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    Home » Weight Watcher Recipes

    Weight Watchers Chicken Gyros - Zero Smart Points!

    Published: Mar 26, 2019 · Modified: Jan 4, 2023 by Jenna · This post may contain affiliate links · 19 Comments

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    This recipe was posted back in January 2012. I updated the recipe with points and new photos on March 26th, 2019.

    Zero Point Chicken Gyros

    Chicken gyros can be easily adapted for a WW friendly meal and I’ll show you how to make them so that they are low in points. They’re pretty easy to make and require a lot of yummy zero-point ingredients like chicken, cucumbers, tomatoes, and red onions. You can serve them on a warmed up pita bread and have 2 for 4 points. They are very filling and healthy. I like to make these in the Summertime and grill the chicken when it's nice outside.

    Ingredients for Chicken Gyros and Tzatziki Sauce

    What I love about chicken gyros is all the zero point ingredients in them. The marinade and sauce are both made with plain greek yogurt. Chicken is zero points and you can top the gyros off with some chopped tomato, cucumber, and red onion.

    Pita Bread: There is a couple of low point pita bread options at the grocery stores. Make sure to scan the different options because not all are 1 point. Points may vary depending on what pita bread you use. My favorite brand is Joseph’s pita. The oat bran and flax ones are only 1 point so you can have 2 chicken gyros for only 2 points. That’s unbelievable!

    Tzatziki sauce consists of mostly greek yogurt and shredded cucumbers where all the juices of the cucumber have been squeezed out. Use your air fryer to crisp up some pita chips to dip in the Tzatziki sauce, if you don't want to make any gyros. Or better, yet make some greek nachos with all the ingredients.

    • Greek yogurt - plain nonfat (0 points, blue and purple)
    • Veggies: Hothouse cucumber or 1 regular cucumber, sliced red onions and tomatoes (0 points)
    • Minced garlic - (0 points)
    • White wine vinegar and red wine vinegar - (0 points)
    • Salt and pepper - (0 points)
    • Lemon juice - (0 points)
    • 2 teaspoons Extra virgin olive oil - this is the only ingredient that has points, but when you plug it into the recipe builder and make 6 servings, the number of points goes back down to zero.
    chicken gyros

    How to make Chicken Gyros

    1. First start by making the Tzatziki sauce because the longer this sauce sits, the better it gets! Shred the cucumber using a zester.  Wrap the shredded cucumber in a towel and squeeze to remove as much water as possible. Mix together yogurt, shredded cucumber, garlic, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and lemon juice. Drizzle lightly with olive oil. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
    2. To prepare the chicken, combine the garlic, lemon juice, red wine vinegar, olive oil, yogurt, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Whisk together until mixed well. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl and mix well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
    3. Cook the chicken as desired, either in the skillet or with the broiler. (I butterflied the chicken breasts and then cooked them under the broiler.) Once the chicken is completely cooked through, transfer to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut into strips.
    4. Heat pitas (I sprayed with some spray oil and then popped them in the toaster oven for a few minutes). Top with chicken, tzatziki sauce, diced tomatoes and sliced onions. Serve immediately.

    What to serve with Chicken Gyros

    You can lay all the ingredients for chicken gyros out on a serving tray or platter and have your own build your own chicken gyro buffet! Have some bowls out with olives, feta cheese, tzatziki sauce, sliced onions, chopped tomatoes, and cucumbers. On another plate have the chicken and warm pita bread on the side. People will love you for this!

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    Chicken Gyros


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    3.5 from 2 reviews

    • Author: Jenna
    • Prep Time: 30min
    • Cook Time: 15min
    • Total Time: 45 minutes
    • Yield: 6 1x
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    Ingredients

    Tzatziki Sauce

    • 2 cups plain greek yogurt
    • ½ hothouse cucumber or 1 regular cucumber, peeled and seeded
    • 2-3 tsps finely minced garlic
    • 1 tsp. white wine vinegar
    • Salt and pepper
    • Squeeze of fresh lemon juice

    Chicken Marinade:

     

    • 2 teaspoons Extra virgin olive oil
    • 2 teaspoons crushed garlic 
    • 2 teaspoons red wine vinegar
    • 2 tablespoons plain greek yogurt
    • 1 tbsp. dried oregano
    • Salt and pepper
    • 1 ¼ lbs. boneless skinless chicken breasts
    • 6 Pita bread
    • Fresh tomatoes, seeded and diced
    • Cucumbers
    • Red onion, sliced thin

    Instructions

    1. Shred the cucumber. Wrap in a towel and squeeze to remove as much water as possible. Mix together the yogurt, shredded cucumber, garlic, white wine vinegar, salt and pepper to taste, and lemon juice. Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes before serving to allow the flavors to meld.
    2. To prepare the chicken, combine the oil,  garlic, red wine vinegar, yogurt, oregano, and salt and pepper to taste in a medium bowl. Whisk together until mixed well. Add the chicken pieces to the bowl and mix well to coat. Cover and refrigerate for about 1 hour.
    3. Cook the chicken as desired, either in the skillet or with the broiler. (I butterflied the chicken breasts and then cooked them under the broiler.) Once the chicken is completely cooked through, transfer to a plate and let rest for 5 minutes. Cut into strips.

    Notes

    My WW Personal Points: 1 Click here to see in recipe builder (will have to log in) 

    myWW points Blue 1; Green  2;  Purple 1 

    • Category: Dinner
    • Method: Marinate
    • Cuisine: Greek

    Nutrition

    • Serving Size: 1 pita bread with chicken
    • Calories: 201
    • Sugar: 3.5g
    • Sodium: 342.8mg
    • Fat: 5.7g
    • Saturated Fat: .8g
    • Carbohydrates: 14.3g
    • Fiber: 4.4g
    • Protein: 27.4g

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    Comments

    1. Jenna says

      January 04, 2023 at 7:52 am

      I updated the recipe.

    2. Hollie says

      January 03, 2023 at 6:59 pm

      It doesn’t say how much garlic to use for the marinade ingredients?

    3. Jenna says

      January 25, 2022 at 9:23 pm

      You assemble the gyro... Not too hard to figure out and by the looks of it you already did that.

    4. Karen K says

      January 25, 2022 at 8:05 pm

      I don’t read anywhere what you do once chicken is cooked. Just go by the picture as to what to do to build the gyro? Looks delicious but recipe, in my opinion, is incomplete.

      ★★

    5. Jenna says

      October 24, 2021 at 7:23 am

      The recipe doesn't say to butterfly the chicken breasts. Just cut them up into equal size chunks.

    6. Adele A Peters says

      October 23, 2021 at 11:36 pm

      Are you cutting up chicken and marinating & cooking or are you butterflying the chicken cooking the marinating.. confused??

    7. Jenna says

      April 15, 2021 at 6:42 am

      Joseph's Pita Bread - Also mentioned above the recipe

    8. Veroncia says

      April 14, 2021 at 9:27 pm

      I'd like to know the brand of pita bread you used so I can look for it at my grocery store.

    9. Jenna says

      March 18, 2021 at 1:04 pm

      Yes it is 1 point for the pita bread. You can use your scanner app to find low point pita options in your area.

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