Greek Chicken Kebabs

Bright, fresh and flavorful Greek Chicken Kebabs! Chicken breasts are perfectly portioned into bite size pieces, soaked in a delicious marinade then threaded onto skewer sticks with lots of fresh vegetables and grilled (or baked).


Greek Chicken Kebabs with Tzatziki Sauce

  • Servings: 9 - 10 kebabs
  • Prep Time 30 minutes
  • Cook Time 20 minutes
  • chilling time 45 minutes
  • Total Time 50 minutes

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 lbs bonless skinless chicken breasts , diced into 1 1/4-inch cubes
  • 1/4 cup + 2 Tbsp olive oil , divided, plus more for grill
  • 3 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 Tbsp red wine vinegar
  • 3 cloves garlic , minced
  • 2 1/2 tsp dried oregano, divided
  • 1 1/2 tsp dried basil, divided
  • 1/2 tsp dried thyme
  • 1/2 tsp ground coriander
  • Salt and freshly ground black pepper
  • 2 large red bell peppers , diced into 1 1/4-inch pieces
  • 3 small zucchini (nearly 1 lb), sliced into rounds slightly under 1/2-inch thick
  • 1 large red onion , diced into 1 1/4-inch wedges

Tzatziki Sauce

Instructions

For the kebabs:

  1. In a bowl whisk together 1/4 cup olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, 2 tsp oregano, 1 tsp basil, the thyme, coriander and season with salt and pepper to taste (I used 3/4 tsp salt 1/4 tsp pepper). 
  2. Place chicken in a gallon size resealable bag, pour olive oil mixture over chicken and press chicken into marinade. Seal bag and refrigerate 45 minutes to 2 hours (no longer than 2 hours or the chicken will start to get mealy because of the acidic ingredients). If using wooden skewers soak them in water for 30 minutes.
  3. Drizzle and toss veggies with 2 Tbsp of the olive oil (I just left them on the cutting board and tossed them) and season with remaining 1/2 tsp oregano, 1/2 tsp basil and salt to taste.
  4. Preheat a grill over medium-high heat. Thread a red bell pepper, red onion, zucchini, 2 chicken pieces on to skewer and repeat twice.
  5. Brush grill lightly with olive oil, place skewers on grill and grill until chicken registers 165°F (73°C) in center, about 8 - 12 minutes, rotating once halfway through cooking. Garnish with parsley, serve warm with tzatziki sauce.

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