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Greek Chicken Souvlaki Skewers

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Prep Time 10 minutes
Cook Time 12 minutes
Marinating Time 30 minutes
Total Time 52 minutes
Ingredients Method

Ingredients
  

Shared base (full batch, this recipe uses 4 skewers)
  • 2½ lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts cut into 1 to 1½-inch cubes
  • ⅓ cup olive oil
  • ¼ cup fresh lemon juice
  • 4 garlic cloves minced
  • 2 teaspoons dried oregano
  • 1½ teaspoons kosher salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 10 wooden skewers soaked 30 minutes
Finishing
  • ½ of the sliced red onion
  • lemon wedges
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • pinch of dried oregano

Method
 

  1. Soak skewers 30 minutes.
  2. Cut chicken into even cubes.
  3. Whisk oil, lemon juice, garlic, oregano, salt, and pepper; coat chicken; fridge 30 minutes to overnight.
  4. Slice red onion.
  5. Thread 5 cubes per skewer, spaced loosely.
  6. Grill on an oiled ridged pan over medium-high heat, 4 to 5 minutes per side, to 165°F.
  7. Rest 5 minutes.
  8. Arrange 4 skewers on a platter with onion and lemon; drizzle oil, squeeze lemon, dust with oregano.