Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce

Name: Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Mediterranean, European, Greek
Ingredients: 118 milliliters peeled, shredded, seeded cucumber; 1 garlic clove, minced; 4 garlic cloves, minced; 1 Tbsp fresh lemon juice; 6 Tbsps fresh lemon juice; 118 milliliters plain low-fat yogurt; 4 teaspoons olive oil; 3 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano; 0 teaspoons salt; 1 teaspoon salt; 454 grams skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-sized pieces; 2 zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki Sauce might be a good recipe to expand your main course recipe box. This recipe makes 4 servings with 218 calories, 27g of protein, and 8g of fat each. This recipe covers 20% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. If you have yogurt, garlic clove, chicken breast halves, and a few other ingredients on hand, you can make it. To use up the low fat plain yogurt you could follow this main course with the Yogurt Molasses Cookies as a dessert. It is a good option if you're following a gluten free and primal diet. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes approximately 45 minutes.

Instructions

To prepare souvlaki, combine first 5 ingredients in a large zip-top plastic bag.

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Add chicken to bag; seal. Marinate in refrigerator for 30 minutes, turning bag once.

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Prepare grill to medium-high heat.

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While chicken marinates, combine cucumber and next 4 ingredients, stirring well.

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To prepare skewers, remove chicken from bag; discard marinade. Thread chicken and zucchini alternately onto each of 4 (8-inch) skewers.

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Place skewers on a grill rack coated with cooking spray; grill 10 minutes or until chicken is done, turning once.

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Serve tzatziki sauce with chicken skewers.

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Tzatziki

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Remove 1 to 2 chicken and zucchini pieces from the skewers.

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Cut the chicken and zucchini into bite-sized pieces.

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Serve the chicken and zucchini with a small spoonful of tzatziki sauce for dipping on a rimmed plate.

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Ingredients

Servings:

118milliliters

peeled, shredded, seeded cucumber 1

garlic clove, minced 4

garlic cloves, minced 1Tbsp

fresh lemon juice 6Tbsps

fresh lemon juice 118milliliters

plain low-fat yogurt 4teaspoons

olive oil 3teaspoons

chopped fresh oregano or 1 teaspoon dried oregano 0teaspoons

salt 1teaspoon

salt 454grams

skinless, boneless chicken breast halves, cut into bite-sized pieces 2

zucchini, quartered lengthwise and cut into 1/2-inch-thick slices

Recommended wine: Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, Moschofilero

Greek can be paired with Agiorgitiko, Assyrtiko, and Moschofilero. If you feel like going Greek with your Greek food, assyrtiko and moschofilero are both lovely white wines to pair with chicken, seafood, etc. Agiorgitiko is a full bodied red suitable for roasted meats and lamb. You could try Skouras Saint George Agiorgitiko. Reviewers quite like it with a 4.1 out of 5 star rating and a price of about 18 dollars per bottle.