Greek Chicken Kabobs (With Authentic Tzatziki Sauce Recipe)

Get your grill out this Summer and try these delicious Chicken Souvlaki (Greek Chicken Kabobs) with authentic Tzatziki Sauce recipe! Smoky flavored kebabs are what you need to try this Summer!

Amazing flavors with smoky flavored Greek Chicken Kabobs (Chicken Souvlaki) is a must try recipe for the Summer.


The flavorful,soft,juicy grilled chicken cooked to perfect along with veggies and finally served with homemade authentic tzatziki sauce is the best combination for any summer party.


Chicken souvlaki recipe is very simple and easy to put together with some basic ingredients and totally under 30 mins to fix such flavorful appetizers.


This Greek chicken souvlaki is flavored with basic ingredients like lemon juice,olive oil,oregano and few readily available ingredients in your pantry and finally after grilling directly roasted for a few seconds onto the direct flame that gives the perfect restaurant style chicken kebab feel.


Another delicious kebab recipe that you can try is Murg(Chicken) Malai Kebab. 


Check out more information about Souvlaki from this article of Wikipedia.

Souvlaki Recipe

The most interesting thing about this Greek chicken kebab is that the ingredients are not fancy and even the procedure so easy plus total time is under 30 mins to make this amazing dish.

Also I am sharing here is easy tzatziki sauce recipe,which is so good too.

The chicken used by me here is boneless breast meat but you can also try the boneless thigh meat and that would be great too.

Chicken Souvlaki Marinade

The marinade used in this recipe is very simple with basic ingredients and that are readily available in your pantry.


I am listing here the ingredients used in the marinade:

• Olive Oil

• Oregano (dried or fresh)

• Parsley (dried)

• Thyme ( dried)

• Lemon Juice (optional lemon zest too)

• Garlic minced

• Mint Fresh

• Balsamic Vinegar / White Vinegar

What is the difference between a gyro and  Souvlaki?

A Gyro is Greek delicacy which is much similar to a modern day sandwich.


Normally cooked/grilled meat which is served with a pita bread along with grilled/cooked veggies and sauces,just like a sandwich.


Gyros are also referred as shawarma and is mostly prepared with pork,which normally forms  the main dish.


A Souvlaki on the other hand is grilled Greek appetizer,just like kabobs and normally served along with sides like rice/veggies too.


In Souvlaki cubes of chicken or any meat are grilled on direct flame along with veggies and served as a appetizer.


Souvlaki is also sometimes referred as Shish Kebab.

Authentic Tzatziki Sauce Recipe

Here I have shared one of the easiest and best Tzatziki sauce recipe,very easy with few ingredients and goes so well with these smoky grilled Greek kebabs.

Here are the steps that will help you understand how to make tzatziki sauce:

• First clean and dry the cucumbers. Scoop out the seeds and grate the cucumbers.

• Squeeze the grated cucumber and remove the water content from the cucumber.

• Next in a bowl take the Greek yogurt. Either make your own Greek yogurt at home or use the store bought one.

• To make homemade Greek yogurt,take some high fat yogurt in a cheese cloth and tie it to the kitchen sink to drain out all the water from it.That's it!

• Add the grated,squeezed cucumber and all the remaining ingredients to the sauce mix.

• Mix well and add little extra EVVO, serve it with grilled chicken skewers.

• This tzatziki sauce stays good in refrigerator for upto 4 days but it will slightly become watery as cucumbers will leave juices over the time.

Greek Chicken Kabobs

To make the best Greek Chicken Kebabs you have to marinate the chicken breast/ thigh meat for at-least 10-15 mins or even overnight to get the best flavors.

I have marinated chicken for 10 to 15 mins and then threaded them onto skewers to grill them.

Here are the easy steps to make these kebabs:

• In a mixing bowl add the ingredients mentioned for the marinade.

• Add the chicken pieces to the marinade,mix well and refrigerate for some time. 

• If you are using wooden skewers then soak them at least 30 mins before using them to avoid getting burned or catching fire.

• Next start threading the skewers with chicken pieces and alternating between onion,red and yellow bell peppers.

• Heat the grill/grilling pan and spread some marinade mix on to the pan to avoid sticking.

• Cook/grill for 2 mins on each side,keep turning the skewers to get even cooking.

• I have finally held the kabobs directly on the flame for few seconds to get the smoky flavors.

Greek Chicken Kabobs (With Authentic Tzatziki Sauce Recipe)

By Savory Bites Recipes
Published 06/03/2019

Get you grill out this Summer and try these delicious Chicken Souvlaki (Greek Chicken Kabobs) with authentic Tzatziki Sauce recipe! Smoky flavored kebabs are what you need to try this Summer !

