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Pot Roast Gyros – street food inspired, oven-roasted pot roast stuffed inside fresh pitas with all the “extras”. Add delicious creamy tzatziki sauce and all of the desired toppings you love. This Greek-inspired loaded beef gyro is SO GOOD. It makes for a quick, fun, delicious, and different weeknight meal. Serve each gyro with homemade fries + ketchup for dipping for a meal that everyone will truly love.

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I’ve been excited to share this recipe all month long. It’s, without a doubt, my favorite recipe of April, and my family has been greatly enjoying it.

This past fall, I discovered a new love for slow-cooked pot roast. I made this cider braised pot roast, and that recipe officially sold me on cooking more pot roast recipes, whether it’s fall, winter, spring, or summer. There are so many ways we can cook affordable meat and make it delicious!

I’ve made classic pot roast, pineapple pot roast bowls, and even pot roast tacos, but again, this gyro is by far my favorite. A very simple and straightforward recipe that’s so delicious.

Creighton, Mom, Dad, Asher, and even Oslo love this recipe! We love any kind of loaded “street food” style wrap/sandwich/bowl. The idea with these gyros is that they’re simple. Nothing too fancy, but they use such delicious flavors. Slow-cook the meat in the oven or the crockpot, then toss with sauce. Assemble your pitas and enjoy them with so much Tzatziki sauce.

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These are the Details

Step 1: the seasoning

My go-to gyro seasoning blend is smoked paprika, cumin, oregano, fresh thyme, cayenne, and salt.

I use this for most of my gyro wraps/bowls; it’s my favorite blend.

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Step 2: slow-cook the meat

You can braise the meat in the oven or use the crockpot. Both methods are almost identical and equally delicious.

Arrange lots of sliced onions, shallots, and garlic in the bottom of your pot. Add beer, then lemon juice. If you prefer not to cook with beer, use broth. Slow braise the meat for 2-3 hours in the oven or 5 hours in the crockpot. As the meat is slowly cooking, the braising liquid turns into a yummy sauce. Save this sauce.

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Step 3: shred the meat

When the roast is falling apart, remove it from the pot and shred the meat.

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Step 4: the sauce

Now take the sauce in the pot and add butter, then simmer until it’s just barely reduced.

You can make homemade Tzatziki sauce or use store-bought. I always make my own, then add crumbled feta cheese. It makes it even yummier.

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Step 5: assemble

Stuff the meat, onions, and sauce into warm pitas. Add Tzatziki sauce, shredded lettuce, pickled red onion, maybe some feta cheese, and then lots of fresh herbs.

I always, always serve with homemade fries + ketchup for dipping, the perfect dinner!

Looking for other easy dinners? Here are some favorites:

Easy Greek Sheet Pan Chicken and Potatoes

30 Minute Spicy Indian Butter Chicken

Sheet Pan Sticky Sweet and Sour Chicken

Sheet Pan Chicken Gyros with Feta Tzatziki

Lastly, if you make these Pot Roast Gyros be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And, of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!

Pot Roast Gyros

Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 3 hours
Total Time 3 hours 15 minutes
Servings: 6
Calories Per Serving: 519 kcal

Nutritional information is only an estimate. The accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipe on this site is not guaranteed.

Ingredients

Instructions

Oven

  • 1. Preheat the oven to 325° F.
    2. Arrange the onions, shallots, and garlic, in the bottom of a large, oven-safe Dutch oven.
    3. In a bowl, mix the paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme, cayenne, and season with 2 teaspoons of salt. Place the roast on the onions, then rub all over with the spice mix. Pour over the beer and lemon juice. Add 1/3 cup water. Cover and roast for 3 to 4 hours or until very tender.
    4. Crank the heat on the oven up to 425° F. Uncover and cook for 10 minutes, until deeply caramelized on top. Remove the meat from the pot and shred it using two forks.
    5. Simmer the remaining sauce left in the pot with the butter, until just barely reduced. Toss the beef with the sauce.
    6. Stuff the beef and onions into warmed pitas with tzatziki. Then add lettuce, red onions, and herbs. Drizzle over more tzatziki. YUM! Enjoy!

