Sheet Pan Chicken Tzatziki Wraps
These sheet pan chicken tzatziki wraps are everything a weeknight dinner should be: easy, flavorful, fast, and family-friendly!
I’ve learned a little bit about myself in 2020.
Namely, it doesn’t matter whether life is completely shut down or if it is running at full speed, I really appreciate a good, fast, weeknight dinner.
(Also, apparently I really love donkeys and pigs).
You can’t get easier than a good ol’ sheet pan dinner. And these sheet pan chicken tzatziki wraps have all the flavors and features of a meal that I could eat every day for the rest of forever.
Sheet Pan Dinners
This recipe calls for two sheet pans. It’s important that the vegetables cook on one sheet pan and the chicken cooks on the other.
Why?
Because most likely the vegetables will need a different cooking time than the chicken. If they’re crowded on the same sheet pan, you could end up with undercooked chicken (ew) or soggy vegetables (ew, too).
I’m honestly not sure which is worse.
A Note About Veggies
I like to use bell peppers and zucchini for this recipe. But ultimately, all you’re really going for is some really great roasted veggies. So feel free to change up those veggies in a way that makes you excited.
Seriously, I have a major sweet tooth, and still, roasted vegetables rank right up there with some of the yummiest things on the planet. They are so good. And they are fantastic in this sheet pan recipe.
The chicken gets a flavor boost from a simple marinade (lemon + garlic = YUM), and when everything is done cooking, I throw it all together on one sheet pan for serving.
Don’t panic
While the ingredient list may seem long, it comes together fast. Promise!
- lemon garlic chicken
- roasted veggies
- tzatziki sauce (favorite stuff ever)
- flatbread
- fresh toppings
All of those simple parts come together to create something exponentially delicious.
Flatbread…or not
We serve these sheet pan chicken tzatziki wraps in flatbread. The stone-fired naan from Costco (and other stores) is an easy and likely choice.
When there’s time or when my freezer is well stocked, I also love this homemade Greek flatbread. Or this easy homemade naan bread.
BUT, you could easily serve the goodness of this meal in salad or bowl form. Skip the bread and pile everything up on a bed of spring greens or romaine. Oh my heavens, t.a.s.t.y.
Bonus: most of this recipe can be prepped ahead of time.
And it has quickly become a family favorite. Over the summer, each child that resides under my roof and depletes daily resources has been assigned a dinner night each week.
This sheet pan meal (and actually the other sheet pan meals on my site) have become go-tos for the kids to make. I don’t blame them! Throw some stuff on a sheet pan, bake it in the oven, and dig in. That’s my kind of meal.
I hope you guys love this one as much as we do!
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Sheet Pan Chicken Tzatziki Wraps
Ingredients
Chicken:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon minced garlic, about 2 medium cloves
- ½ teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon salt, I use coarse, kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon pepper
- 1 ½ to 2 pounds chicken breasts, cut into thin slices
Vegetables:
- 2 bell peppers, any color, cored and sliced thinly
- 1 medium zucchini, sliced into strips (no need to peel)
- 1-2 tablespoons olive oil
- Salt and pepper
Tzatziki:
- ½ to 1 cup grated English cucumber
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice
- 1 teaspoon red wine vinegar
- ½ cup crumbled feta, optional, but super tasty
- Salt and pepper, to taste
Extras:
- Naan, flatbread, or other wrap bread
- Thinly sliced red onions
- Diced cucumbers
- Chopped tomatoes
- Spring mix lettuce, or other lettuce
Instructions
- For the chicken and marinade, in a small bowl, whisk together the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper. Place the chicken strips in a shallow dish or ziploc bag.
- Pour the marinade over the chicken, toss to combine, cover and refrigerate for at least 30 minutes (or up to 4 hours).
- For the tzatziki sauce, squeeze excess liquid from the cucumber (can use a kitchen towel or lightly wring out with hands). Combine the cucumber with the remaining tzatziki ingredients. Season to taste with salt and pepper. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
- Preheat the oven to 425 degrees F.
- Lightly grease a half sheet plan and place the chicken pieces on the pan in a single layer (leave excess marinade in dish or bag).
- On a second sheet pan, toss the bell peppers and zucchini with olive oil and season lightly with salt and pepper. Spread in a single layer.
- Place both sheet pans in the oven on separate racks and cook for 5-6 minutes. Rotate sheet pans. (At this point, if there is a lot of liquid on the chicken sheet pan, drain it off). Continue cooking until the chicken and veggies are tender (they may finish cooking at different times so watch closely).
- Serve the chicken and veggies on flatbread with tzatziki sauce and other toppings.
Notes
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Recipe Source: from Mel’s Kitchen Cafe (bits and pieces from lots of other recipes like this lemon garlic chicken, these chicken gyros, etc)
Delish! I love dinners like this!
Just in case anyone is wondering, it works great to be cooked in a couple of big skillets (or maybe in a couple of batches if your skillet isn’t quite big enough)on the stove top on those hot summer days when you just don’t wanna turn on the oven! (Ahem, today.)
Used yellow squash and mushrooms instead of zucchini and bell peppers and it was soooo good! Thanks for an awesome recipe!
Wow! This is so delish! So fresh and SO yummy. It was a hit!
Love this recipe. Made your greek yogurt flatbread to go along with the chicken, which I cooked in the slow cooker and shredded. Bell peppers and zucchini roasted in the oven as you directed.
Will make again!
Another fantastic recipe! I absolutely love how
easy this is to prepare and it is very healthy too. I am Greek so I loved the spin on the tzatziki with the addition of feta. The only change I made was to add fresh dill because that is how my dad makes it. Delicious.
