CHICKEN SOUVLAKI RECIPE - CHEFDEHOME.COM
Chicken Souvlaki is Greek chicken kabobs marinated in fresh herb oregano (my fav), garlic, lemon, olive oil and seasonings. So simple, but amazingly flavorful chicken kabobs, Chicken Souvlaki is must try for every Mediterranean food lover! *Gluten free, carb-free, low-fat, paleo, and whole-30 diet friendly.
So today I thought to give you another favorite to include in your Summer BBQ menu!
Oh, and no worries if you not looking to grill. I have included instructions to prepare chicken souvlaki kabobs in oven! With just 10 minutes prep and pantry staples, this Greek chicken main course is much easier to prepare at home than you might imagine.
So, let's cook some chicken sooov-lah-kee! Shall we?
Just like most Greek chicken recipes, herbs and spices are heart of Chicken souvlaki. Being a spice and herbs fanatic, this chicken preparation won me over for my love of oregano. I came across oregano chicken (first time) in a Mexican restaurant... (I know! What are the odds?!)
...then, second time in a Greek restaurant.. even though both marinades and taste profiles were different.. one thing I connected with immediately.. and that was the oregano.
If you love Greek/Mexican cooking.. I'm sure you are no new to flavor of oregano. It is also a good antioxidant and healthy herb. I love using it in soups, and even in salad dressings.
In simple words, there is no chicken souvlaki without oregano. Period.
Of course, garlic, lemon, and olive oil are also important ingredients in souvlaki marinade.. but oregano, is the Star! My personal touch in this marinade is cumin powder (for some earthiness), parsley for freshness, and little chili flakes for a subtle kick.
For chicken souvlaki recipe, I used combination of fresh and dried oregano. Dried oregano is more potent and adds more punch of flavor. Honestly, when I don't have fresh oregano in-hand, I often replace is all with dried.
How To Prepare Chicken Souvlaki
To prepare chicken souvlaki, I start by mixing marinate ingredients, oregano, garlic, lemon, olive oil, parsley, chili flakes, and cumin powder in a bowl or a seal-able plastic bag. Once marinade is ready, I either slice chicken into bite-size pieces or pound chicken tenders into flat strips to make (little fancy) skewers. Either ways, for good flavor, it is important to marinate chicken for at-least 30 minutes. This is what brings out the flavor of oregano and garlic. Also, marinade tenderizes chicken and kabobs come out moist and juicy. (yum!)
When ready to grill, I skew chicken onto skewers, and throw on pre-heated grill until chicken is fully cooked from all sides and kabobs have nice char.. exactly like you get in Greek restaurants!
That's it! Souvlaki Chicken is really THAT easy recipe. Just make sure to keep an eye on chicken when start to char, don't let oregano burn out. I like to brush kabobs with mixture of lemon, oil and salt.. this mixture keeps kabobs moist and prevents burning of delicious marinade.
Mix marinade, marinate chicken, skew and grill! #deliciouschickensouvlaki
In-fact, I often marinate an extra batch of chicken. (Marinade recipe doubles easily). then, one weekdays, even when I have no plans to switch-on grill, chicken souvlaki is ready in oven or even on stove-top in a cast iron grill pan. My personal favorite is oven-method.. or I should say, oven broil method because it brings that charred grilled kabobs flavor in chicken.
Note: I have included method to cook chicken souvlaki in oven in the notes because you will be making it again. I bet! This recipe is a sure winner!
The chicken souvlaki recipe is *gluten free but I'm including grilled pita idea for serving. It is optional, yet I must say, Souvlaki and pita are simply made for each other. To grill pita, oil pita bread, and throw on the grill just until nice grill mark appears on both sides. Serve on side for a complete Mediterranean chicken dinner with side of rice and salad. I also recommend serving Tzatziki sauce on side.
TIP: If you want to keep dinner gluten free, only serve with side of rice and greens salad. If looking for carb free... Skip rice as well and double the amount of greens.
Now, this is the magic of home cooking! Isn't it? Gluten free, carb free or just a Greek-style dinner night, you can take homemade food and go many healthy directions!
More Summer Grill Season Recipes
I'm all about summer grilling these days. Try following reader's favorite recipes:
- Malai Chicken Tikka
- Greek-style Grilled Turkey Burgers
- Chickpea Burgers
- Chimichurri Chicken
- Huli-Huli Chicken
Don't stop there! This week, I have plans to bring to you, two more recipes that will add value to your Chicken Souvlaki Dinner! If you making this tonight, cook some extra and save leftovers. hint hint
Updates: June 6: Tzatziki Sauce.
June 9: Creamy Healthy Tzatziki Chicken Salad
-Savita x
Provided by Savita
Categories Dinner Main Course Appetizer
Total Time 25 minutes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Yield 1.5 lb skewers
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- To make the Souvlaki Marinate, in a wide bowl (with a lid) or in seal-able bag, add all ingredients except chicken in the ingredient list above. Mix well and set aside.
- Slice chicken breast into small 1-2 inch pieces. Add to the marinade and coat into the marinade. Cover with lid (or close the bag), refrigerate until ready to use. Marinating for 20-30 minutes tenderize the meat and makes it very flavorful. You can marinate it up-to overnight.
- For grilling, preheat grill. Skew pieces of marinated chicken souvlaki into the skewers. I **skewed about 4-5 long tenders per skewer. Grill on preheated grill until chicken is fully cooked from all sides.
