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Customize your dream Chicken Gyro Bowls, juicy, spiced chicken served over a loaded bowl of veggies and a simple, delicious Tzatziki. This might be one of my favorite bowls to date, feta and salty olive in each bite.
Things To Know About This Recipe
- You do you. You can customize the toppings however you like, it’s a fun way to get colorful veggies into your diet.
- Diet Friendly. Make this gluten free or dairy free if needed!
- Meal Prep friendly. You can easily make this for the week, portion it out and enjoy throughout the week.
Ingredient Notes
All other ingredients and measurements can be found in the recipe card towards the bottom of this post.
- Chicken. I used chicken breasts, but thighs will work great as well.
- Seasonings. This recipe has loads of flavor from seasonings and fresh herbs.
- Herbs. Dill, cilantro, parsley. Use fresh herbs!
- Lemon Juice. Fresh lemon juice helps to marinate the chicken.
- Optional Toppings. Red onions, tomatoes, cucumber, olives, feta, cooked quinoa.
Tzatziki Yogurt Sauce
- Plain Greek Yogurt. This is the base of the sauce. You can also use sour cream.
- Cucumber. This is blended right into the sauce.
- Dill. Fresh dill is best!
- Feta. This is optional, I like to put a little feta into the Tzatziki totally optional!
- Lemon Juice.
- Seasonings.
Steps To Make Chicken Gyro Bowls
Step One. Quickly marinate the chicken. You can do this for 10 minutes or up to 24 hours!
Step Two. While the chicken marinates, prepare all the toppings, chop everything up and make the Tzatziki sauce. Set it aside.
Step Three. Cook the chicken in a hot oiled skillet. Cook it for about 12-15 minutes or until the internal heat hits 165º. If you are making the quinoa, cook it while the chicken is cooking.
Step Four. Assemble the bowls. Add everything to a bowl and dollop the Tzatziki sauce over the top, add chopped fresh herbs and enjoy.
What To Serve With Chicken Gyro Bowls
These bowls are filling and check all the boxes but they pair great with Crispy Fries, Greek Lemon Potatoes, Parmesan Crusted Brussel Sprouts or even a Lemony Kale Salad.
Recipe Tips
- Don’t overcook the chicken! It’s always best to have a digital meat thermometer. This will help keep the chicken nice and juicy.
- Use your favorite toppings! The toppings I list are my FAVORITE with the flavors of the chicken and the bowl, however you can easily swap items or add avocado, chickpeas, roasted corn. The sky is the limit.
- Make It healthier. Skip the feta cheese and quinoa to cut some calories.
Other Bowl Recipes To Try
Chicken Gyro Bowls
Equipment
- large skillet
- small food processor
Ingredients
Chicken Gyro
- 1 lb chicken breasts, cubed
- 3 Tbsp lemon juice
- 1 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1 tsp dried oregano
- ½ tsp dried basil
- ½ tsp cumin
- ½ tsp salt
- ½ tsp pepper
Tzatziki Sauce
- ½ cup plain greek yogurt, or sour cream
- 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- ½ tsp salt
- 1 tsp garlic
- ¼ cup cucumber, chopped
- 2 Tbsp fresh dill
- 1 Tbsp fresh cilantro
- 3 Tbsp feta , optional!
Optional Toppings
- ¼ cup tomatoes, chopped
- ¼ cup cucumber, diced
- ½ cup cooked quinoa
- ¼ cup kalamata olives
- shredded romaine lettuce
- 3 Tbsp red onions, diced
- feta, crumbled
Instructions
- Quickly marinate the chicken. You can do this for 10 minutes or up to 24 hours! Add the cubed chicken breasts to a bowl, add seasonings, oil, lemon juice. Mix it together well and let it sit for a little while.
- While the chicken marinates, prepare all the toppings, chop everything up and make the Tzatziki sauce. Set it aside.
- To make the Tzatziki sauce, add all the ingredients to a small food processor. Blitz until well combined. Set aside for serving.
- Cook the chicken in a hot oiled skillet. Cook it for about 12-15 minutes or until the internal heat hits 165º. If you are making the quinoa, cook it while the chicken is cooking
- Assemble the bowls. Add everything to a bowl and dollop the Tzatziki sauce over the top, add chopped fresh herbs and enjoy.
Notes
- Don’t overcook the chicken! It’s always best to have a digital meat thermometer. This will help keep the chicken nice and juicy.
- Use your favorite toppings! The toppings I list are my FAVORITE with the flavors of the chicken and the bowl, however you can easily swap items or add avocado, chickpeas, roasted corn. The sky is the limit.
- Make It healthier. Skip the feta cheese and quinoa to cut some calories.
- Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days (without the lettuce or taomtoes). You can freeze these for up to 2 months.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
A delicious winner! I hope you love it.