Ingredients

• 1/2 lb/ 1.5 Cup Boneless Chicken Breast/Thigh Meat,cut in to cubes 1 Inch thick
• For Marination:
• 3 Tbsp Olive Oil
• 2 Tbsp Oregano Dried
• 1 tsp Parsley Dried
• 1 tsp Thyme Dried
• 1/4 Cup Lemon Juice
• As per need Kosher Salt
• 4 cloves Garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1/2 tsp White Vinegar/Balsamic Vinegar
• 1 tsp Mint fresh chopped
• 1/4 tsp Sugar
• For Tzatziki Sauce:
• 1/2 Cup grated,seeded Cucumber
• 1/2 Cup Greek Yogurt
• As per need Kosher Salt
• 1 Tbsp Extra Virgin Olive Oil
• 1 Clove Garlic minced
• 1/2 tsp Oregano
• 1/2 Tbsp Lemon Juice
• 1/4 tsp Red Chili Flakes(optional)
• Extra:
• Veggies cut into cubes(I have used Red Onion,Green and Yellow Bell Peppers)
• Bamboo Skewers(soak them in water for 30 mins)

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Instructions

1. Wash,clean and cut the chicken pieces.
   In a mixing bowl add the ingredients mentioned for marinade.
2. Add the chicken pieces to marinade and mix well.
   Keep it refrigerated for 15 mins.
3. Meanwhile,in a bowl add the ingredients for the tzatziki sauce.
   mix well and keep aside.
4. Heat a grilling pan,spread some of the marinade over the pan/grill.
   Thread the chicken alternating between onion and bell peppers on to the skewers.
5. Grill them on each side for 2 mins,keep rotating till the chicken is cooked well.
6. I have finally held the skewers directly onto the flame for few seconds just to get the smoky flavors.
   This step is optional.
   Please make sure that you do not burn the chicken or skewers if you are doing the jawaban step.
7. Serve immediately with sauce.

Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 00:20:00 mins.

Cook time: 00:10:00 mins.
Total time: 30 mins.
Tags: kabobs,greek grilled chicken skewers,chicken souvlaki

Easy Chicken Recipes

Here are few chicken recipes that you will love:

• Mongolian Chicken

• Kung Pao Chicken

• Panda Express Sweet Fire Chicken Breast

• Sesame Chicken

• Chili Chicken

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Try This Ultimate Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

Try This Ultimate Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

Sort out dinner/lunch with this amazing Cashew Chicken Stir Fry! So easy to put together,amazing sauce mix with roasted cashews,makes this easy chicken stir-fry the BEST and totally under 30 mins!

If you love the Chinese takeout sajian then forget that and try this cashew chicken stir fry , you will keep making it over and over.

This easy chicken stir-fry is going to fix your dinner under 30 mins or even less. The flavor combination is perfect with roasted cashews and easy stir-fry sauce is perfect, goes well with rice or noodles of your choice.

You will love the combination of this Hot and Sour Soup and this delicious Shrimp Fried Rice to go with chicken cashew stir-fry.

Cashew Chicken

This cashew chicken recipe is very easy with roasted cashews and spicy easy cashew chicken sauce to make it better than any takeout menu.

Cashew Chicken Ingredients:

• Chicken breast meat,cut into small pieces (Thigh meat would work great too)

• Whole roasted cashews,unsalted

• Sauce Mix (Chicken stock,soy sauce,Hoisin Sauce, Oyster Sauce, Sugar, Ketchup,Rice Vinegar, Chili Garlic Sauce,Sriracha)

• Sesame Seeds and Spring Onions for garnish

Cashew Chicken Sauce

The sauce mix of this spicy cashew chicken is very easy and flavors are so good.


Here are the ingredients of the easy cashew chicken sauce:

• Chicken Stock,Unsalted

• Soy Sauce

• Rice Vinegar

• Sriracha

• Hoisin Sauce

• Oyster Sauce

• Ketchup

• Chili Garlic Sauce

• Sugar

How to roast cashews

You can roast cashews in a pan/ or in a skillet on direct flame/heat. Keep tossing the chicken pieces till roasted well and crunchy.

You can alternatively arrange the cashews in a baking sheet / pan and roast them in panggangan till done at 350 f / 177 c. Spray some coconut oil and keep turning them till they are crisp.

Here is a great article to learn how to roast cashews.

