These Fresh and Light Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers are a perfect light option for summer grilling! A simple marinade full of Greek flavors.
I was inspired to make these Greek chicken kabobs by the fresh flavors of Greek ingredients. The combination of lemon, oregano, tomatoes, feta, olives, and cucumber are just perfect. I visited Greece once and feel in love with these ingredients. They really were everywhere! And a great part about these skewers is they are flexible for what you have or what you can find!
The ingredients you put on the skewer itself can change, just make sure they are hardy enough to hold up to the flame! And the sides that are served with it are versatile as well. I love using a tzatziki sauce like ours to really emphasize the Greek inspiration!Â
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As soon as the weather gets warmer, I LOVE to get the grill going! And since we try to grill as much as possible, finding new and fun recipes is a great way to keep the excitement. These Greek chicken kebabs are simple and easy, plus a fun recipe with unique flavors!
While the chicken is marinading, prepare the other ingredients for the chicken kebabs. Cut the zucchini into thin coins, cut the onion into 1 inch squares (ish), and the quartered artichoke hearts in half.
Then skewer everything! Alternate as desired, and make sure when skewering the artichoke that you go through as many leaves as possible to hold it together.
Grill your Greek chicken kabobs for 4-5 minutes per side until cooked through over high heat. Mazola Corn Oil has a high smoke point (450Ëš F), great for grilling and stir frying at high temperatures. Serve with additional Greek ingredients that you have or can find, such as tomatoes, kalamata olives, cucumber, pita bread, and tzatziki sauce!
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Fresh and Light Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers
Ingredients
- 2 pounds chicken breasts
- 1/2 cup oil vegetable, avocado, or similar is best as olive oil burns at high temperatures
- 1 lemon
- 1 Tablespoon dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- 1/2 red onion
- 1 small zucchini
- 1/3 cup artichoke hearts quartered, drained or thawed
- feta cheese for serving, as desired
- tzatziki sauce for serving, as desired
- cherry tomatoes for serving, as desired
- cucumber for serving, as desired
- kalamata olives for serving, as desired
- pita bread for serving, as desired
Instructions
- Cut your chicken into 1 1/2 inch pieces. Place in a baking dish or gallon sized ziploc bag (I prefer the dish because it is eco friendly). This is where you will marinate the chicken.2 pounds chicken breasts
- Add the oil, juice of 1 lemon, oregano, garlic powder, salt, and pepper to the chicken. Toss or mix to combine and coat the chicken with the marinade. Let sit to marinade in the refrigerator while preparing the rest of the meal.1/2 cup oil, 1 lemon, 1 Tablespoon dried oregano, 1/2 teaspoon garlic powder, 1 teaspoon salt, 1/4 teaspoon black pepper
- Cut the red onion into approximately 1 inch squares, with three layers attached in each piece. Slice the zucchini into thin 1/4 inch rounds. And cut the quartered artichoke hearts in half crosswise so the end part is on one side and the tips on the other. Be careful to keep all the leaves of each piece together as much as possible for skewering.1/2 red onion, 1 small zucchini, 1/3 cup artichoke hearts
- Prepare your assembly station with the chicken, vegetables, and skewers. Alternate skewering the ingredients as desired between the chicken, onion, artichoke, and zucchini. When skewering the artichoke, poke the skewer through all leaves as much as possible to keep it intact.
- Preheat grill to high heat.
- Once hot, grill your chicken skewers for approximately 4-5 minutes on each side until cooked through.
- Serve immediately with accompanying ingredients such as tomatoes, feta cheese, kalamata olives, cucumber, pita bread and lemon wedges. Use anything you love or can find.
These look so healthy yet delicious and full of flavor! I like the addition of artichoke hearts, I never would have thought to include those but it sounds really good 🙂
I love how crispy but moist these greek chicken skewers look! Such a good flavour combination for the skewers!
I definitely love this recipe, it’s delicious, healthy and easy to prepare for my family.
I am so excited to make this for them!
We love grilling and this dish had the most incredible flavors! My whole family loved it. Thanks so much for sharing!
Such a nice and easy recipe for this weather. We have been planning to grill over the weekend and this recipe is at the top of our list. Thanks for sharing.
Oh my goodness I love how light and fresh these are but also how flavorful thank you thank you!
This recipe is so easy to make, healthy and delicious. Thanks for sharing.
Looks like I have a new favorite summer recipe! I love the Greek spin on these skewers, especially with the feta, and they’re super simple to prepare.
I am a sucker for greek food! These were so easy to make and so full of flavor. Highly recommend!
Thanks, Sara! So glad you liked them!
I just love greek food! THose were so easy to make, just what I was looking for dinner! Thanks for the great recipe 😀
These chicken skewers were such a treat this weekend!! It was our first bbq of the season and we had so much fin making and eating them!!
So glad you liked them, Alin!