- If serving grilled pita on side, spray oil on grill pita bread until nice grill marks appear on both sides (30 sec to 1 minute each side). Serve on side with Chicken Souvlaki! Serve and enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 328 calories
RECIPES - ATBBQ
Smoked Pork & Apple Crepes
Prep Time 30 minutes
Cook Time 8 hours 00 minutes
Yield 8 servings
Number Of Ingredients 22
Steps:
- Light a chimney of lump charcoal and dump it in the back half of the fire box of the Yoder Smokers Loaded Wichita Offset Smoker when the charcoal is hot. Add a split each of apple and pecan wood. Stabilize the temperature of the smokers at 250ºF.
- Rub the pork butt with a thin layer of Sriracha. Season generously with Lane’s BBQ Honey Sriracha Seasoning and Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Rub. Smoke until a dark red mahogany bark is formed and the internal temperature reaches about 155ºF (about 5 hours).
- Remove the pork butt from the smoker and place over two sheets of heavy duty foil. Add the apple cider to the foil and wrap tight. Return to the grill.
- Continue cooking the pork until the internal temperature surpasses 205ºF and the blade bone easily pulls out of the roast, about 2.5 hours more). Remove the pork from the grill and rest wrapped in the foil.
- Add more lump charcoal to the coal bed in the firebox and spread out the coals. Install the Yoder Smokers Reversible Cast Iron Skillet in the fire box to preheat.
- Prepare the crepe batter. In a small mixing bowl, combine the milk and eggs and whisk. In a separate medium sized bowl combine the flour, sugar and salt and mix well. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and whisk in the wet ingredients. Whisk until any lumps are gone. Let batter rest 20 minutes before usage.
- In the meantime, make the apple compote. Preheat a Finex Cast Iron Skillet on top of the cast iron griddle in the fire box. Melt the butter in the skillet. When the butter begins to foam, add the remaining ingredients except for the lemon zest and juice and bourbon. Let the apples cook for a few minutes until the begin to soften. Add the lemon juice and zest, as well as the bourbon. Let simmer for a minute to cook out the alcohol. Remove the skillet from the grill. Transfer the apple compote to a bowl and clean out the skillet.
- Return the skillet to the griddle to preheat. When an infrared thermometer reads 375ºF when pointed at the center of the skillet, you are ready to cook your crepes.
- Spray the skillet with duck fat. Ladle in 1/4 cup of crepe batter and immediately swirl the batter around the skillet to spread evenly to the edges. When the bottom is lightly browned, but not crisp, flip the crepe. Continue cooking until both sides show a golden brown tuile pattern, abut again the crepe should still be soft and flexible. Hold the crepes on a plate covered in a warm damp towel.
- Shred the pulled pork by hand, working the juices into the shredded pork. Crisp individual serving of the pork in the skillet for serving.
- Serve the crepes folded into thirds and topped with crisp pork and warm apple compote. Drizzle with the juice from the compote to finish.
- Light a chimney of lump charcoal and dump it in the back half of the fire box of the Yoder Smokers Loaded Wichita Offset Smoker when the charcoal is hot. Add a split each of apple and pecan wood. Stabilize the temperature of the smokers at 250ºF.
- Rub the pork butt with a thin layer of Sriracha. Season generously with Lane’s BBQ Honey Sriracha Seasoning and Plowboys BBQ Yardbird Rub. Smoke until a dark red mahogany bark is formed and the internal temperature reaches about 155ºF (about 5 hours).
- Remove the pork butt from the smoker and place over two sheets of heavy duty foil. Add the apple cider to the foil and wrap tight. Return to the grill.
- Continue cooking the pork until the internal temperature surpasses 205ºF and the blade bone easily pulls out of the roast, about 2.5 hours more). Remove the pork from the grill and rest wrapped in the foil.
- Add more lump charcoal to the coal bed in the firebox and spread out the coals. Install the Yoder Smokers Reversible Cast Iron Skillet in the fire box to preheat.
- Prepare the crepe batter. In a small mixing bowl, combine the milk and eggs and whisk. In a separate medium sized bowl combine the flour, sugar and salt and mix well. Create a well in the center of the dry ingredients and whisk in the wet ingredients. Whisk until any lumps are gone. Let batter rest 20 minutes before usage.
- In the meantime, make the apple compote. Preheat a Finex Cast Iron Skillet on top of the cast iron griddle in the fire box. Melt the butter in the skillet. When the butter begins to foam, add the remaining ingredients except for the lemon zest and juice and bourbon. Let the apples cook for a few minutes until the begin to soften. Add the lemon juice and zest, as well as the bourbon. Let simmer for a minute to cook out the alcohol. Remove the skillet from the grill. Transfer the apple compote to a bowl and clean out the skillet.
- Return the skillet to the griddle to preheat. When an infrared thermometer reads 375ºF when pointed at the center of the skillet, you are ready to cook your crepes.
- Spray the skillet with duck fat. Ladle in 1/4 cup of crepe batter and immediately swirl the batter around the skillet to spread evenly to the edges. When the bottom is lightly browned, but not crisp, flip the crepe. Continue cooking until both sides show a golden brown tuile pattern, abut again the crepe should still be soft and flexible. Hold the crepes on a plate covered in a warm damp towel.
- Shred the pulled pork by hand, working the juices into the shredded pork. Crisp individual serving of the pork in the skillet for serving.
- Serve the crepes folded into thirds and topped with crisp pork and warm apple compote. Drizzle with the juice from the compote to finish.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 603 calories, CarbohydrateContent 25grams, ProteinContent 9 grams of protein, FatContent 52 grams of fat, SodiumContent 620 milligarms of salt,
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