This meat is so tender, juicy, and full of flavor. The warm richness of the chicken is balanced perfectly next to the cold, tangy tzatziki and fresh crunchy veggies. This tastes super close to authentic Greek street food and is a fun way to entertain with an affordable and impressive meal.
Ingredients
- Greek yogurt: 1 cup
- extra-virgin olive oil: 0.25 cup
- lemon juice: 2 Tbsp
- red wine vinegar: 1 Tbsp
- garlic: 3 clove (minced)
- kosher salt: 2 tsp
- ½ teaspoons paprika: 1 piece
- ground black pepper: 1 tsp
- ground cumin: 1 tsp
- ground coriander seed: 1 tsp
- oregano: 1 tsp (dried)
- red pepper: 0.5 tsp (crushed)
- ground cinnamon: 0.25 tsp
- ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs: 2 piece
- onion: 1 piece
- 8- to 10-inch wooden skewers: 2 piece
- pita breads, warmed: 6 piece
- tzatziki sauce: 0.5 cup
- lettuce: 0.5 cup (to taste, shredded, optional)
- tomato: 0.5 cup (to taste, diced, optional)
- red onion: 0.25 cup (to taste, diced, optional)
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Stages of cooking
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Gather all ingredients. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Combine Greek yogurt, olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, garlic, salt, paprika, black pepper, cumin, coriander, oregano, red pepper, and cinnamon in a medium bowl and stir until well combined. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Pound chicken thighs evenly to about 1/2 inch in thickness. Coat all chicken well in marinade, cover, and refrigerate at least 4 hours or overnight. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Cut ends off onion and cut onion in half horizontally. Place onion halves next to each other on a parchment or foil-lined rimmed baking sheet. Insert one skewer into each onion half, standing up vertically. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Remove chicken from marinade, allowing excess to drip off, and thread each piece of chicken over the two skewers to form a large stack. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Bake in the preheated oven until evenly browned and cooked through, about 1 hour, rotating halfway through. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Allow meat to rest for 10 minutes before slicing. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Place the sliced chicken in a warm pita topped with tzatziki sauce, lettuce, tomato, and red onion. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CUANALO
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Serve and enjoy. ALLRECIPES / NELLY CULANO
