cookingoGreece
🇬🇷 A TASTE OF GREECE
Chicken Souvlaki.
Greece's beloved street food — lemon-and-herb marinated chicken grilled on skewers, served in warm pita with tzatziki, tomatoes, and red onion.
- Total time
- 40 min
- Servings
- 4 people
- Difficulty
- Easy
Ingredients
For 4 servings · Check off as you go
0 of 9 ingredients ready
Let's make it.
4 stepsMarinate the chicken
Mix olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, paprika, salt and pepper. Toss chicken cubes and marinate for at least 2 hours.
2h
Thread and grill
Thread chicken onto metal skewers. Grill on a hot grill or cast iron for 10-12 minutes, turning every 3 minutes, until charred and cooked through.
12 min
Warm the pitas
Warm pitas directly on the grill for 30 seconds per side.
2 min
Assemble and serve
Spread tzatziki on warm pita, add chicken from skewer, tomatoes, red onion, and optionally French fries. Wrap and serve immediately.
3 min
Cooking Tips
A minimum 2-hour marinade (preferably overnight) makes all the difference. The lemon juice tenderizes the chicken and the oregano and garlic perfume it deeply.
Nutrition per Serving
Recipe-provided estimates; values vary with ingredients and serving size.
- calories
- 420 kcal
- protein
- 42 g
- carbs
- 30 g
- fat
- 14 g
- fiber
- 2 g
Comments (0)
Sign in to leave a comment on this recipe.
No comments yet. Be the first!