A simple yogurt marinade makes these 5-ingredient chicken tenders a juicy, fast, and simple Greek-inspired pita sandwich thats ready in 30 minutes or less.
Course Main Course
Cuisine Greek
Keyword Chicken Gyros, Gyros
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Marinating Time 30 minutesminutes
Servings 4servings
Calories 411kcal
Ingredients
For the Greek Chicken
Juice of ½ lemon
½cupplain yogurt
1 ¼teaspoonsMediterranean-spiced sea salt, sea salt mixed with dried oregano
1 ½poundschicken tenders
2tablespoonsextra-virgin olive oil
1cuptzatziki sauce, recipe below
4slicesflat Greek pita bread
4cocktail tomatoes, halved and then quartered
¼red onion, thinly sliced
For the Tzatziki Sauce
½cucumber, halved with skin and seeds removed
¾cuplow-fat plain Greek yogurt
2clovesgarlic, pressed or minced
1tablespoonred wine vinegar
1tablespoonfresh dill, minced
Pinchof kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
Instructions
Combine the lemon juice, yogurt, and sea salt in a large bowl and add the chicken tenders, tossing to coat well. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes or overnight.
Heat a large non-stick skillet over medium-high heat and add 1 tablespoon of olive oil. Add half of the chicken tenders to the pan, shaking off the excess yogurt mixture before adding to the pan. Cook the chicken tenders for about 5 minutes, undisturbed, until browned, then flip and cook for another few minutes or until the chicken is cooked through. Transfer to a platter, add the additional tablespoon of olive oil and cook the remaining chicken tenders.*
Prepare the tzatziki sauce by grating the cucumber. Gather the cucumber together and place in a paper towel and press the water out of the shredded cucumber and place in a medium size bowl. Add the yogurt, garlic, red wine vinegar, fresh dill, kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper and mix well. Cover and refrigerate for 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
Warm the pita bread in a toaster oven or in the microwave for 30 seconds.
Spread some of the tzatzhiki sauce onto the warm pita bread with tomatoes, sliced red onion and 2 or 3 slices of chicken tenders. Fold the pitas and wrap in parchment paper or serve immediately.
Notes
*The chicken tenders could also be grilled or baked for about 20 minutes at 375 degrees F, or until cooked through.