Grilled Chicken Souvlaki

This easy Grilled Chicken Souvlaki recipe is made with a Greek-inspired marinade made with lemon juice, garlic and olive oil. An easy chicken dinner recipe, it’s delicious wrapped in pita bread, served with Greek salad or over rice pilaf. This high protein dinner recipe is also ideal for prepping ahead.

Every Sunday, I love to fire up the grill and cook a large batch of chicken souvlaki. We enjoy it for dinner that evening with a big traditional Greek salad and Greek spinach rice but I always make extras to enjoy for lunch later in the week.

Leftover chicken is delicious in a big Middle Eastern Syrian Salad. You could also use leftovers in a pita sandwich with a tasty cucumber yogurt sauce to take to lunch the next day. And if you’re a fan of the cucumber yogurt sauce, try my Greek Turkey Burgers with Tzatziki Sauce!

Not a fan of chicken? Try this recipe with pork tenderloin, veggies (eggplant, zucchini, squash, onions) or pork shoulder.

Whatever you do, be sure to make extras for lunch later in the week. You won’t be sorry.

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Grilled Chicken Souvlaki

Liz Della Croce

4.15 stars average

This easy Grilled Chicken Souvlaki recipe is made with a Greek inspired marinade. Great for serving in pitas, salads or over rice.

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Prep Time 40 minutes mins

Cook Time 10 minutes mins

Total Time 50 minutes mins

CourseCourse: Main Dish

ServesServes: 4

Ingredients Method Nutrition Notes

Ingredients

 

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• ▢ 1 ½ pounds chicken breasts 2 in chunks
• ▢ 2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
• ▢ 2 tablespoons lemon juice
• ▢ 1 tablespoon lemon zest
• ▢ 3 cloves garlic
• ▢ ½ tablespoon sea salt
• ▢ 1 tablespoon dried mint
• ▢ 2 teaspoons dried oregano
• ▢ 1 teaspoon red chili flakes

Instructions

 

1. ▢
   Cut chicken breasts into 2 inch sized chunks and place in a large zip loc bag.
2. ▢
   In a small bowl, wisk together marinade and pour over chicken.
3. ▢
   Marinade 30 minutes or overnight.
4. ▢
   When ready to grill, heat over medium-high heat rotating once until chicken is cooked through about 4 minutes per side.

Liz’s Notes

Please note: most of the marinade falls all while grilling so the fat and sodium will most likely be lower once cooked.

Nutrition

Calories: 216kcal | Carbohydrates: 1.4g | Fat: 9.1g | Saturated Fat: 0.9g | Cholesterol: 90mg | Sodium: 1192mg

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