Greek Pita Sandwich Recipe - Good Cheap Eats (2024)

You don’t need to head to the Mediterranean or even the mall to enjoy a Greek Pita Sandwich. These homemade Steak Gyros are packed with flavor and are so easy to make.

Topped with fresh and creamy Garlic Yogurt Sauce and served alongside Couscous Salad or French Fries, these pita sandwiches make for a fun and frugal dinner. Stop eating out or grabbing takeout when you can make your faves at home for less!

Have you ever met a Gyro or pita sandwich you didn’t like? Me, neither.

Loaded with grilled meats, piled high with lettuce, tomato, onion, and feta cheese, drizzled with that amazing garlic yogurt sauce? It’s hard to beat the Greek pita sandwich.

However, it’s the high price I could live without. Our local pita places charge upwards of $10 for a gyro!

Making them at home myself for less is the way to go, at least so I can feed that pita craving whenever it hits.

Why Make This

They’re a good homemade alternative to the kebab shop. While these Grilled Steak Gyros aren’t quite the same as the traditional lamb-style gyro, they’re still amazingly good.The combination of feta cheese, yogurt sauce, juicy steak, and crisp veggies is such a tastymeal.

They’re affordable! At only $2.27/person, you get an incredible meal for a great price.

They’re make-ahead. When you order from your local pita place, you need to eat it pretty quickly, lest the pita sandwich get soggy. All the components of these steak gyro will stay good in the fridge up to 4 days, so if your crowd is fewer than 8, you can enjoy Greek pita more than once in a week!

Ingredients

The ingredients list for Greek pita is pretty straightforward. You’ll need:

grilled protein – I use an easy Greek marinade on steak or chicken, but you can also swap in lamb, pork, shrimp, tofu, or falafel.

pita bread – Pita bread is traditional but you can use naan or other flatbreads if that’s what you have.

veggies – Lettuce, tomato, and red onion are nice, but you can also add cucumber if you like.

tzatziki or greek yogurt sauce – It’s fairly pricey to buy at the store, but you can make your own at home for cheap.

crumbled feta cheese – This is optional. Many shops charge extra for feta. When you make your Greek pita sandwiches at home, you can have all the feta you want. If you’ve got leftover feta, be sure to make this Easy Greek Pizza Recipe.

Step-by-Step Instructions

These sandwiches are super simple to make!

1. Prep the vegetables.
2. Make the garlic yogurt sauce (tzatziki).
3. Grill the steak. Chop it into bite-sized pieces.
4. Assemble the sandwiches by layering the cooked meat, lettuce, tomato, onion, and feta cheese atop each sandwich. Drizzle with sauce, if desired. Serve as is, or wrap in foil to eat more like a burrito.

Make-ahead Instructions

To meal prep Greek pita sandwiches, leave all the elements separate. You don’t want anything to get soggy or mushy. Store the components in airtight containers in the fridge. When ready to serve, reheat the meat and assemble the sandwiches.

Consider serving these elements in a future sandwich bar with friends.

FAQs

Recipe Costs

Knowing how much it costs you to prepare a recipe can help you decide if it’s the type of recipe to make regularly or one you might want to save for special occasions. Let’s crunch some numbers and see how this recipe pencils out.

• grilled sirloin tip steak – $9.32
• pita bread – $3.59
• baby greens – $2.00
• red onion – $0.15
• tomato – $0.60
• garlic yogurt sauce – $1.17 (if homemade)
• feta cheese – $1.35

When shopping at a mid-range grocery store at non-sale prices, you can expect to pay about $18.18 for the ingredients to make 8 pita sandwiches. This works out to $2.27 each!

Compared to the $10+ ticket price at our local kebab shops, this is a screaming deal.

Save Even More

Here are some of the strategies you canuse to make this recipe more economical:

• Stock up on ingredients when they are on sale.The meat, pita, and the cheese are the high price items in this recipe. Watch for sales and stock up.
• Bake your own pita bread. It’s not difficult to bake pita bread and it’s super fun to watch them puff.
• Make your own Garlic Yogurt Sauce. Tzatziki is a must-have on a Greek pita and thankfully, it’s super simple to make yourself, with just five ingredients.

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This post was originally published on November 29, 2010. It has been updated for content and clarity.