Greek Gyros Pizza

Name: Greek Gyros Pizza
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 20 min
Ingredients: 4 ounces gyro meat; 1 12" pizza crust ((or flatbread)); 1 Tbsp olive oil; 1 Tbsp tahini paste; ¾ tsp gyros seasoning ((divided)); 4½ ounces Asiago cheese; 2½ ounces goat cheese; ¾ ounce sun-dried tomatoes; 8 Kalamata olives; ½ ounce red onion ((diced or sliced)); 1 ounce crumbled feta cheese

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If you’re a fan of quick and easy recipes, you’re in for a treat with this tasty Greek Gyros Pizza recipe! This dish is not only delicious and customizable, but it can be ready to enjoy in under 20 minutes. Perfect for a busy weeknight or a quick weekend treat! Serve with this Greek Cucumber Salad.

sliced Greek gyros pizza with a pizza cutting wheel.

If you're a fan of a traditional gyro sandwich, get ready to experience gyro meat in a whole new way! This twist takes your favorite flavors beyond the typical gyro pita.

Using flatbread or a premade pizza crust can save a lot of time. Naan bread is another great option. However, if you want to tackle making the dough from scratch, try my lahm bi ajeen dough recipe. It's simple, easy to prepare, and makes an excellent pizza dough!

Instead of the usual tomato-based sauce found in most pizza recipes, I like to add a light coating of tahini paste or garlic tahini sauce. I then layer the cheeses, sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, red onion, and gyro meat, then finish with a sprinkling of gyro seasoning!

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😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe
🛒 What You Need For This Recipe
🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions
🍖 How to A Make Gyros Pizza
🥗 Serving Suggestions
🤷🏻‍♀️ Recipe FAQs
👩🏼‍🍳 Pro Tips
🍕 Related Recipes
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💬 Comments

😍 Why You'll Love This Recipe

This Greek pizza recipe is quicker to prepare than waiting for takeout or heating up a frozen pizza. You'll have a delicious meal on the table in no time!
You can easily make a delicious chicken gyro pizza with this recipe. Just substitute chicken gyro meat for the traditional beef or lamb.
To enhance the Greek flavors in this pizza, I love to sprinkle on my homemade gyro seasoning. This delightful blend of herbs and spices—featuring thyme, rosemary, and oregano really elevates the dish and brings out those authentic Greek flavors!
If you have picky eaters, no problem because this recipe is totally customizable! Let them add their favorite ingredients to their own personalized pizza.

🛒 What You Need For This Recipe

greek gyro pizza ingredients including gyro meat, pizza crusts, cheese, onion, olive oil, and seasoning.

🔖 Ingredients & Substitutions

Gyro meat: You can use my homemade gyro meat recipe or any store-bought variety. Another option is to get gyro meat from your favorite Greek restaurant. You can also substitute chicken gyro meat for beef or lamb gyro.
Pizza crust: Choose from flatbread, ready-made pizza crust like Boboli, naan bread, or homemade pizza dough.
Sauce: Instead of using a traditional sauce, I brushed olive oil on the bottom of the pizza crust to achieve a nice crispness. For an extra flavor boost, I spread tahini paste on top, but tahini sauce would work wonderfully as well!
Cheese: I used Asiago cheese as a base because I couldn't find Kasseri cheese locally. Another acceptable substitute would be mozzarella cheese. I also added rounds of goat cheese and sprinkled the baked pizza with crumbled feta cheese.
Fresh Toppings: This pizza's toppings include sun-dried tomatoes, Kalamata olives, and red onion. If you don't have sun-dried tomatoes, you can substitute cherry tomatoes. Artichoke hearts would also be excellent on a gyro pizza!
Optional: For a beautiful presentation, garnish with fresh chopped Italian parsley or fresh mint leaves.

*See the recipe card for a full list of ingredients.

🍖 How to A Make Gyros Pizza

Preheat oven to 450°F

Step 1: If using store-bought gyros, cook strips in a pan to render some of the fat, but don't overcook because it will continue to bake in the oven. If using my gyros recipe, only bake for 4 minutes, then remove from the oven and slice into 1-2" portions.

Step 2: Brush the bottom of the pizza crust or flatbread with olive oil, then flip over and brush tahini paste on top. Sprinkle with gyro seasoning. I used ½ teaspoon for a 12" crust. Use less on smaller crusts.

pizza crust drizzled with tahini with a yellow pastry brush.

pizza crust topped tahini and seasoning.

Step 3: Shred Asiago or Kessari cheese and add to the pizza crust. Slice goat cheese into 8 round slices and distribute equally over the pizza.

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pizza crust topped with shredde cheese and round slices of goat cheese.

Step 4: Add sun-dried tomatoes, sliced Kalamata olives, and sliced (or diced) red onion. Finally, top pizza with gyro meat, and sprinkle with a pinch of gyro seasoning.

Baking Instructions

Step 5: Bake gyro pizza on the middle oven rack for 8-10 minutes, or until the cheese is melted and the crust is golden and crisp. Sprinkle with crumbled feta cheese and chopped parsley (optional) and serve!

🥗 Serving Suggestions

This gyro pizza was inspired by my shawarma pizza recipe. It pairs well with this zesty quinoa salad, Lebanese tabouli salad, or a Middle Eastern salad.

If you're looking for a sauce option, you can't go wrong with a drizzle of toum (Lebanese garlic sauce) or this yogurt sauce (similar to tzatziki sauce). And for dessert, try this Greek Galaktoboureko recipe or this easy puff pastry baklava!

a close up of a slice of Greek gyros pizza.

🤷🏻‍♀️ Recipe FAQs

What's the difference between gyros and souvlaki?

Gyros and souvlaki are both popular Greek dishes, but they differ in preparation and presentation. Gyros is made from pork, chicken, or lamb that's cooked on a vertical rotisserie/spit. The meat is sliced off in thin layers and often served on pita bread with toppings like tomatoes, onions, cucumbers, and tzatziki sauce.

Souvlaki, on the other hand, consists of skewered and grilled cubed and marinated meat. Sometimes vegetables are also added. It's usually served on a stick or in Greek flatbread or pita bread.

What is gyros pizza?

Gyros pizza is a creative dish that combines the flavors of traditional Greek gyros with the classic elements of pizza. Instead of the usual pizza toppings, gyro pizza features seasoned gyro meat (typically lamb, beef, or chicken). Other possible toppings include tomatoes, onions, olives, cucumbers, tzatziki sauce, and feta cheese.

How do you pronounce gyro?

"Gyro" is pronounced like "Yee-ro", and the plural "Gyros" is pronounced, "Yee-ros."

What does gyros mean?

"Gyros" means "turning" in Greek. The name describes how this meat is prepared. Ground pork, lamb, or beef is mixed with spices and formed into a loaf, then roasted around a rotating vertical spit. The meat is shaved into thin slices and served in pita bread or flatbread.

👩🏼‍🍳 Pro Tips

The ingredients listed in the recipe card are for a 12" pizza crust. They may need to be scaled up or down based on the size of the pizza crust being used or how many pizzas are being prepared.
This gyro pizza can be prepared ahead of time and stored in freezer bags, in the freezer, until you are ready to bake it.
Store leftovers in the fridge, in an airtight container, for up to 4 days.
Reheat gyro pizza in a toaster oven, air fryer, or oven.

Greek gyros pizza with a slice being removed.

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