This Greek Omelet With Gyro Meat and Feta brings the bold flavors of a Greek restaurant to the breakfast table. Fluffy eggs are filled with savory gyro meat, salty feta, and fresh Greek-inspired ingredients for a hearty omelet that’s easy enough for a weekday breakfast but special enough for brunch. It’s also a delicious way to use leftover gyro meat from Greek Restaurant Night, turning yesterday’s dinner into a completely different meal. Finish the omelet with fresh herbs, a squeeze of lemon, and a spoonful of creamy tzatziki for a flavorful Mediterranean-inspired breakfast that proves gyro meat isn’t just for pitas and platters.

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A Greek Omelet With a Restaurant Twist

A good omelet doesn’t need complicated ingredients to feel special. The key is combining a few ingredients with plenty of flavor and contrasting textures. Here, seasoned gyro meat brings savory, herby flavor, while feta adds a salty, tangy bite. Creamy tzatziki, fresh herbs, and lemon provide the finishing touches that keep the omelet from feeling too heavy.

This is also an easy breakfast to make when you have leftover gyro meat in the refrigerator. Instead of reheating the same gyro pita or platter, chop the meat into small pieces and give it a quick sauté until the edges are warm and slightly crisp. Add it to fluffy eggs with feta and you’ve turned the leftovers into an entirely new meal.

Think Like a Restaurant

Restaurants often take familiar ingredients and change the format to create a completely different experience. That’s exactly what we’re doing here.

The same gyro meat that made an excellent dinner can become the star of an individual breakfast omelet the next morning. Add a spoonful of tzatziki, a sprinkle of feta, fresh dill or parsley, and a squeeze of lemon, and suddenly a basic omelet feels like something you’d order at a Greek-inspired brunch restaurant.

For a full breakfast experience, serve the omelet with warm pita, sliced cucumber and tomato, Kalamata olives, or a Horiatiki salad and fresh fruit. You can also put the toppings on the table and let everyone customize their own plate.

Part of the Greek Capsule Kitchen

This omelet is one more example of why we like building a Capsule Kitchen around a cuisine. Once you have a few core Greek components prepared, you can keep changing the format rather than eating the same meal over and over.

Make gyro meat for dinner, then use the leftovers in a breakfast omelet or skillet. Add the same flavors to a breakfast wrap, sandwich, bowl, or even egg bites. The ingredients stay familiar, but the experience changes completely.

That’s the All Spiced Out approach: Think Like a Restaurant. Build great flavor components once, then use them creatively across different meals and formats to get more variety, more value, and more restaurant-style experiences from your own kitchen.

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Why You'll Love This Recipe
Ingredients used in Greek Omelet With Gyros and Feta
Optional Ingredient Variations
Recommended Equipment
How to Make Greek Omelet With Gyro and Feta
STEP 1 – Sauté Vegetables
STEP 2 – Whisk Eggs With Milk and Seasoning
STEP 3 – Pour in Egg Mixture
STEP 4 – Arrange Toppings
STEP 5 – Fold The Omelet Over
Recipe Tips for The Best Greek Omelet With Gyro and Feta
What to Serve With
Best Uses for Leftover Gyro Meat
Storage Tips
More Easy Breakfast and Brunch Recipes
Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
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Why You’ll Love This Recipe

Restaurant-style breakfast: Greek flavors make a classic omelet feel like something special.
Perfect for leftover gyro meat: Give leftover gyro a completely new purpose.
Quick and easy: A satisfying breakfast comes together in minutes.
Big Greek flavor: Gyro meat, feta, herbs, lemon, and tzatziki bring plenty of flavor without complicated ingredients.
Great for brunch: Serve individual omelets with warm pita and Greek-inspired sides.
Easy to customize: Add vegetables, herbs, or your favorite Greek toppings.
Naturally filling: Eggs and gyro meat make this a hearty breakfast.
Part of a Greek flavor ecosystem: The same gyro meat can become breakfast skillets, wraps, bowls, sandwiches, and more.

Ingredients used in Greek Omelet With Gyros and Feta

The ingredients shown and listed below serve as a general representation of the recipe. For a complete list of ingredients, measurements and helpful tips, please refer to our recipe card. Jump to Recipe

Greek Omelet with Gyro Meat and Feta ingredients mise en place

Gyros – we use our homemade lamb gyros (Instant Pot or sheet pan method)
Eggs – two large sized eggs are needed for each omelet.
Feta – we prefer to buy block feta and crumble it, instead of buying crumbled feta.
Cheddar Cheese – some shredded cheddar cheese, or you can substitute similar shredded cheeses.
Olive Oil – extra virgin olive oil, for the pan to fry the vegetables.
Spinach – some fresh spinach or baby spinach leaves. You can chop or leave them whole.
Onions – finely diced red onions.
Bell Peppers – thinly sliced bell peppers.
Tomato – diced tomato are added with the vegetable stir fry.
Greek Seasoning – we use our Greek Seasoning Blend
Milk
Butter
Basil – some chopped fresh basil or other fresh herbs to sprinkle over the dish as garnish.
Tzatziki – it’s optional, but you can add a side of tzatziki to make it restaurant-style.
Lemon – also optional, but brightens it up.

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Optional Ingredient Variations

Greek Chicken Souvlaki Omelet

Replace gyro meat with chopped leftover chicken souvlaki.

Spinach & Feta Greek Omelet

Skip the meat and increase the spinach and feta.

Greek Veggie Omelet

Add roasted peppers, tomato, red onion, spinach, and Kalamata olives.

Spicy Greek Omelet

Add crushed red pepper flakes or finish with a small drizzle of hot honey.

Greek Breakfast Wrap

Turn the omelet into a pita wrap with tzatziki, cucumber, tomato, and feta.

