Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce

Name: Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce
Total time: P4H
Yield: 6
Cuisine: Greek
Ingredients: olive oil; lemon juice; garlic; oregano; kosher salt; black pepper; chicken breast halves, boneless, skinless; greek yogurt; cucumbers; olive oil, extra-virgin; lemon juice; garlic; kosher salt; dill weed, dried

Submitted by lynn in ma

Serve these kabobs as an appetizer with the sauce for dipping, or as sandwiches. Slather the sauce on warmed pita and place the chicken in the pockets along with sliced tomatoes and red onion.

YIELD

6 servings

PREP

15 min

COOK

12 min

READY

4 hrs

Ingredients

CUP OLIVE OIL

TABLESPOONS LEMON JUICE
freshly squeezed

CLOVES GARLIC
minced

TEASPOON OREGANO
dried

TEASPOON KOSHER SALT

TEASPOON BLACK PEPPER

1 ½

POUND CHICKEN BREAST HALVES, BONELESS, SKINLESS
cut into bit-sized pieces

Tzatziki sauce

OUNCES GREEK YOGURT
plain

MEDIUM CUCUMBERS
peeled, seeded and grated

TABLESPOON OLIVE OIL, EXTRA-VIRGIN

TEASPOONS LEMON JUICE
freshly squeezed

CLOVE GARLIC
minced

PINCH KOSHER SALT *

TEASPOON DILL WEED, DRIED *

Directions

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.