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Chicken Souvlaki

This recipe is another delicious recipe to grill this summer. First a homemade tzatziki sauce is made with cucumbers, yogurt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice & spices. The sauce is refrigerated until ready to serve. Chicken is cubed and marinated. Then the chicken is placed on skewers and grilled. Next the cooked chicken is served in a pita with onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and the tzatziki sauce.
Course Entree
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Marinating Time 2 hours
Servings 6 people

Ingredients

  • 2 lbs chicken breasts about 4

Marinade

  • ½ cup vegetable or olive oil
  • 3 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 lemons juiced
  • 6 garlic cloves smashed
  • 3 tbsp fresh minced dill
  • 3 tbsp fresh minced parsley
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 to 1 ½ tsp salt
  • ½ tsp black pepper
  • 6 to 8 Greek pitas warmed
  • 2 tomatoes sliced
  • ½ red onion thinly sliced
  • 1 cucumber halved and thinly sliced

Tzatziki Sauce

  • 1 lb whole milk Greek yogurt
  • 10 to 12 oz cucumber 1 medium
  • 1 to 2 garlic cloves minced
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 2 tbsp lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp white wine vinegar
  • 2 tbsp fresh minced dill weed 1 tbsp dried
  • 1 tbsp fresh minced mint 1 ½ tsp dried
  • Salt
  • Pepper

Instructions

Tzatziki

  1. Half the cucumbers, scoop out the seeds. Grate cucumber, then mix with salt and let sit in a colander for 10 minutes to drain.
  2. Squeeze water from cucumber. Combine all ingredients.
  3. Cover and refrigerate for 3 to 4 days.

Marinade

  1. Combine ingredients for the marinade and whisk well. Taste to see if more salt is needed.
  2. Cut the chicken into 1 inch cubes and add to a zip-top bag. Add the marinade and mix to make sure chicken is coated well.
  3. Let the chicken marinate for 2 hours or overnight in the refrigerator. If using wooden skewers, soak in water while the chicken marinates.

Cooking

  1. Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
  2. Skewer the chicken, fitting 4 to 5 pieces onto each skewer.
  3. Grill the chicken for 4 to 5 minutes per side, turning a quarter of the way each time. Total time is 16 to 20 minutes.
  4. Brush pitas with olive oil and place on grill until heated through.
  5. To serve, top each warm pita with grilled chicken, onions, tomatoes, cucumbers and tzatziki sauce.