Greek Chicken Kabob Recipe
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This Easy Greek Chicken Kabobs Recipe is delicious and healthy! Learn how to make the best greek chicken marinade for grilling.
If you’re looking for the ultimate healthy grilled dinner, look no further than these Greek Chicken Kabobs
They’ve got everything we love about a healthy dinner: veggies, lots of protein, and tons of flavor – plus, they’re really easy to put together.
These kabobs are a staple in our house, and you can even bake them in the oven if you don’t have a grill! With just a few simple ingredients, this recipe is super easy to make and impossible to mess up!
Liz’s Tips for the best Greek Chicken Kabobs
- Pound chicken before cutting into cubes: This will give you super tender chicken.
- Marinate the kabobs for an hour: This is the perfect amount of time to give them flavor!
- Use metal skewers instead of wood: Wood skewers can easily burn. If you’re going to use them make sure to soak them in water ahead of time.
- The key to not burning everything on the grill is cooking it low and slow. Do not put the chicken on a super hot grill. Cook over medium heat and turn every few minutes to prevent them from burning
Ingredients
Substitutions
Chicken: Boneless chicken thighs or chicken tenders would also work. I have not tried this recipe with tofu or steak but I think it would work well!
Marinades: You can use any of the marinades in these posts on these kebabs: Healthy Chicken Marinades, Vegetable Kebabs, Lemon Basil Vinaigrette, Nut Free Pesto, or Creamy Balsamic Dressing. You can also opt for store bought greek dressing or this Greek Salad Dressing Recipe!
Veggies: You can swap out the veggies in this recipe. Mushrooms and onions would be delicious! Any of the veggies in our Grilled BBQ Veggies would be delicious!
Olive Oil: You can substitute olive oil with avocado oil.
Lemon Juice: Do not use lemon juice from a bottle, use freshly squeezed.
Fresh Herbs: You can substitute dried herbs with fresh herbs. For each 1/2 teaspoon of dried herbs you can use 1 1/2 teaspoon fresh herbs (minced)
How to make Greek Chicken Kabobs
- Mix together your marinade.
- Add cubed chicken and vegetables. Stir together until evenly coated and marinate for at least 20 minutes.
- Once the chicken and veggies have marinated, preheat the grill to medium-high heat. Assemble skewers.
- Grill on medium high heat for 5 minutes, flip and grill for another 5-10 minutes until chicken is browned and cooked to 165 internal temp.
How to cut chicken for Greek Kabobs
Cutting chicken for kabobs is easy. I always pound my chicken with a meat mallet slightly to ensure that it is nice and tender. (Place it in between parchment paper or saran wrap and tap until it starts to flatten).
Once the chicken is pounded, cut in thick strips (about 1-1.5 inches wide)
Cut the strips into 1.5 inch cubes and your chicken will be ready for kabobs!
Greek Chicken Skewers in Oven
We don’t recommend baking these in an oven, but it can be done. If you are going to bake these kebabs you can bake on a lined baking sheet for 20-25 minutes at 425.
You can also try a similar Greek Sheet Pan Chicken Thighs.
Best skewers for grilling:
Metal skewers are definitely better for grilling because you don’t have to worry about them burning or catching fire. (Or leaving little flecks of wood in/near your food!)
We think these metal skewers from amazon are the best for grilling. They’re reasonably priced and have held up great for us. We pop them right in the dishwasher after using! (We used them on these Pineapple Chicken Skewers)
If you need to use wooden skewers, these are a good option.
Storing and Reheating
Storing: These kebabs will last for up to 4 days in your refrigerator.
Reheating: We do not recommend reheating these kebabs in the microwave. Instead, heat them in your oven or toaster oven.
Freezing: We don’t recommend freezing these kabobs.
Make Ahead: You can prepare the kabobs the night before; however, lemon juice can break down chicken, and this recipe does have lemon juice in it. If you are going to make these ahead of time, we recommend omitting the lemon juice from the marinade and sprinkling fresh lemon juice on the chicken when it comes off the grill instead. You can marinate your chicken and vegetables ahead of time, but I wouldn’t recommend marinating for more than 24 hours.
What should I serve with Chicken Kabobs?
Here are some ideas for how to serve these Kebabs:
- in a pita/with pita bread topped with feta cheese, kalamata olives and tzatziki sauce
- alongside a Greek Salad or Mediterranean Chickpea Salad
- with Broccoli Salad or Garlic Parmesan Corn
- grill along with Grilled Veggies in Foil or Veggie Kebabs
- Easy Farro Salad Recipe
- Corn Tomato Avocado Salad
- with crispy roasted potatoes or rice
These kebabs are pretty filling/a meal in themselves, so you don’t have to go crazy with sides!
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Greek Kabobs Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts cut into 1.5 inch cubes
- 2 cups bell peppers cut into cubes (about 2 peppers)
- 2 cups red onion cut in 1 inch segments
- 2 cups zucchini sliced 1 inch thick (about 2 zucchini)
Marinade:
- 3 tablespoons olive oil
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice juice of one lemon
- ½ tablespoon lemon zest zest of one lemon
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic about 3 cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon dried basil
- 1/2 teaspoon dried oregano
- ½ teaspoon dried thyme
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- ¼ teaspoon black pepper
- 1/8 teaspoon red pepper flakes optional
Instructions
- Pound chicken with a meat mallet to tenderize (optional but recommended) Cut chicken into cubes.
- Chop your vegetables.
- In a large bowl, mix together your marinade. Add cubed chicken and vegetables. Stir together until evenly coated and marinate for at least 20 minutes.
- Once the chicken/veggies have marinated – preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- Assemble skewers. Grill on medium high heat for 5 minutes, flip and grill for another 5-10 minutes until chicken is browned and cooked to 165 internal temp.
Very simple to make, delicious and quick. Love
Made these last night and they were delish!!
Any advice as to whether/how these can be cooked in an oven v. on a grill – ? Thank you.
Yes – there is a whole section on this in the post. Pasting it here: We don’t recommend baking these in an oven, but it can be done. If you are going to bake these kebabs you can bake on a lined baking sheet for 20-25 minutes at 425.