Marinated Chicken Skewers with Spicy Tzatziki Sauce

*This Marinated Chicken Skewers with Spicy Tzatziki Sauce post is sponsored by Maple Hill Creamery.  All opinions are always my own.

Today, I’m sharing a mouthwatering Mediterranean-inspired recipe for Marinated Chicken Skewers with Spicy Tzatziki Sauce made with Maple Hill Creamery plain Greek yogurt.  Maple Hill Creamery is made up of over 70 family-owned farms across central NY.  These farms all operate as a 100% grass-fed dairy system, with an emphasis on product quality, raising healthy cows and environmental responsibility.  When you taste their yogurt, you can tell a difference.  Maple Hill Creamery’s grass-fed dairy products are artisan quality.  The family still creates and uses all of their own recipes.  I love and fully support Maple Hill Creamery’s mission to lead the way in creating a regenerative system of dairy farming that is best for the environment, the consumers (grass-fed dairy is full of vitamins, minerals and healthy fat), the cows and the farmers.

Maple Hill Creamery’s yogurt is incredibly creamy and flavorful, made from whole organic milk.  I had to eat a couple of spoonfuls while I was making this recipe.  It’s so good!!  The rich and smooth texture makes it irresistable to pass up.   They even carry a line of drinkable yogurt, which is great for kids.  Also, don’t be afraid of the fat here, whole milk dairy is actually good for you.

Maple Hill Creamery’s plain Greek yogurt makes an excellent addition the marinade, resulting in very moist and tender chicken.  This would also work great with wild game meats.  I like to soak venison in buttermilk to tenderize and remove the gamey taste from the meat.  The creamline plain yogurt would be an excellent substitution, combined with some fresh garlic and herbs.

This chicken marinade is so flavorful and simple to throw together.  Add all of the ingredients into a medium-size bowl, whisk, then toss with the boneless chicken breast.  Refrigerate in a sealed plastic bag, making sure to squeeze out all of the excess air.  Allow the flavors to mingle for 2-3 hours.

Before assembling your chicken skewers, make sure that you soak wooden skewers in water for at least 30 minutes before adding the meat.  This prevents them from burning on a hot grill.

You can use all grated cucumber in this tzatziki sauce, but I like to do half diced, half grated to have a nice contrast in texture.  If you can’t find the dried Sriracha seasoning, red pepper flakes and cayenne are a good substitution.  It gives a little personality and kick to traditional tzatziki sauce.

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Marinated Chicken Skewers with Spicy Tzatziki Sauce

Prep Time

20 mins

Cook Time

10 mins

Total Time

30 mins

 

Servings: 4 -6 servings

Author: Amee Livingston

Ingredients

• For the marinade:
• 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts
• 1/2 cup Greek yogurt
• 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tbsp Greek seasoning blend
• Juice of 1 lemon
• 4 tbsp extra virgin olive oil
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pepper to taste
• For the spicy tzatziki:
• 1 cup Greek yogurt
• 2 cloves garlic minced
• 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
• 1 tbsp fresh dill finely chopped
• 1 English cucumber peeled
• 1/4-1/2 tsp dry Sriracha seasoning or red pepper flakes
• 1/2 tsp salt
• pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Whisk all marinade ingredients together in a large bowl.
2. Chop chicken into bite-size chunks and toss with marinade.
3. Pour marinated chicken into a large sealable plastic bag and squeeze out all of the air.
4. Refrigerate for 2-3 hours.
5. While chicken is marinating, prepare the tzatziki sauce.
6. Slice the peeled cucumber in half, lengthwise.
7. Using a small spoon, remove all of the seeds from the center.
8. Grate half the cucumber and place into a medium-size bowl.
9. Finely dice the other half of the cucumber and add to the bowl.
10. Mix in all other ingredients, cover and refrigerate until chicken is ready.
11. Heat grill to medium-high heat.
12. While grill is heating-up, thread the chicken pieces onto skewers (if you use wooden skewers, make sure you soak them in water for at least 30 minutes prior to using)
13. Cook chicken skewers for about 10 minutes, turning several times.
14. Serve with spicy tzatziki sauce.

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