Greek Chicken & Veggie Skewers
These greek chicken & veggie skewers are easy, delicious, and have the perfect combination of flavors! Make extra because I guarantee you'll want leftovers! This is a tried and true recipe of ours! We've been making them for three years, and I don't see us stopping anytime soon. It's so nice having a bunch of prepped chicken and veggies to use as leftovers too. Add them to the orzo, on rice, in a wrap, or on a salad. The leftovers make a perfect lunch too!
Servings: 4
Ingredients
- 1 lb chicken breasts cut into cubes
- 1 red bell pepper cut into squares
- 1 yellow bell pepper cut into squares
- 1 large or 2 small zucchinis chopped in coins
- 1 yellow onion cut into squares
- 3-4 garlic cloves chopped
- 1 lemon juiced
- 3-4 tbsp olive oil
- 4 tsp dried oregano
- 2 tsp dried parsley
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1-1½ tsp sea salt to taste
- 1 tsp black pepper to taste
For Serving:
- hummus
- tzatziki
- feta
- fresh parsley chopped
- herbed orzo (recipe below)
For Herbed Orzo:
- 1 cup orzo
- 1 tbsp salted butter
- ½ tsp sea salt
- ¼ tsp garlic powder
- fresh parsley, chopped (optional)
Instructions
For the Skewers:
- To start chop all vegetables around the same size (so about the size of the zucchini coins so they’re easy to skewer. Mix all veggies in a bowl with about 1-2 tbsp olive oil and about ½ tsp and ¼ tsp black pepper. Set aside.
- For the chicken, pat dry the chicken to dry it out with paper towels. Then chop chicken into cubes. Throw it all in a bowl with the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic powder, dried parsley, dried oregano, paprika, 1 tsp sea salt, and ½ pepper. Let marinate in the bowl for at least 30 minutes to 6-8 hours.
- Start skewering! We usually do a piece of chicken, a few veggies, chicken, veggies, repeat. Then grill until charred and chicken is cooked through (internal temperature of 165 degrees).
For the Orzo:
- Bring water and sea salt to a boil in a medium pot. Add the orzo and cook according to package directions. Once it's done, drain, and add the butter, sea salt, garlic powder, and fresh parsley if desired.
For Assembling:
- To eat, we love to serve ours in a bowl with the orzo, chicken & veggies, and then we add on feta, hummus, tzatziki (I have my favorite homemade recipe here), and parsley. It's absolutely fabulous! Enjoy!
Notes
For Storing: Store leftovers in an airtight container in the fridge for 3-4 days!