These chicken souvlaki kabobs are a taste of the Mediterranean right in your own kitchen. You can grill or broil these Greek chicken skewers for a simple yet healthy meal. Souvlaki is one of my favorite way to enjoy grilled meat on a skewer along with grilled shrimp skewers, Hawaiian chicken kabobs and shish kabobs.
Chicken Souvlaki Ingredients
When you make this chicken souvlaki you will need for the skewers boneless, skinless chicken breast, lemon juice, olive oil, dried oregano, salt, black pepper and garlic cloves. For the yogurt sauce you will need plain Greek yogurt, sour cream, cucumber and fresh parsley or dill. To make cucumber tomato relish you will need cucumber, tomato, lemon juice, olive oil, parsley, salt and pepper. You can enjoy this souvlaki with homemade hummus, tzatziki sauce or make a whole Mediterranean mezze platter!
How Do You Make Chicken Souvlaki?
Tips For The Perfect Chicken Souvlaki
If you have difficulty cutting your chicken, you can place it in a freezer for 20-30 minutes to firm up the chicken. It’s important to only marinate the chicken for a short period of time, less than an hour is ideal. If the chicken sits too long in the marinade the acid from the lemon juice could make it tough. You can use wooden skewers or metal skewers for this recipe. If you use wooden skewers you can soak them in water for 20 minutes to keep them from burning. While I like cooking chicken souvlaki on a grill, you can cook it on a grill pan or even on a sheet pan under a broiler in an oven. There are two types of dried oregano typically sold at the store, Mexican oregano and Mediterranean oregano. You want the Mediterranean oregano for this dish.
Flavor Variations
While this chicken souvlaki is delicious, you can change up the recipe to suit your own taste. For the yogurt sauce, simply mix together plain Greek yogurt, sour cream, minced cucumber, parsley, salt and pepper in a bowl. To make the relish place minced cucumber and minced tomato in a bowl and stir in lemon juice, olive oil, salt and pepper. Enjoy the hot chicken skewers with the yogurt sauce and relish!
Meat: Feel free to use chicken thigh meat, beef or lamb for this recipe. Veggies: You can make these skewers with some veggies like cherry tomatoes, red onions, zucchini or bell peppers. Spicy: For a spicier chicken, try adding a little hot sauce or red pepper flakes to your marinade.
I pair my Greek chicken souvlaki and sauces with hummus, marinated olives and flatbread for a Mediterranean dinner that the whole family will love. In fact, I ended up making this twice in one week because it was such a hit. I can’t argue with that kind of success!
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