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Greek Chicken Kabobs

Greek chicken kabobs with a bright lemon, garlic, and oregano marinade, grilled until deeply charred and cooked through. Serve these Greek skewers over warm pita with cool tzatziki, fresh tomatoes, cucumbers, and feta.
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Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 14 minutes
marinating 2 hours
Total Time 2 hours 34 minutes
Servings: 4 servings
Course: Main Dish
Cuisine: Greek
Calories: 640
Ingredients Equipment Method Notes

Ingredients
  

Chicken kabob marinade
  • 1.5 lb boneless chicken thighs
  • 0.25 cup olive oil
  • 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
  • 1 tbsp lemon zest
  • 4 garlic minced
  • 2 tsp dried oregano
  • 1 tsp dried thyme
  • 0.5 tsp cumin
  • 0.5 tsp smoked paprika
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 0.25 tsp black pepper
For serving
  • 1 warm pita
  • 1 tzatziki
  • 1 sliced tomatoes
  • 1 cucumbers
  • 1 red onion
  • 1 kalamata olives
  • 1 feta

Equipment

  • 1 grill

Method
 

Make the Greek marinade
  1. Whisk olive oil, fresh lemon juice, lemon zest, minced garlic, dried oregano, dried thyme, cumin, smoked paprika, salt, and black pepper until combined and fragrant.
  2. Toss the boneless chicken thighs with the marinade until evenly coated, then refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
Skewer and grill
  1. Soak wooden skewers in water for 30 minutes while the chicken chills.
  2. Thread the marinated chicken onto the skewers, leaving a little space between pieces for even charring.
  3. Preheat the grill to medium-high and oil the grates.
  4. Grill the skewers for 6-7 minutes per side until deeply charred with visible char marks and cooked through to 165F.
Serve
  1. Serve the Greek chicken kabobs over warm pita with tzatziki, sliced tomatoes, cucumbers, red onion, kalamata olives, and feta.

Notes

For best flavor and char, keep the chicken chilled until skewering and don’t crowd the grill. Refrigerate leftovers in a sealed container up to 3 days; freeze cooked chicken up to 2 months (reheat until steaming). For a lighter option, use low-fat tzatziki and reduce the feta to taste—everything else stays the same.