How to make Cashew Chicken Stir-Fry

• In a bowl add the chicken pieces with sesame oil,baking soda,cornstarch,black pepper powder and 1 tbsp of sauce mix. Mix well.

• In a pan add sesame and vegetable oil,when its hot,add  the chicken and quickly stir fry till cooked.

   

• In a the same pan,add ginger,garlic,onion and stir-fry till soft and cooked.

• Add the sauce mix and let it cook it slightly reduced.

• Next add the chicken pieces to the sauce and mix well to coat the chicken with sauce mix.

• Next add the roasted cashews and toss them well with chicken.

• Finally add the sesame seeds and spring onion.

Cashew Chicken Stir Fry

By Savory Bites Recipes
Published 06/07/2019

Sort out dinner/lunch with this amazing Cashew Chicken Stir Fry! So easy to put together,amazing sauce mix with roasted cashews,makes this easy chicken stir-fry the BEST totally under 30 mins!

Ingredients

• 1.5 Cup Chicken, breast meat,cut into small pieces
• 1 tsp Sesame Oil
• 1/4 tsp Baking Soda
• 1 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1 Tbsp Sauce Mix
• 1/2 Tbsp Cornstarch
• For Cashew Chicken Sauce:
• 1/4 Cup Unsalted Chicken Stock
• 1.5 Tbsp Low Sodium Soy Sauce
• 1 tsp Sugar
• 1 Tbsp Rice Vinegar
• 1 Tbsp Hoisin Sauce
• 1 tsp Sriracha
• 1 Tbsp Oyster Sauce
• A dash of Black Pepper Powder
• 1 Tbsp Tomato Ketchup
• 1 tsp Chili Garlic Sauce
• Additional:
• 1 Tbsp Sesame Oil
• 1 Tbsp Vegetable Oil
• 1 tsp Ginger,grated
• 1 Tbsp Garlic,grated
• 1 Small White Onion,chopped
• 3/4 Cup Unsalted Cashews Roasted Whole
• 2 Tbsp Chopped Spring Onion,green
• Sesame Seeds

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Instructions

1. In a bowl add the ingredients mentioned for sauce mix.
   Mix well everything and keep aside.
2. In another bowl,add the chicken pieces,clean.
   Add the ingredients mentioned and mix well and keep aside.
3. Heat a pan/skillet/wok,add the sesame oil and vegetable oil.
   When its hot,add the chicken pieces and immediately stir fry till cooked well.
   Keep this aside.
4. In the same pan,add the ginger,garlic and onion.
   Stir fry till soft.
   Add the sauce mix to this and let it cook for few seconds till it slightly thickens.
5. Next add the chicken pieces and toss well to coat the chicken with sauce mix.
6. Finally adjust salt and add cashews,chopped green onions and sesame seeds.
   Serve with rice or noodles of your choice!

Yield: 4 Servings
Prep Time: 00:15:00 mins.

Cook time: 00:10:00 mins.
Total time: 25 mins.
Tags: cashew chicken,Chinese food,under 30 mins

Some more Chinese recipes that you will like:

• Sesame Chicken

• Chicken Lo Mein

• Vegetable Lo Mein

• Black Pepper Chicken

• Sweet Fire Chicken Breast

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How To Make The Best Kale Salad:A Step-By-Step Guide

This is the Best Kale Salad ever! You will start loving kale with the kale salad dressing(Honey Lemon Dressing) and the combination of Apples,Candied Pecans and Cashew,Mangoes,Kiwi,Almonds makes this salad a wholesome dish.

If you are not a Kale fan then this Best Kale Salad is going to blow your mind and you will love Kale from now on!



This salad ingredients are very basic and this simple kale salad is sooo good that I finished most of it, and that was most interesting for me as I was not much of Kale fan too.



You are going to love the kale salad dressing too. The whole kale salad recipe is very easy to put together and there are so many healthy ingredients in this dish that you will not eat this salad as a side.



The best part of this salad is the Honey Lemon Dressing, so good and so easy.Just try this salad ,I am sure that you will keep this as a regular in your meal plans.

Best Kale Salad

Kale is not much loved by many,and even I was not a Kale fan but this kale salad dressing recipe and the combination of apples,caramelized pecans and cashews,mangoes,kiwi,almonds took the kale apple salad to whole new level.


The salad turned out to be so amazing that I finished most of it by myself. I even ate this as a main dish and not as a side.


The most important part of this salad is the massaging kale and the salad dressing.


This Honey Lemon Salad Dressing is so amazing that I make it very often even with other salads.

