Greek
Chicken Souvlaki
Prep
10 minutes
Cook
15 minutes
Yield
4 -6 skewers
This delicious Chicken Souvlaki recipe is easy-to-make and makes a great summer meal.
It only seemed fitting to have my first official chicken recipe on my blog to be a Greek-inspired dish. These Chicken Souvlaki are a go-to for an easy dinner. They’re so simple to put together, they are delicious on the BBQ, and the leftovers go great in a wrap or salad for lunch the day after.
❤️ Why You’ll Love Chicken Souvlaki
- Flavorful: The flavors in this marinade are seriously so good and delicious
- Versatile: Grill these up and eat them on their own, serve them in a pita, or on a Greek salad
- Kid-Friendly: The whole family will eat these up at your next BBQ
🍲 Ingredients
Chicken – If you’ve been following me for a while, you’ll know that I was vegan for a very long time, however, over the years I have come out of my vegan shell and incorporated more protein into my diet. Not only is it an easy and versatile source of protein, but it also has a lot of great vitamins and minerals, is great for building muscle, promoting heart health, and so much more.
Greek Yogurt – Using Greek yogurt in marinades is a great way to make your recipe have another boost of protein, and also be creamy and delicious. I often use Greek yogurt as a substitute for mayo and sour cream in recipes too.
👩🍳 How to Make Chicken Souvlaki
- Make the marinade by whisking together salt, pepper, minced garlic, dried oregano, lemon juice, mustard, greek yogurt and olive oil. Add the chicken cubes and let sit in the bowl at room temp for 30 minutes. Alternatively, cover and marinate in the fridge for 60 minutes.
- When the chicken is marinated, thread the chicken onto the skewers and heat the grill to medium-high heat, about 400F.
- Oil the grill well and when heated, place the skewers on the grill and cook, turning occasionally, for about 10-15 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature reached 165F) and well browned.
- Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. See notes for serving suggestions.
🪄 Tips and Tricks
- Reheat: Reheat leftovers by placing your souvlaki onto the grill on medium-low heat until heated through
- Marinating: Marinades with lemon are delicious but when you leave them for too long on your meat, it’ll break down the proteins too much, making the meat tough and rubbery so do not leave this marinade for more than a couple of hours
🗒 Substitutions
- Chicken Breast: You can substitute your chicken breasts for chicken thighs
- Greek Yogurt: You can sub Greek yogurt in this recipe for sour cream
🗒 Best served with
👝 How to Store Leftovers
Store leftovers in the fridge in an airtight container for up to 3-days.
🤔 Common Questions
The key to this simple marinade is garlic, oregano, and mustard. The combination of olive oil and lemon makes it so good.
Chicken breasts are marinated with a simple marinade with garlic and lemon.
Marinated meat on a skewer that you can find on its own or also on wraps with things like hummus, tomatoes, olives, feta, etc.
Chicken Souvlaki
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Ingredients
- 1-1/2 lb chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubes (about 2 large)
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 garlic cloves minced
- 1 tbsp dried oregano
- juice of half a lemon
- 2 tbsp mustard
- 1/2 cup plain greek yogurt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
- garnish with lemon slices and fresh oregano
Instructions
- Make the marinade by whisking together salt, pepper, minced garlic, dried oregano, lemon juice, mustard, greek yogurt and olive oil. Add the chicken cubes and let sit in the bowl at room temp for 30 minutes. Alternatively, cover and marinate in the fridge for 60 minutes.
- When the chicken is marinated, thread the chicken onto the skewers and heat the grill to medium-high heat, about 400F.
- Oil the grill well and when heated, place the skewers on the grill and cook, turning occasionally, for about 10-15 minutes or until cooked through (internal temperature reached 165F) and well browned.
- Remove from the grill and let rest for 5 minutes before serving. See notes for serving suggestions.
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Notes
- You can enjoy this souvlaki with pita bread, our Easy Authentic Tzatziki Recipe, sliced tomato, cucumbers and olives.
- Serve with some of our favourite Greek sides: Simple Homemade Greek Salad, Greek Lentil Salad or Greek Potato Salad
We love this recipe!! Ever since we went to Greece for our honeymoon we have been looking for the perfect suvlaki recipe and yours is it!! We grill the chicken and I have it with fresh homemade pots bread! Thank you! 🙂
Thank you so much for the love!!!
We love your recipe it tastes so fresh with plenty of flavours going on ,we have this along side your tzatziki recipe
thank you so much!!!!!
Another recipe for the win! This chicken is easy to prepare and uses a lot of the same ingredients used in the other Greek dishes by Maria I made. The Greek yogurt really adds a special touch with this souvlaki recipe!
that makes me so happy, thank you so much for the love!