M. Faulkner July 7, 2025 0
  • Food & Cooking

Cooking With Chocolate

Jacqueline M. Faulkner July 7, 2025 0
  • Food & Cooking

Slow Cooker Method Ideal for Freezer Burned Flank Steak

Jacqueline M. Faulkner July 5, 2025 0
  • Best Diet

6 Tips to Buy Real Dark Chocolate

Jacqueline M. Faulkner July 5, 2025 0
  • Best Diet

The History of Chocolate Chip Cookies

Jacqueline M. Faulkner July 4, 2025 0
esteviaparfum.com | CoverNews by AF themes.

WhatsApp us