Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers

Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers have all of your favorite Greek flavors and they can be made in under 30 minutes!

My entire family absolutely loves making different flavors of chicken skewers for many reason. They’re a great easy meal during the week when we’re short on time, they make for great leftovers and they’re delicious!

Be sure to add this easy recipe to your menu this week for some easy weeknight grilling.

Ingredients you will need from the grocery store

Cut of Meat: Boneless skinless chicken thighs or boneless skinless chicken breasts

Seasoning: “The Greek” seasoning from Fire and Smoke Society

Marinade: Extra virgin olive oil and lemon juice

Sides: Hummus, pita bread, cherry tomatoes, cucumber, red onion, feta cheese

Tzatziki sauce: non fat greek yogurt, lemon juice, lemon zest, cucumber, dill, garlic

How to make Grilled Greek Chicken Skewers

Preparing and marinating the chicken

Start off by putting together the homemade Tzatziki sauce by combining all of the ingredients in the recipe card in a small bowl, then mix thoroughly. Place in an airtight container and store in the refrigerator for up to a week. 

Trim excess fat off of boneless skinless chicken thighs with a sharp knife. Next, cube each thigh up into 1 inch chunks.

Place the cubed chicken in a large bowl then add in the marinade ingredients: olive oil, lemon juice and “The Greek” seasoning. Place the bowl in the refrigerator and let the chicken marinate for a minimum of 2 hours or up to 24 hours. the longer you let these marinate, the more flavor they will take on. 

30 minutes prior to cooking, soak the bamboo skewers in some water. The wood will absorb the water which help prevent them from burning up during the cook. You can also use metal skewers for this part instead.

Next, Fire up the grill and get it setup for direct heat cooking. I used my Nomad Grill for this cook which gives the chicken some great charcoal flavor. If you do not have an outdoor grill, you can also cook these on an indoor grill pan.

Grilling the chicken skewers

Remove the wooden skewers from the water and drain the excess water. Place 4-5 of the marinated chicken pieces on the wooden skewers.

Place chicken directly on the grill grates over medium-high heat on your grill and flip them every 2-3 minutes.

Once the chicken develops some great char and they reach an internal temperature of 165°F, remove it from the grill.

Drizzle the homemade Tzatziki sauce on top of the the grilled meat. Serve with a warm pita, your favorite hummus, tomatoes, cucumbers and Kalamata olives.

These are a perfect easy weeknight meal, but they also work great for meal prepping. Store them in an airtight container and eat them the next day for the most fresh flavor. 

Looking for other skewer ideas? Be sure to check out the recipes below!

Grilled Jalapeno Popper Sausage Skewers: Loaded with juicy sausage, cheese, bacon and jalapenos for the perfect bite. Serve the individual pieces as an appetizer or as a meal on a skewer!

Grilled Huli Huli Chicken Skewers: Packed with sweet and savory flavor in each and every bite, this will be one of your new favorite meals!

Korean BBQ Chicken Skewers: Korean BBQ flavors cooked over fire gives these skewers some great sweet heat flavors.

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