Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers with Tzatziki Sauce
on Jun 19, 2015, Updated Mar 13, 2025
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These Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers with Tzatziki Sauce are loaded with fresh flavors! Chicken breasts are marinated in lemon juice, garlic and spices then grilled to perfection. Dip them in the creamy tzatziki sauce for a healthy, delicious and easy dinner!
Lately when I’m not eating frozen treats you’ll find me eating anything grilled. I apologize if you’re tired of seeing recipes with the same two “cooking” methods, but it makes summer eating so much easier and more fun too.
Two reasons I’m grilling everything lately. It doesn’t heat up my house and there’s nothing better than grilled meat on a stick! I’m a total sucker for chicken skewers or kebabs. What do you call them?
I always called them kebabs but now I’m kind of digging the skewer name. Anyways, these Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers with Tzatziki Sauce were top notch and couldn’t be easier to make!
Greek and Mediterranean flavors are some of my favorites. I love the bright lemony flavor, the oregano, the garlic. The flavors aren’t overpowering and the food itself never leaves me feeling stuffed and like I need to go lay down and take a nap after I eat.
Greek salads, like this Greek Salmon Salad are at the top of my list of favorites. Second to that is chicken souvlaki, which is essentially what these Greek lemon chicken skewers are.
Chunks of chicken breast are marinated in lemon juice, red wine vinegar, oregano, garlic, parsley, and a little bit of olive oil. Pretty simple, but boy does it transform the flavor of the chicken! I marinated my chicken for about an hour, but you could let it go a little longer for extra flavor.
I wouldn’t recommend marinating them for more than a few hours because it changes the texture of the chicken. Since the chicken is cut into small pieces it grills up in no time meaning you get to eat it sooner!
Enough about the chicken, let’s talk about the sauce that I could probably eat a whole bowl of. Tzatziki sauce. Have you had it before?
If you haven’t you’ve been missing out and you are in for a treat! The sauce is really simple, but so delicious especially when you dip a piece of the Greek lemon chicken in it.
Tzatziki sauce is a Greek yogurt based sauce that’s flavored with lemon juice, garlic, and dill. Shredded cucumber is added in giving it even more fresh flavor. The sauce is thick, creamy, and downright addicting! I seriously think I could slather it on all my meals this summer.
These light, healthy, and super delicious chicken skewers are sure to make you a fan of outdoor cooking!
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Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers with Tzatziki Sauce
Ingredients
Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers
- 3 tablespoons fresh lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon red wine vinegar
- 2 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 2 cloves of garlic grated or minced
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1/2 teaspoon dried parsley
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
- 1 1/2 pounds boneless skinless chicken breasts cut into approximately 1 inch cubes
Tzatziki Sauce
- 1 cup shredded English cucumber you can also dice the cucumber
- 1 1/2 cups plain Greek yogurt non-fat, 2%, or whole
- Juice of half a lemon
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh dill
- 1/2 teaspoon grated garlic 1 teaspoon if you like it extra garlicy
- Salt and fresh ground black pepper to taste
Instructions
Greek Lemon Chicken Skewers
- Whisk together all of the ingredients except the chicken in a bowl. Add the chicken and the marinade to a freezer bag. Press out the air and seal the bag. Massage the marinade into the chicken and let it marinate for at least an hour.
- Heat the grill to medium-high heat. While the grill is heating, thread the chicken onto metal or wooden skewers. If using wooden skewers be sure to soak them in water for 30 minutes.
- Oil grill grates or grill pan and place the chicken skewers on them. Grill the chicken for 3-4 minutes then flip it over and grill for another 3-4 minutes or until the chicken is cooked through.
Tzatziki Sauce
- Take the shredded cucumber and use your hands to squeeze out the excess liquid. You can also place it in a clean dish towel or paper towels and squeeze out the liquid.
- Place the cucumber into a bowl along with the remaining tzatziki ingredients. Stir together until combined. Taste for seasoning and add any additional lemon juice, salt and pepper as needed. Refrigerate until ready to serve.
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Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
It may be hard to get in the US,but to get a real authentic flavour to the tzatziki you MUST use full fat SHEEP yogurt..The taste difference is outstanding ! It’s easy for me to recommend this yogurt as I live in Greece. But if you can get it BUY it! DO NOT use commercially produced full fat yogurt, the taste is not the same.
Excellent marinade! My family loved it. We had a prepared tatziki & pita bread from the Farmers Market so I’ll have to try making that part next time. The chicken was incredibly flavorful. I marinated for 3 hours but I could tell what you meant about the texture starting to change. It was helpful that your recipe said no more than 3 hours. We stuffed the chicken with toppings into pitas & made gyros but this would be great on a salad as well. Thank you for the delicious recipe. This is a keeper! :)
I’m happy to hear you and your family liked the chicken skewers Jennifer! It’s by far one of my favorite recipes. Love that you made gyros with the meat and I’m so jealous you have fresh pita bread at your farmers market!
Made this tonight for my family! Everyone agreed we would eat it once a week! Delicious!
Thanks so much Karen! Glad to hear it was a hit!
Hello! I really want to try this but I don’t have a grill because I live in a tiny apartment building. Could I make this stove-top on a cast iron grill pan just the same? Thanks! So excited to try these!
Hi Rebecca,
You can absolutely make these in a cast iron grill pan. My only suggestion is to make sure the skewers fit in the pan properly before you put the meat on them. I’ve made the mistake of not checking first and having to take all the meat off and cook it “unskewered” in the pan, which totally works too. Enjoy!
I just made the skewers tonight! What a simple marinade that gives the chicken amazing flavor! We all loved this recipe and I could just eat the tzitziki sauce with a spoon!
I’m so glad you all enjoyed the skewers and sauce Sherrye! Thanks for giving it a try!
Just made this, so good!!! Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for trying out the skewers Whitney and I’m glad you liked them!
Oh man… this recipe is my new pride and joy. What makes this recipe so great is the sauce. The sauce is a MUST. I have had plenty of tzatziki sauce at our favorite Greek restaurant, and I can tell you, this isn’t exactly a traditional tzatziki sauce, but a really close cousin and it is SOOOO good! I was looking for a recipe that my kids and hubby would all be happy with. Since my husband and I love Greek food, that was easy. Now the kids. They love food a stick, so long as it doesn’t involve vegetables like peppers and mushrooms and other traditional kabob veggies. They didn’t care for the sauce (silly kids…) but they loved the chicken. So this really was a win for everyone. My husband and I were glad to not share the sauce! Trust me, you must have the sauce with this recipe! I’m certain the hubster is gonna ask me to make this again soon.
This was so delicious the first time I made it, I’m doing a double batch today!
Happy to hear you liked the chicken LuAnn, thanks for trying the recipe!
I made this for lunch this week and it is amazing. The flavor in the chicken and the tzatziki sauce is perfect!
Thanks Jennifer! I’m happy to hear you like it! :-)
I marinaded these as directed but added a little plain Greek yogurt and then pan seared. Turned out delicious. Served on a Greek salad with some hummus dressing. Tasty! Thanks for the marinade it will be my go to.
Thanks for trying the skewers Vanessa and for the great tip about adding Greek yogurt to the marinade!