I made this twice this week because we had extra sauce and so I had to make it again to eat it up. Delicious both times! I refer to your website almost daily in my efforts to keep my family fed. Thank you, Mel! We sure appreciate what you do.
Thank you so much, Shannon!
I made this! Mostly – I ended up essentially making the avocado cream sauce from your chili lime tacos instead of the tzatziki sauce, and it was delicious. (My husband is allergic to one milk protein, and fun fact! High fat dairy is very low in protein! Add in that I don’t like cucumbers and avocado cream just made sense)
I could have used more guidance on cooking time, though, I kept pulling it out every few minutes after the first five and checking the internal temp of one of the larger pieces of chicken. I might have cooked it too long? But when I tasted a piece earlier it was a little rubbery, eww. It didn’t taste as good as it smelled but it worked fine with the yummy sauce.
All in all a delicious dinner. Thanks, Mel!
This dinner is amazing! The flavors are incredible and the ease can’t be beat. I am not normally a tzatziki fan, but I made this recipe (with feta) with sour cream instead of yogurt. It wasn’t as tangy, and completely untraditional, but it tasted amazing! I was drowning my wrap it. So if anyone was looking for a substitute, sour cream works!
I have made this a recipe a few more times and I am a huge fan! I know you aren’t crazy about chicken thighs Mel but I tried it with them and thought it was even better! I’ve also been using the broil instead of bake technique to great effect. Such a delightful recipe. Thanks again for sharing.
Cannot wait to make this again ASAP! Soooooo good. Made it with your flatbread and seriously, devoured it! Thanks for another amazing recipe!
Thanks so much, Bri!
So easy, so good! Would be great for a crowd. I roasted peppers, a red onion, and green beans. We all loved this meal!
Yay! Thanks, Sarah!
Wonderful recipe Mel! A perfect recipe for this part of the year with lots of fresh vegetables. I could not resist adding some fresh garlic (2-3 cloves) to the tzatziki though–gives it a nice kick (although be cautious about seeing company after!)
Haha. Great idea on the garlic, James!
SO yummy! I ate all of the leftover veggies topped with an obscene amount of the tzatziki sauce for the lunch the next day!
Haha, sounds AMAZING!
This was soo yummy! Everyone (my husband, mom, three kids and I) all ate this in record time…5 if us even had seconds. I was hoping for more leftovers, but I guess it means we will just have to make it again soon. Thanks for another amazingly easy to prepare and delicious to eat meal. You’re the best!
I love reading comments like this – thank you, Amanda!
We had this for dinner tonight with your homemade flatbread…so good and I am definitely hoarding the leftovers for my lunch tomorrow!
Leftover lunch hoarders unite! 🙂 So glad you loved this one, Jill!
I’m curious why there is no dill (or mint) in the tzatziki? I added about 2 tbsp fresh dill to mine.
Sounds like a great idea!
Where is the note about thinly slicing chicken? I’ve looked this post up and down three times and don’t see it?? Help!
Sorry, Torri! There isn’t a note about the chicken. I think when I posted the recipe I was going to add one and then altered the recipe instructions to make it more clear.
Lol, thank you! I guess I was hoping some magic trick would show up to make slicing chicken less messy or a pre sliced product could be found at Costco
I don’t see anywhere that you salt the chicken. Did you not salt the marinade or anything?
Hi Tabitha, thanks for the comment (and sorry for the delay in responding); there is salt in the marinade, but I left it out of the ingredients list. Sorry about that. Just edited the recipe. Thanks for the heads up.
These turned out really great! I added fresh minced garlic to the tzatziki sauce, besides the suggested feta and it was delicious! I had some left over as some of my family didn’t want any sauce and I added dill to it and ate it on crackers the next day. I love the sheet pan method for this meal! These were fun to make and fun to eat!
Thanks for the review, Brittany! Love your changes!
This is definitely going on the menu for next week! Tzatziki is my fav!
Can you please do a post about when you use bake verses convection?
I almost always use convection for just about everything. It bakes more evenly and faster – when using it, I set the oven temp about 25 degrees lower than what the recipe states.
We had this tonight and it was amazing! I definitely need more practice on the homemade flatbread, but it was still good, just a little goofy looking.
Glad you liked this recipe, Julie – and if it makes you feel better, my homemade flatbread is always a little wonky looking too. 🙂
We had this for supper tonight. Super easy and delicious. Another Mel winner. Don’t skip the feta in the tzatziki. It really added to the taste,
Thanks for the review, Nancy! I’m glad I’m not the only one that loves feta in tzatziki!
This was delicious! I loved the addition of feta to the tzatziki sauce. Thanks, Mel!
Thanks so much, Laurie!
Mel, this was so good. I loved all the components (although my husband’s not really a fan of tzatziki, so sad for him, more for me I gave him some salsa on the side). The flavors are spot on, thank you.
We started a keto diet almost two weeks ago and I was so happy to see all the ingredients are keto friendly. I even found a good keto naan recipe so everything meshed so well!
That’s awesome!
We actually had all of the ingredients, so I made it tonight. So good! Everyone loved it! Thanks for another great recipe!
Thanks for checking back in so fast to let me know, Amy!
Hi Mel! These look great! I love sheet pan dinners. My family and I love, love, love your chicken gyros recipe. Do you think that marinade recipe would work in the oven as well as this one?
Yes, I think so!
They look really good and healthy I’ve never tried any.. But I would love to.
For those who know how to make tzaziki we never put in feta in the Greek tzaziki!
That’s why I listed as optional. 🙂
You’re missing out! It’s amazing!
This looks so good!! I’m excited to try it! Thanks, Mel!!
Thanks, Alexandra!