Chicken gyro wrap with fries and tzatziki
55 min · 54 g protein · 570 cals / serving
Greek street food at home: lemony, oregano-spiced chicken seared until charred at the edges, rolled in a warm pitta with thick garlicky tzatziki, juicy tomato, red onion and a handful of crisp oven fries tucked inside, exactly the way the souvlaki shops in Athens do it.
Ingredients
Chicken
- 2 breasts (1 lb) chicken breast, sliced into thin strips
- 2 large boneless, skinless thighs (9 oz) chicken thigh, sliced into thin strips
- 1/4 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1 tbsp lemon juice
- 3 cloves garlic, grated
- 1 1/2 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp ground cumin
- 3/4 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1 tsp olive oil
Tzatziki
- 1 cup nonfat Greek yogurt
- 1/3 large cucumber, grated and squeezed dry
- 1 clove garlic, grated
- 1 tbsp fresh dill, chopped
- 1 tsp lemon juice
To serve
- 4 fluffy pittas pita bread, Greek-style, no pocket
- 2 medium tomatoes, sliced into half-moons
- 1/2 small red onion, thinly sliced
- 1 1/2 cups romaine lettuce, shredded
Steps
- Toss the chicken strips with the yogurt, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Marinate 20 minutes, or up to a day in the fridge.
- Heat the oven to 450°F, or the air fryer to 400°F. Toss the fries with the oil and salt and roast on a lined tray for 20–25 minutes (air fryer 15–18), shaking once, until golden and crisp.
- Heat the oil in a large skillet or griddle pan over high heat. Sear the chicken in two batches, spread out and left alone for 2 minutes before turning, 5–6 minutes in all, until charred at the edges and cooked through (165°F).
- Stir the yogurt with the cucumber, garlic, dill and lemon juice for the tzatziki, and season with a pinch of salt.
- Warm the pittas in a dry pan. Spread each with tzatziki, then pile on the chicken, tomato, onion, lettuce and a handful of fries. Roll up tightly in a square of baking paper or foil, twisting the bottom, and eat straight away.
Good to know
Fries inside a wrap?
That is how it is done in Greece, and it is the best part: hot, salty fries against cold tzatziki. Keep them thin so they roll.
Make it a plate instead?
Serve everything on a plate with the pitta cut into wedges, and add a cucumber and tomato salad on the side.
Per
- Calories
- 127
- Protein
- (39%)
- 12 g
- Fat
- (18%)
- 2 g
- Carbohydrates
- (43%)
- 14 g
- of which sugar
- 2 g
- Fiber
- 1 g
- Sodium
- 225 mg
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Computed from the ingredients with our published formula, not yet kitchen-tested. How
As written, 2279 kcal goes into the pot and 2139 g of ingredients comes out as about 1790 g of food: 127 kcal per 100 g. Cooking moves water and energy density is the score's biggest lever, so the dish is scored as cooked, not as an average of its parts. Every ingredient links to its food page, with the same data and score. The label's percentages are each macronutrient's share of the calories. The full formula.