Recipe: Delicious Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki sauce

Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki sauce. Chicken souvlaki is another word for seasoned Greek kabobs and they make a nice appetizer when dipped into homemade tzatziki sauce. Chicken Souvlaki features the fresh-tasting combination of lemon juice, garlic, and olive oil that is so prevalent in Greek cuisine. Serve it alongside a Greek salad of chunked tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and feta cheese.

Serve it alongside a Greek salad of chunked tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, and feta cheese. Tzatziki is a traditional Greek yogurt-based sauce flavored with lemon, garlic. Don't limit your souvlaki to Greek festivals or late night diners. You can have Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki sauce using 17 ingredients and 3 steps. Here is how you achieve it.

Ingredients of Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki sauce

1. Prepare of Marinade.
2. You need 1/4 cup of olive oil.
3. It's 2 tbsp of lemon juice.
4. Prepare 2 of garlic cloves, minced.
5. You need 1 tsp of dried oregano.
6. Prepare 1/2 tsp of dried dill.
7. Prepare 1/2 tsp of salt.
8. It's 1 lb of chicken breasts.
9. Prepare of Sauce.
10. It's 6 oz of Plain Greek Yogurt.
11. Prepare 1 tbsp of olive oil.
12. Prepare 1/2 of cucumber: peeled, seeded and grated.
13. It's 2 tsp of white vinegar.
14. Prepare 2/3 tsp of dried dill.
15. You need 1 of garlic cloves, minced.
16. It's 1/4 tsp of lemon juice.
17. It's pinch of salt.

This fresh Mediterranean meal is easy to pull off at home. Notes: Don't skip the cucumber salting step and use Greek yogurt for a thick and creamy tzatziki sauce. If Greek yogurt is unavailable, let regular yogurt drain in a fine mesh strainer. Of course tzatziki is the preferred sauce to garnish your chicken souvlaki and we have included one below as well as here.

Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki sauce step by step

1. Marinade::: Combine all ingredients and take chicken breasts, cut up into bite sized pieces and add to a bag, than add marinade. Let sit in refrigerator for two hours..
2. Tzatziki Sauce::: Combine all ingredients and refrigerate for up to two hours as well..
3. After Chicken is done marinating, cook on stovetop, oven or grill... Whichever you prefer. Cook chicken accordingly..

Most Greeks enjoy their traditional Greek chicken souvlaki with some potato chips so feel free to try adding some as well. Oh and you can always read this in Greek if you fancy. Tzatziki Sauce is a versatile condiment that will make all of your Mediterranean recipes better! You can serve Greek tzatziki as a dip for veggies and pitas, as a spread for burgers and sandwiches or as a sauce for all your favorite Greek recipes from souvlaki to gyros. Gyros with Greek Chicken, Tzatziki and Homemade Greek Pita Flatbread - These are loaded with fresh and exciting flavors.