A familiar favorite
Chicken Gyro
Chicken gyro in pita as usual.
Make it work for you
Regular or Better
Same food. You choose the version.
Regular
Chicken gyro in pita as usual.
Better
Same gyro — extra chicken, usual tzatziki and toppings.
More options (protein, portion, fiber)
More protein
Extra chicken.
Smaller portion
One gyro.
More fiber
Tomato, onion, lettuce stay.
Better = same dish, one useful change — not a different meal.
Cooking at home
Full recipe — Regular or Better
Same dish. Pick your version. Scale the servings.
Makes about 2 servings. Scale ingredients up or down for 1–4+.
Ingredient amounts are written for the base recipe. For more or fewer servings, multiply or divide roughly — cooking is not lab-perfect.
Regular
Chicken gyro in pita as usual.
Better
Same gyro — extra chicken, usual tzatziki and toppings.
Regular
766 calories · 61.3g protein · 64.1g carbs · 29.5g fat · 8.7g fiber
Better
769 calories · 71.3g protein · 64.1g carbs · 24.3g fat · 8.7g fiber
Same recipe, per serving — only the one ingredient noted in Better changed. Everything else is identical.
Ingredients
- 500 g Chicken thigh raw skinless
- 2 tsp Dried thyme
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 Whole wheat pita
- 0.5 cup Plain yogurt whole milk
- 100 g Cucumber
- 60 g Tomato raw
- 500 g Chicken breast raw skinless
- 2 tsp Dried thyme
- 2 tbsp Olive oil
- 4 Whole wheat pita
- 0.5 cup Plain yogurt whole milk
- 100 g Cucumber
- 60 g Tomato raw
Instructions
- Toss chicken with thyme and oil.
- Cook in a hot skillet or grill until browned and cooked through, then slice.
- Stir diced cucumber into the yogurt for a quick tzatziki.
- Warm the pita.
- Fill with chicken, tzatziki, and tomato; roll and serve.
- Same gyro, using chicken breast instead of thigh.
- Toss chicken with thyme and oil, then cook until browned through and slice.
- Stir diced cucumber into yogurt for tzatziki.
- Warm the pita and fill with chicken, tzatziki, and tomato.
- Roll and serve.
Better steps keep the same dish — one useful change, not a different recipe.
Eating out
Order the food you came for.
Restaurant recipes vary. Start with the dish you want and use the same practical paths without overcomplicating the order.
Sources & review
Know where the information came from.
- Last reviewed
- August 15, 2026
- Nutrition source
- Typical chicken gyro in pita estimate; recipes and portions vary
General food information only; not a substitute for personalized medical advice.