Easy Oven-Roasted Chicken Gyros

This fun, easy oven-roasted chicken gyro recipe features a Greek-inspired marinade that's full of flavor.

• Preparation Time: 20 mins
• Cooking Time: 60 mins
• Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins
• Calories: 531 Calories

Ingredients

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

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 2

Serve sliced chicken in a warm pita topped with tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomato, and red onion.

Step 3

Gather all ingredients.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.

Step 6

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.

Step 7

Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off, and thread each piece of chicken over the two skewers to form a large stack.6

Step 8

Bake in the preheated oven until evenly browned and cooked through, about 1 hour, rotating halfway through.

Step 9

Allow meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing.