Greek Chicken Souvlaki
One of my favorite chicken recipes is greek chicken souvlaki. It’s simple, easy, and healthy! I love that it takes only a few seconds to mix together a marinade that provides a pack of flavor. It’s perfect for all year round whether you grill it on the barbecue or roast it in the oven.
Chicken Souvlaki
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It’s the middle of the polar vortex as I write this and as much as I prefer chicken souvlaki grilled, it’s too freaking cold to grill. So baked it is!
Greek chicken souvlaki makes me remember the days of the Greek restaurants I used to visit when I lived in Edmonton and Leduc.
I love Greek food but unfortunately, they’re a rare commodity up in Northern British Columbia.
My old workaround was a souvlaki seasoning from a food specialty company but they’re hard to come by (I don’t even know if they make them anymore), so it was time to step it up and make one from scratch.
Chicken Souvlaki Marinade
This recipe is so easy to throw together:
- lemons
- oregano
- olive oil
- garlic (lots of it)
- parsley
- Canadian chicken
I love that chicken is so versatile. You can create just about anything with this one ingredient and in this case, I added a few healthy flavors to transform chicken into Greek chicken souvlaki.
So why Canadian chicken?
Chicken that has been raised by a Canadian Farmer is held to the highest standards. It’s audited by a third party to ensure that the chickens are raised in quality and humane practices, and they have to follow an on-farm food safety program along with high animal care standards.
In addition to the high-quality chicken, I also love supporting Chicken Farmers of Canada because it’s a family affair.
Did you know 90% of Canadian chicken farms are family owned and operated?
So how can you ensure that your chicken offers everything that I’ve touched upon? Easy, look for the Raised By a Canadian Farmer logo on your chicken! (see below).
What to Serve with Chicken Souvlaki
Here’s what goes with greek chicken souvlaki:
- Homemade Greek Vinaigrette serve over a simple salad.
- Pesto Pasta Salad
- Greek salad
- Greek rice or potatoes.
If you have leftovers, try this Greek Pizza with Tzatziki Drizzle.
How to Make Chicken Souvlaki
Whenever I have had chicken souvlaki in restaurants, the skewers have straight meat, however, for the sake of my need to up my vegetable intake, I added some vegetables to the greek chicken kebabs.
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I highly recommend serving these chicken kebabs with a garlic hummus. I used a store bought brand, swirled it with my spoon and drizzled a little olive oil and topped with parsley to fancify it.
Container Counts
If you’re following 21 Day Fix or Ultimate Portion Fix I have the following container counts for you:
Full recipe: 4 green, 5 red, 12 tsps.
Per serving: 3/4 green, 1 red, 2 1/2 tsps.
Another option is to measure out the cooked meat and veggies individually to make it fit your containers.
Chicken Souvlaki
These oven baked greek chicken souvlaki skewers are one of the easiest dinners to make! This recipe has a simple greek souvlaki marinade that packs on big taste! Make it tonight and serve it with hummus and tzatziki.
Equipment
- Skewers
Servings 5 people
Calories 341kcal
Ingredients
- 4 chicken breasts cubed
- 1 large lemon juiced
- 1 tsp lemon zest
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 1/2 tbsps dried oregano
- 1 tsp sea salt
- 6 cloves garlic minced
- 1 red bell pepper sliced into large cubes
- 1/2 tsp pepper
- 2 tbsps fresh parsley chopped
- 1 zucchini sliced in coins
- 1 purple onion quartered
Instructions
- If you're using wooden skewers, soak them in water a few hours before.
Chicken Marinade
- In a large bowl, add the oil, lemon juice and zest, garlic, parsley, oregano, salt, and pepper. Whisk together and add the cubed chicken. Cover and let marinate in the fridge for 2-3 hours (minimum, overnight is best).
- Preheat over to 450.
- Take the chicken out and alternative cubed chicken and each one of the vegetables on a skewer.
- Line on a parchment lined baking sheet and bake for 25 - 30 minutes (depending on the size of your chicken cubes). Turning at the 15 minute mark.
- Service with greek salad, rice, or greek potatoes.
Notes
If you have leftovers, this is delicious on a salad the next day.
Weight Watchers: 3 Freestyle Points. The only item with points is olive oil. Can recommend using lemon juice only instead of oil for a zero point recipe.
Container Counts
If you're following 21 Day Fix or Ultimate Portion Fix I have the following container counts for you: Full recipe: 4 green, 5 red, 12 tsps. Per serving: 3/4 green, 1 red, 2 1/2 tsps. Another option is to measure out the cooked meat and veggies individually to make it fit your containers. ÂNutrition
Serving: 1skewer | Calories: 341kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 40g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 115mg | Sodium: 682mg | Potassium: 925mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 1040IU | Vitamin C: 56.4mg | Calcium: 59mg | Iron: 1.9mg
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This looks like a great recipe for us to try this week! I’m adding it to my meal plan right now! Thanks!
Enjoy 🙂
This is everything I love about Greek food. All those veggies look so wonderful next to the chicken!
That sounds so good and bonus that it’s on a stick. My kids love eating food off of sticks!
Yum! This chicken recipe sounds so flavorful and beyond delicious. Putting everything together on skewers really makes it easy too!
This chicken dish looks so yummy! I cannot wait to try this recipe at home!Â
I need to get some of this marinade prepped and ready to go. This looks like a delicious dinner option.
It looks sooo good and healthy! I can’t wait to try it!Â
I love how easy this is to make! This will surely be a winner in our house. Yum!
This dish has my name all over it! I love all the fresh veggies you used.
They were perfect, and a great way to use up the zucchini that was in the fridge!
I never tried greek chicken souvlaki before but this looks totally awesome. I would love to try this sometime.