Greek Recipes

Crispy Greek Pita Bowl

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Prep

20 minutes

Cook

1 hour

Yield

2 pita bowls

This healthy and easy Greek Pita Bowl is the perfect easy dinner or lunch. You get the crunch from the pita bowl, the freshness of the veggies, and the juicy, flavorful gyro.

This Greek Pita Bowl is healthy, delicious, and made in a literal pita bowl! Not only does this Pita Bowl look beautiful but it’s also so tasty and easy to make. Whip up this dish for lunch, or a fresh dinner, and customize your bowl to your liking with your favorite toppings. 🍅 🥒 🫒 🧀

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❤️ Why You’ll Love This Pita Bowl

Quick Prep: This bowl is quick to make. Prep it in only 20 minutes then let your oven do the rest. This is an easy meal for those busy weeknights.
Fresh: These bowls are full of fresh ingredients. You can also totally personalize them with your favorite toppings. Get the family involved to build their own!
Healthy: With chickpeas and chicken for your protein and a ton of veggies, these Pita Bowls are good for you.

🍲 Ingredients

Chicken Gyro – For these Pita Bowls I used Chicken Gyro. Gyro can take some time to make as it’s all in the marinade and slow cooking. You can use whatever chicken you prefer in this dish but the Gyro really adds authenticness to the Greek Pita Bowl that I think you’re going to love. Follow my recipe here.

Pickled Onions – I find pickled onions add such a flavor and tanginess. They are so easy to make and you can keep them in your fridge for months to throw on tacos, in bowls, or salads. Follow my Pickled Onions recipe to make your own. Although you can use fresh red onions for these Pita Bowls, I love the kick the Pickled Onions give.

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👩‍🍳 How to Make Pita Bowls

Make the gyro chicken according to this recipe .
Once the chicken is cooked, prepare the pita bowls.
Turn the heat on the oven down to 350F.
Using a 9-inch cake tin, gently press the pita into the tin to create a bowl shape. Brush with a bit of olive oil and bake for about 5 minutes or until crisp (and stays in a bowl shape).
Let the pita cool for a few minutes and then remove to a plate.
Assemble the chicken pita bowls – divide the ingredients between the 2 pita bowls. Add the lettuce as the bottom layer then add the pickled onions, sliced cucumber, baby tomatoes, black olives, chickpeas, crumbled feta, and cooked & sliced gyro chicken.
Season the vegetables with a pinch of salt if desired. Add dollops of garlic sauce and/or tzatziki and garnish with fresh mint and fresh dill.
Enjoy the whole bowl! Don’t forget you can eat the pita bowl too as you enjoy it all.

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🗒 Tips and Tricks

Freshness: Use the freshest veggies for the best flavors and brightest colors. You can also swap any of the veggies for your favs or what’s in season.
Marinate the Meat: The key to Chicken Gyro is to marinate it for long enough for it to get all the flavors. You can marinate it for up to 24 hours but marinate it for at least 1 hour.
Tzatziki: Tzatziki is so easy to make with a few simple ingredients. You can make your own by following my Tzatziki Recipe .

🗒 Variations

If you like this Greek Pita Bowl, you’ll love some of these other Greek salads:

Greek Barley Salad
Greek Salad Recipe
Greek Cobb Salad Recipe

🗒 Best served with

Greek Tzatziki Sauce
Easy Falafel Recipe (swap the chicken for falafel to make this recipe vegetarian)
How to Make Hummus

👝 How to Store Leftovers

Like most salads, this Pita Bowl is best enjoyed fresh. However, you can keep the ingredients separate (veggies, dressing, pita bowl) and combine when you’re ready to eat if you want to meal prep this recipe.

🤔 Common Questions

You can use lamb, beef, chicken, shrimp, or even falafel for a vegetarian option in this recipe. Get creative!

You can prepare and cook the chicken, and prep the veggies ahead of time so you just need to assemble when you’re ready to eat.

Chicken thighs lend themselves to the long marinating time and slow cooking method. They come out so juicy and flavorful.

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Crispy Greek Pita Bowl

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3 cups shredded or thinly cut lettuce
½ cup pickled onions
1 cup very thinly sliced cucumber
1 cup baby tomatoes, halved
½ cup black olives
1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
fresh mint and fresh dill for garnish
garlic sauce (also known as Toum)
tzatziki (use our tzatziki recipe )
2 large thin pitas
2 servings of Gyro Chicken ( find the recipe by clicking here )

Instructions

Make the gyro chicken according to this recipe . https://www.foodbymaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/Make-the-chicken.mp4
Skewer the chicken onto the vertical pan. https://www.foodbymaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/skewerchicken.mp4
Turn the heat on the oven down to 350F.
Using a 9 inch cake tin, gently press the pita into the tin to create a bowl shape. Brush with a bit of olive oil and bake for about 5 minutes or until crisp (and stays in a bowl shape). https://www.foodbymaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/pita-squeesh.mp4
Let the pita cool for a few minutes and then remove to a plate.
Once the chicken is cooked, prepare the pita bowls. https://www.foodbymaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/cut-the-chicken.mp4
Assemble the chicken pita bowls – divide the ingredients between the 2 pita bowls. Add the lettuce as the bottom layer then add the pickled onions, sliced cucumber, baby tomatoes, black olives, chickpeas, crumbled feta and cooked & sliced gyro chicken. Season the vegetables with a pinch of salt if desired. Add dollops of garlic sauce and/or tzatziki and garnish with fresh mint and fresh dill. Enjoy the whole bowl! Don’t forget you can eat the pita bowl too as you enjoy it all. https://www.foodbymaria.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/01/preparethebowl.mp4

Notes

Make these quicker by making the chicken ahead of time; then all you need to do is prep the bowl ingredients and assemble!
If you like this recipe, try our other Gyro Bowl variations

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Crispy Greek Pita Bowl

Ingredients

3 cups shredded or thinly cut lettuce
½ cup pickled onions
1 cup very thinly sliced cucumber
1 cup baby tomatoes, halved
½ cup black olives
1 cup canned chickpeas, drained and rinsed
½ cup crumbled feta cheese
fresh mint and fresh dill for garnish
garlic sauce (also known as Toum)
tzatziki (use our tzatziki recipe )
2 large thin pitas
2 servings of Gyro Chicken ( find the recipe by clicking here )