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: 772kcal
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
- Kosher salt and black pepper to taste
- 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
- Kosher salt and black 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: 772kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 45g | Fat: 60g | Saturated Fat: 9g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 7g | Monounsaturated Fat: 41g | Cholesterol: 113mg | Sodium: 255mg | Potassium: 858mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 6g | Vitamin A: 309IU | Vitamin C: 18mg | Calcium: 165mg | Iron: 2mg