Crockpot

  • 1. Arrange the onions, shallots, and garlic, in the bowl of the crockpot.
    2. In a bowl, mix the paprika, cumin, oregano, thyme, and cayenne, and season with 2 teaspoons of salt. Place the roast on the onions and rub all over with the spice mix. Pour over the beer and lemon juice. Cover and cook on LOW for 5-6 hours or on HIGH for 3 hours.
    3. Remove the meat from the pot and shred it using two forks.
    4. Crank the heat on the crockpot to HIGH and cook the remaining sauce with the butter until just barely reduced. Toss the beef with the sauce.
    5. Stuff the beef and onions into warmed pitas with tzatziki. Then add lettuce, red onions, and herbs. Drizzle over more tzatziki. YUM! Enjoy!
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    1. Thanks so much, Crystalyn! I would do at least an hour in the instant pot. Let me know if you give this recipe a try! xT

  1. Wondering why butter is added to the sauce after the meat comes out? Isn’t there already grease in the sauce from the meat, won’t the butter just add to that and separate? Curious before I attempt to make this.

    1. Hi Alex,
      I think the butter adds some nice flavor here, but you could totally omit that if you wanted:) Please let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx

  2. 5 stars
    I just made these tonight and they were sooooo good. I used the crock pot method and they turned out perfect. Just the meat by itself has a great flavor, and it was even better with all the gyro toppings! I used store bought naan, but when I have more time, I’ll try your recipe! 😋

    1. Hey Valerienne,
      Happy Friday!! I am thrilled to hear that this recipe was enjoyed, thanks for making it and your comment! Xx

  3. 5 stars
    I made this tonight and it was fantastic! As a matter of fact, every recipe of yours that I’ve made has been amazing! Thank you!

    1. Hi Kristen,
      Fantastic!! Thanks so much for making this recipe and your comment, so glad it was a winner:)

    1. Hi Suzanna,
      You are going to cook for 2 1/2-3 hours, but yes, that should be plenty of time:) Let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xT

  4. Can this recipe be halved? It’s just two of us in the house now. Would it change the cook time for the crockpot and oven?

    1. Hey there,
      Totally, that would be just fine for you to do, you could also cut the cook time in half. I hope you love this recipe! xT

  5. 5 stars
    So easy and so good. Pickled onions add the zip it needs!! Used gyros bread. Super quick to the table. Would love to have your tkatziki recipe. Just used boughten. Family loved!

  6. 5 stars
    So good! Don’t skip the pickled onions or the rest of the yummy toppings. But the flavor of the beef was perfect and this was an easy recipe for a crowd.

  7. I’ve been loving all the chuck roast recipes lately! We have beef in the freezer to use up so this is perfect, thank you!

  8. Thank you for this wonderful crock pot recipe ! I love the simplicity and so trust your taste buds !!

  9. What other herbs did you use besides fresh thyme. Because you stated “herbs” in your recipe. I would like to make this dish it sounds yummy and looks delicious from the photos.

    1. Hey Reba,
      You can really use any fresh herbs that you enjoy, but I love using dill, parsley, and basil for serving! Let me know if you give this recipe a try! xx

  10. The recipe calls for lemon juice, yet the pictures show pieces of lemon in the pot for the roast…did you cook them in there?

    1. Hi Jessica,
      You can follow the recipe as written using just the lemon juice:) Please let me know if you have any other questions, I hope you love this recipe! xT

  11. What kind of beer did you use? Something lighter like a lager? Or a darker, heavier beer (like a stout)?

    1. Hi Caroline,
      I like to use something on the lighter side, but you can use your favorite beer here! Please let me know if you give this recipe a try, I hope you love it! xx

  12. This recipe says it serves 3 people yet calls for a 4 lb chuck roast. Seems like that is disproportionate?

    1. Hey Rachel,
      Sorry about that! This recipe will make enough for 6 servings:) Please let me know if you have any other questions! xT

      1. 1 star
        You should be banned from making anything Greek inspired until you learn how to properly pronounce tzatziki. It’s not hard. You’ve done it so many times it’s not cute anymore, it’s just insulting. Perhaps if you actually traveled like you claim you want to, you would visit Greece and experience their warm hospitality and maybe gain some respect for their food. At least enough to bother googling the correct pronunciation. And if you can’t do that, call it a cucumber yogurt sauce and move on.

        1. I think you accidently went to the wrong website Larry, grumpy old-man comments belong on Facebook 🫶

    1. Yeah, slow cooking a big chuck roast takes a long time for sure. This might be more of a weekend meal but it looks really tasty. 😊