Greek Chicken Skewers with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce
Greek Chicken Skewers with Tzatziki Dipping Sauce: Delicious marinated chicken and a lip-smacking dipping sauce. Perfect for any night of the week! So easy!
Servings: 4
Calories: 340kcal
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 lbs chicken breast cut into 1 inch cubes
- Skewers
Marinade
- 1 cup olive oil
- 1/4 tsp cayenne pepper
- ½ cup lemon juice
- 5-6 cloves of garlic
- ¼ cup fresh mint leaves
- 2 Tbs dried oregano
- 2 Tbs fresh rosemary
- salt and pepper
- 1/2 cup greek yogurt
- 1 Tbs red wine vinegar
Tzatziki
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 2 garlic cloves peeled and minced
- 3/4 cup peeled, seeded, finely diced cucumber
- 1/2 Tbs fresh dill chopped fine
- 1 tsp mint chopped fine (optional)
- 1 Tbs fresh lemon juice
- salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
- Put chunked chicken into a gallon sized ziplock bag.
- Place all marinade ingredients in a food processor, and process
- Pour marinade over chicken. Marinade for at least an hour.
- Pull out of fridge 15 minutes before you are ready to grill.
- If baking, preheat oven to 400 degrees.
- Put chicken on skewers.
- Oil the grates of the grill, then grill until internal temperature reaches 160 degrees F. This takes approximately 15 minutes. Or bake for 15-20 minutes.
- Meanwhile, prepare tzatiziki, by mixing all ingredients in a bowl.
- Serve chicken with tzatziki dipping sauce.
Nutrition
Calories: 340kcal | Carbohydrates: 13g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Cholesterol: 112mg | Sodium: 254mg | Potassium: 829mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 285IU | Vitamin C: 17.8mg | Calcium: 160mg | Iron: 1.9mg