Chicken Souvlaki with Tzatziki

This Greek favourite is so easy to make at home! Loaded with classic Greek flavours of lemon, garlic and dried oregano. Fabulous for an outdoor BBQ!

Recipe by Nagi | RecipeTin Eats on July 11, 2016

Prep time: PT15M

Cook time: PT10M

Total time: PT25M

Rating

4.94 stars (47 reviews)

Ingredients

1.5 lb / 750 g chicken thigh fillets ((or breast), cut into 1"/2.5cm pieces)
2 tbsp olive oil
1/4 cup lemon juice
3 garlic cloves (, minced)
2 tbsp dried oregano
1/2 - 3/4 tsp salt
Black pepper
1 tbsp olive oil
Flatbreads / wraps / pita bread
Lettuce
Tomato slices
2 Lebanese cucumbers ((to make about ½ cup grated cucumber after squeezing out juice))
1 1/4 cups / 300 g plain Greek yoghurt
2 tsp white wine vinegar ((or red wine or apple cider vinegar))
1 tbsp lemon juice
1/2 garlic clove (, minced)
1 tbsp extra virgin olive oil ((or more if you want richer))
1/2 tsp salt
Black pepper

Cuisine

Greek

Steps

Place chicken and Marinade into a bowl and set aside to marinate for at least 3 hours to overnight.
Thread chicken onto 8 skewers.
Heat oil in a large skillet over high heat (or BBQ). Cook skewers for 3 minutes on each side, or until cooked through.
Serve Chicken Souvlaki with tzatziki, flatbreads (make your own!), lettuce and tomato slices.
Tzatziki
- Cut the cucumber in half lengthwise. Use a teaspoon to scrape the watery seeds out. Coarsely grate the cucumber using a box grater. Then wrap in paper towels or a tea towel and squeeze to remove excess liquid.
- Place cucumber in a bowl. Add remaining ingredients then mix to combine. Set aside for at least 20 minutes for the flavours to meld.

Nutitrion

Serving Size: 194 g
Calories: 367 kcal
Carbohydrates: 2.5 g
Protein: 49.7 g
Fat: 16.4 g
Saturated Fat: 4.1 g
Cholesterol: 151 mg
Sodium: 441 mg

Reviews

Jamie on 2026-03-17 (5 stars):
Really tasty and affordable to make
Louisa on 2025-12-05 (5 stars):
Yum yum my 15 yr old son cooked these for us. Delicious, my eldest son & I are coeliac & used store bought gf Lebanese wraps.
Fiona on 2025-10-22 (5 stars):
Lovely simple dish. I just grated 1 whole cucumber to make te quicker and easy still an amazing flavour
Kate on 2025-08-27 (5 stars):
Absolutely delicious
Tracey Law on 2025-02-03 (5 stars):
So easy & YUMMY :)
Angus Shaw on 2025-01-19 (5 stars):
Great recipe, we made a couple of changes by adding feta, semi dried tomatoes, kalamata olives and a dash of balsamic to the salad. Now one of my top 5 recipes. Thanks !
Joe on 2024-08-27 (5 stars):
Yuuuuuummmmm!!!!
Rasmuson Cindy on 2024-07-29 (5 stars):
Delicious and easy, as always!
Maryanne on 2024-06-26 (5 stars):
Fantastic marinade!
Marble on 2024-06-22 (5 stars):
Dang it, woman!! I came to this recipe for a simple marinade. Ended up making everything else, too!
Rasmuson Cindy on 2024-05-24 (5 stars):
Delicious and easy. I didn’t change a thing, except I scaled down to two people. I served with pita (the flatbread recipe from this website) and a Greek salad. Another amazing recipe from Nagi!
Tammy Pruett on 2024-05-06 (5 stars):
My favorite prep for this recipe is to flatten the chicken breast and seal in the marinade. As it’s thawing, I make the tzatziki and combine the Na’an ingredients to set for 30 minutes. Chop up my lettuce, tomatoes and onions and this Schwarma is AMAZING!!!!
N on 2023-10-30 (5 stars):
I agree! The tzatziki tastes good immediately but is phenomenal the next day!
Shara on 2023-10-29 (5 stars):
Hi Sonja, I've made this dish with both lamb and pork and didn't change a thing - was delicious.
Fiona Johnstone on 2023-08-08 (5 stars):
OMG! Delicious. We added finely sliced red onion and feta to serve.
Char on 2023-05-22 (5 stars):
Going to a bbq at my brother and his family's place this afternoon and i've got your souvlaki marinating since last night. I've made the souvlaki a number of times and it always turns out good. The tzatziki sauce is also awesome.Did i mention my entire family consists of picky eaters? ;)Can't wait to put the souvlaki on the grill. Your recipes are amazing, as always. Thanks Nagi!