Recommended Equipment

A sturdy cast-iron or non-stick skillet is recommended. We love our Le Creuset, although it was pricey we have used it daily since. You’ll also need a medium to large mixing bowl and a large spatula to flip the omelet.

Skillet

Spatula

Mixing Bowl

How to Make Greek Omelet With Gyro and Feta

The steps listed below serve as a general guide on how to make the recipe. For a complete list of step-by-step instructions with cook times and temperatures, please refer to our recipe card. Jump to Recipe

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STEP 1 – Sauté Vegetables

Pour olive oil into a medium-hot skillet. Then add the diced onions. Brown the onions while stirring occasionally. Add the sliced bell peppers and chopped tomatoes and fry them with the onions for a minute or two.

Greek Omelet with Gyro Meat and Feta step 2

Then add the chopped spinach. Cover with the lid and cook the vegetables for about five minutes until the bell peppers begin to soften.

Greek Omelet with Gyro Meat and Feta step 3

Stir the vegetables every minute so they don’t burn. When the veggies are cooked and soft, transfer them to a bowl and set aside.

Greek Omelet with Gyro Meat and Feta step 4

STEP 2 – Whisk Eggs With Milk and Seasoning

In a separate bowl, crack two eggs. Whisk the eggs together to mix the egg yolk and white. Pour in the milk.

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Add the Greek seasoning blend and mix the eggs, milk and seasoning together well.

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STEP 3 – Pour in Egg Mixture

Melt 1 Tablespoon butter in the medium-hot skillet. Then pour in the egg mix and evenly distribute it in the pan. You can do this by lifting the pan and tilting it so that the egg spreads out.

Greek Omelet with Gyro Meat and Feta step 9

STEP 4 – Arrange Toppings

Fry the egg for a few minutes until the surface starts to solidify. Then arrange the chopped lamb gyros evenly over top of the egg. Then add the reserved fried vegetables on top of the gyros. Sprinkle on a half cup of the shredded cheese, and a half cup of crumbled feta.

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STEP 5 – Fold The Omelet Over

With a large spatula, fold the omelet over in half. Sprinkle the remaining half cup of shredded cheese over top. Cover with a lid for a minute or so, to allow the cheese to melt. Transfer to a serving plate, and garnish with additional crumbled feta cheese and fresh herbs, if desired. Enjoy!

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Recipe Tips for The Best Greek Omelet With Gyro and Feta

Use leftover gyro meat. This is one of the easiest ways to turn leftover gyro into a completely different breakfast.
Don’t overfill the omelet. A moderate amount of filling makes it easier to fold and keeps the eggs from tearing.
Warm the gyro first. Give the chopped gyro meat a quick sauté before adding it to the eggs so the edges become slightly crisp and the meat is hot.
Keep the eggs tender. Cook them over medium-low heat rather than rushing the omelet over high heat.
Don’t overcook the feta. Add it to the filling just before folding so it stays pleasantly crumbly and tangy.
Use fresh herbs as a finishing ingredient. Dill and parsley add freshness that balances the savory gyro meat.
Add tzatziki after cooking. A cool spoonful of tzatziki provides a great contrast to the warm omelet.
Finish with lemon. Fresh lemon juice brightens the rich eggs, gyro meat, and feta.
Think Like a Restaurant: Fold the omelet neatly and transfer it to a warm plate. Add a spoonful of tzatziki on top, sprinkle with feta and fresh herbs, and serve with lemon wedges, olives, and warm pita.

What to Serve With

Also love to serve our Greek omelet with roasted breakfast potatoes, tzatziki, Horiatiki salad and a lemon wedge.

Greek Breakfast Skillet With Gyros – this is made with diced lemon potatoes and the same vegetable stir fry with spinach, bell peppers and tomato.

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Best Uses for Leftover Gyro Meat

You can repurpose any extra gyros in a variety of delicious ways. You won’t get bored with these:

→ Gyro Pita
→ Gyro Platter
→ Gyro Bowl
→ Gyro Wrap
→ Greek Breakfast Skillet
→ Greek Breakfast Sandwich
→ Greek Breakfast Wrap
→ Greek Egg Bites

Storage Tips

The Greek omelet is best enjoyed fresh, when made. It is hearty so you’ll likely save half for later. And you can keep it in an airtight container in the fridge for a day or two once cooked.

We don’t recommend to freeze this dish.

More Easy Breakfast and Brunch Recipes

Breakfast Quesadilla
Crab Crustless Quiche
Farmer’s Wrap (Tim Horton’s copycat)
Bagel BELT (Tim Horton’s copycat)
Fruit and Yogurt Parfait (McDonalds copycat)

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

What is a Greek omelet?

A Greek omelet is an omelet inspired by Greek ingredients and flavors. This version combines eggs with savory gyro meat, feta, herbs, and a vegetable stir fry.

Can I use leftover gyro meat in an omelet?

Absolutely. Leftover gyro meat works especially well because it is already seasoned and cooked. Chop it into small pieces and warm it before adding it to the omelet.

What kind of gyro meat can i use?

Chicken, pork, lamb, beef, or a combination of meats can all work. Use whichever gyro meat you have available.

What should I serve with a Greek omelet?

Serve it with warm pita, tzatziki, tomatoes, cucumber, Kalamata olives, fresh fruit, or a small Greek salad.

Can I make this into a breakfast wrap?

Yes. Make the omelet slightly thinner, then wrap it in warm pita or a flatbread with tzatziki, cucumber, tomato, and feta.

Should I put tzatziki inside the omelet or on top?

For the best texture, serve tzatziki on top or alongside the omelet after cooking. The cool, creamy sauce contrasts beautifully with the warm eggs and gyro meat.