Chicken Souvlaki With Tzatziki Sauce Recipes

CHICKEN SOUVLAKI WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

Steps:

• Combine 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, 2 cloves minced garlic, oregano, and 1/2 teaspoon salt in a large resealable bag. Add chicken, coat with the marinade, squeeze out excess air, and seal the bag. Marinate in the refrigerator for 2 hours.
• Mix yogurt, cucumber, 1 tablespoon olive oil, vinegar, 1 clove minced garlic, and 1 pinch salt together in a bowl. Refrigerate tzatziki sauce for flavors to blend, 1 to 2 hours.
• Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate. Soak wooden skewers in a bowl of water for about 15 minutes.
• Remove chicken from marinade and thread onto the soaked skewers. Discard unused marinade.
• Cook the skewers on the preheated grill, turning frequently until nicely browned on all sides and chicken is no longer pink in the center, about 8 minutes per side. Serve with tzatziki sauce.

CHICKEN SOUVLAKI WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

Steps:

• Put chicken in zip-top plastic bag.
• In a bowl or measuring cup, add lemon juice, lemon zest, oregano, garlic,.
• olive oil, salt & pepper; whisk to combine.
• Pour marinade over chicken in bag, seal bag and shake to coat chicken.
• Let chicken marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes to 2 hours, turning occasionally.
• While chicken is marinating, prepare tzatziki sauce.
• Place grated cucumber in a colander, sprinkle with salt and let drain 30 minutes.
• Wring out any excess water from cucumber and combine with yogurt in a bowl.
• Add lemon juice, garlic, dill, salt and pepper.
• Stir to combine, let sit for about 15 minutes to allow flavors to marry.
• Heat a grill pan over medium-high heat.
• Add chicken to hot grill pan; discard marinade.
• Grill chicken 4-5 minutes per side, until cooked thoroughly.
• Allow chicken to rest on cutting board for 5 minutes.
• Squeeze lemon juice over chicken before serving.
• Serve with Tzatziki Sauce.

CHICKEN SOUVLAKI WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

Steps:

• Start by preparing the marinade. In a bowl, whisk lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, and black pepper. Use your hands to mix really well and place the chicken and marinate for about 2 hours.
• In the meantime prepare the tzatziki sauce: Place cubed cucumbers in strainer set over bowl and mix with garlic, yogurt, and dill. Season to taste with salt. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
• Cut the chicken breasts into 2 cm pieces . Heat grill or grill pan over medium-high heat. Place chicken skewers on grill (or cook in batches on grill pan) until well browned turning evenly to cook on all sides, about 5 minutes total. (Adjust temperature of grill if necessary). Remove chicken to a serving platter and let rest 3 minutes. Meanwhile, briefly grill pitas and keep warm.
• To serve the chicken souvlaki (skewers), slice 1 red onion, 2 tomatoes and place on a platter. Put a thick line of tzatziki sauce down the center of the pita. Top with the cooked chicken, sliced onion and tomatoes. Fold the pita up like a taco to eat.
• Enjoy :).
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CHICKEN SOUVLAKI WITH TZATZIKI SAUCE

Steps:

• For the marinade: Combine olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt and pepper; place in a large re-sealable plastic bag. Add chicken pieces to the bag, re-seal, and massage the marinade into the chicken. Let marinate in refrigerator for at least 3 hours, and up to 5 hours, turning and massaging bag occasionally.
• Prepare the sauce: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for at least 1 to 2 hours to allow the flavors to develop.
• Soak 6 wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes OR have 6 metal skewers ready.
• Heat grill to medium-high and lightly oil the grate.
• Remove chicken pieces from marinade and thread onto the skewers, discarding the unused marinade.
• Grill kabobs for about 6 minutes per side, until chicken is no longer pink in the center.
• Serve with tzatziki sauce for dipping, or make pita sandwiches.