How To Make Kale Salad

To make this easy kale salad you need to follow 4 easy steps:

• Massage Kale/Chop Kale

• Make the Honey Lemon Vinaigrette

• Make caramelized pecans and cashews

• Mix together the kale,apples,candied nuts, kiwi, mango, almonds  along with salad dressing.

Kale Salad Dressing Recipe

• The honey lemon dressing is very simple to put together. In jar add the extra virgin olive oil,honey,lemon juice,salt,black pepper powder,zest,honey mustard,garlic and shake well it mixed well.

• Your dressing is ready! Enjoy this salad dressing with any salad of your choice.

How to Massage Kale

• To make the kale perfect for salad,we need to massage kale leaves. Yes! massaging kale with little salt and olive oil for atleast 3- 4 mins makes the kale amazing in taste.

• Kale changes its color to dark green after massaging and that is the best way to add kale in salads to get very good tasting kale.

Candied Pecans For Salad

• To make candied pecans and cashews,firstly in a pan add sugar and let it start melting.

• Add butter to the pan and mix it. Start melting the sugar along with butter.

• Let it get brown,keep stirring it so that it should not burn or else it will turn bitter.

• Switch off the heat and add the pecans and cashews one after other.

• Mix the nuts with with the caramel well to coat them. 

• Then place a parchment paper,arrange the nuts on the parchment paper to dry.

• They will dry out quickly,enjoy them as it is or in a salad.

How To Make The Best Kale Salad:A Step-by-Step Guide

By Savory Bites Recipes
Published 06/18/2019

This is the Best Kale Salad ever! You will start loving kale with the kale salad dressing(honey Lemon Dressing) and the combination of Apples,Candied Pecans and Cashew,Mangoes,Kiwi,Almonds makes this salad a wholesome dish.

Ingredients

• For Salad:
• 2 Cup Kale,massaged and chopped
• 2 Tbsp Slivered Almonds
• 1/4 Cup Candied Pecans
• 1/4 Cup Candied Cashews
• 1/2 Cup Mango,chopped to firm pieces
• 1/2 Cup Apple ,slices/pieces tossed in honey
• 2 Kiwi,chopped
• For Kale Salad Dressing:
• 1/4 Cup Extra Virgin Olive Oil /EVVO
• 1/8 tsp Salt
• 1/4 tsp Black Pepper Powder
• 1/4 Tbsp Lemon Zest
• 1 Tbsp Honey Mustard Sauce/Dressing
• 2 Tbsp Honey
• 2 Tbsp Lime Juice
• 1/2 tsp Fresh minced Garlic
• For Praline Pecans and Cashews:
• 3 Tbsp Sugar
• 1/2 Tbsp Butter

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Instructions

1. How to massage Kale / Prepare Kale for salad:
   Wash the kale well,dry and remove the stems/ribs,leaving the leaves.
   Sprinkle some salt and olive oil on top of the leaves and start massaging the kale leaves.
   Do this for at-least 3-4 mins till the kale leaves change color and become dark green.
   Chop them and place in the bowl.
2. In a small jar add the honey lemon dressing ingredients and shake well to mix the dressing well.
   Keep this aside.
3. Now next make the candied nuts.
   In a sauce pan,add the sugar and let it start to melt.
   Once its starting to melt add the butter and mix well.
   Keep this on medium flame and watch it so that it should not burn.
   Keep stirring this till the sugar dissolves and get a brown color.
   
4. The mixture will start to thicken,then switch off the gas and add the nuts to the pan.
   Keep rotating the pan to even coat the nuts with the caramel formed and slowly arrange the nuts on parchment paper to dry.
   This process hardly takes 5 mins.
5. The nuts will dry quickly and harden,pick them up from parchment paper and add to the salad bowl.
   Next add all the remaining ingredients to the salad bowl.
6. Toss to mix well and finally before serving add the salad dressing and mix well and serve immediately.

Yield: 4 Servings (as a side)
Prep Time: 00:15:00 mins.

Cook time: 00:05:00 mins.
Total time: 20 mins.
Tags: kale salad,salad dressing,honey lemon dressing,kale apple salad

Recipe Notes:

To make the kale perfect for salad,we need to massage kale leaves. Yes! massaging kale with little salt and olive oil for atleast 3- 4 mins makes the kale amazing in taste.

To have it later ,refrigerate and keep the dressing aside and mix only at the time of serving as the dressing along with fruits will leave lots of juices and the salad will get watery.

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More refreshing recipes to try in Summer:

• Pineapple Jalapeno Salsa

• No Churn Mango Ice Cream

• Orange Mojito

• Grilled Brown Sugar and Cinnamon Pineapple

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