Greek Chicken Wraps (Easy Chicken Pitas!)

These Greek chicken wraps are one of those meals you’ll want to keep in the rotation. They are are packed with flavor, great for warmer weather, and easy to serve in pieces for younger kids or fully loaded for hungrier eaters.

Three chicken gyros wrapped in pita bread and brown paper stacked on a plate to serve.

Why We Love Greek Chicken Wraps

Tasty Dinner To Repeat – We got on a kick where we ate this dinner at least once a week for a couple months. It was an easy recipe to keep in rotation and have again and again.
Great Flavor For Spring And Summer – Whether you make this in a pan or on a grill, this meal just feels fresh. It’s perfect for warmer weather, and has lots of great flavor.
Easy To Customize For Different Family Members – When you have pickier eaters, having build your own style meals can be a life saver. I will usually prep everything, cook the chicken and let everyone build their own. You can also serve it in pieces for younger kids rather then as a full wrap.

These chicken pitas are not super authentic. I wouldn’t call them gyros or souvlaki because they just aren’t using all the same ingredients those recipes typically use, though they are similar. This is an adapted version that I find it easy to serve to my family and layer so everyone can enjoy dinner. You can find a more authentic chicken shawarma recipe here if that’s what you prefer.

Ingredients For Greek Chicken Wraps

Ingredients for a Greek chicken wrap with text labels.

Ingredients For The Chicken

Chicken breast about 4-6 chicken breasts depending on size
Olive oil – you can also use avocado oil or your favorite cooking oil
Greek seasoning Greek Freak is my favorite greek seasoning, though I usually pick up a big jar of it at Costco for a little less. They often have it in the summer.
Garlic powder
Lemon juice
Salt
Pepper

Ingredients For The Yogurt Sauce

Greek yogurt plain unsweetened, I usually just grab a single serve container when I am making this recipe
Lemon juice – I have used both fresh lemon juice and the jarred lemon juice. Both work fine in the marinade, just don’t leave out the lemon or it will not be as good. Lime juice or a little apple cider vinegar can be swapped in a pinch, but lemon gives the best flavor.
Greek seasoning – again I like to use Greek Freak
Garlic powder
Salt or just a small pinch

Ingredients For The Wraps

Pita breads medium sized, or I will also often use the mini naan breads from Stonefire. I find them at Costco in an 18 pack.
Cucumber diced into small pieces, at least thinly sliced and quartered, but for large cucumbers the slices may need to be cut into 6 pieces
Cherry tomatoes diced – you can use any fresh tomato diced, we just like cherry tomatoes for their sweet flavor.
Red onion diced
Lettuce – I’ve used iceberg because that’s what the Greek restaurants use, but you can use any lettuce you prefer

How To Make Greek Chicken Wraps

Making The Greek Marinated Chicken

Slice each chicken horizontally into two thin but even slices. Place the chicken in a large gallon size zip-top bag.

Two raw chicken breasts on a wooden cutting sliced into two cutlets next to a knife for greek chicken wraps.

Add olive oil, one tablespoon of greek seasoning, ½ teaspoon garlic powder, lemon juice, salt and pepper to the zip-top bag. Close and shake the bag well so the chicken is well coated in the marinade. Let the chicken sit in the marinade in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.

Raw chicken breasts marinating in a sealed plastic bag in a seasoned Greek marinade.

Remove the chicken from the marinade. Lightly oil the grill, grill pan or large skillet. Turn on a grill or heat a grill pan to medium high heat. Grill over medium high heat for 4-5 minutes on each side or until the chicken reaches 165 degrees when measured with a meat thermometer. Let the chicken rest for at least five minutes, then slice into pieces.

Three pieces of seasoned greek chicken breast are being cooked in a pan on a stovetop.

Making The Yogurt Sauce

Pour the Greek yogurt into a small bowl. Add 1 teaspoon lemon juice, 1 teaspoon greek seasoning, ½ teaspoon garlic powder and ¼ teaspoon of salt. Mix well then set to the side.

A glass bowl of plain greek yogurt surrounded by spices in small bowls.

Making The Wraps

Warm the pita bread in the microwave for about 20-30 seconds or in the toaster oven for 30 seconds until just warm.
To each pita add chicken, lettuce, diced cucumber, diced tomato, lettuce and a drizzle of yogurt sauce. Alternatively we often serve these family style and everyone assembles their own with their favorite toppings. Roll each wrap, then eat and enjoy! I find they are easiest to roll if you lay out a piece of parchment paper or foil, and use that to help you keep the wrap together while you eat.

A pita bread topped with grilled Greek chicken strips, chopped tomatoes, onions, and cucumbers surrounded by more topping ingredients and the greek yogurt sauce in bowls.

Variation Ideas

Swap Out The Onions – We really like red onions in this dish, but if your family doesn’t like as sharp of an onion flavor try a sweet onion or even some diced green onion in it’s place.

Add Some Dill – We aren’t huge dill fans in our family. If you are I highly suggest adding a little dill to the yogurt sauce.

Swap The Meat – Boneless chicken thighs also works for this dish, though I have found chicken thighs to be tastier if you cook them a little longer to render the fat that is naturally in the meat. You could also use thin slices of steak or even pork tenderloin marinated and cut into thin slices.

A plate with a greek wrap cut in half piled on a plate so you can see the chicken, lettuce and tomato with yogurt sauce filling.

How Do I Keep My Pita Bread From Falling Apart?

Pita bread is best served fresh to keep it from being crumbly, and store-bought pita bread often just isn’t as fresh. This can cause the pita bread sometimes to crumble when you wrap it, even if you heat it as I’ve described in the recipe. Using a piece of parchment paper or aluminum foil can make them much easier to hold and eat, just wrap a small piece around it as you roll the wrap.

You could also make fresh pita bread, it’s only 4 ingredients. Here are a few other ideas to try if your pita bread locally is crumbly.

Buy Fresh Pita At A Mediterranean Or Greek Deli Locally – These restaurants almost always have fresh pita for sale that then won’t crumble like the stuff you find at any grocery store. We had a lot of Greek, Mediterranean and Lebanese delis and restaurants when I lived in Toledo, Ohio and they always had a fresh option. Here in Arizona I pretty much have to travel to Phoenix to find this, so I use some of the other options.

Swap Mini Naan Or Another Flat Bread – I love using the mini naan breads from Stonefire that are usually available at Costco. I’ve seen Stonefire brand at other stores as well, and these are usually my go to flat breads. You can use other types of flat bread you might find in the bread section, deli section or bakery of your grocery store.

Try Pocket Pita Bread – Pocket pita puffs up when you warm them. You can slice off the top and open the round to hold the ingredients. Some areas of the country have these, some it’s harder to find.

Large Tortillas Or Wraps – This falls under the category of not really authentic at all, but it does work and is tasty. You can buy large wraps meant for making deli sandwiches or burrito sized tortillas to hold all of these ingredients in a pinch.

How Long Will Greek Chicken Wraps Last?

Expect these Greek chicken wraps will last for about 3 days if stored in covered airtight containers in the refrigerator. I usually will save the different ingredients in different bowls so it makes the chicken easier to heat up separately when we are enjoying any leftovers.