Greek Chicken Souvlaki & 20 Minute Pita
The first bite of this greek inspired chicken souvlaki on homemade pita is the best bite of food I’ve had in 2024 so far. Head to to get a free year supply of Vitamin D3+K2 and 5 free AG1 Travel Packs!
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INGREDIENTS:
*For the Chicken Souvlaki:*
▪2 pounds of boneless, skinless chicken thighs
▪125g (1/2c) olive oil
▪15g (1T) salt
▪30g (5-6 cloves) minced garlic
▪5g (3 tsp) dried oregano
▪5g (1 3/4t) black pepper
▪100g (1/3c) Dijon mustard (preferably Maille or Grey Poupon)
▪Zest of 2 lemons
▪Juice of 1 lemon (approx. 30g or 2T)
▪Skewers (for grilling)
*For the Pita Bread:*
▪350g (3c) all-purpose flour
▪7g (2t) instant yeast
▪5g (1t) salt
▪8g (2t) sugar
▪15g (1T) olive oil
▪210g (3/4 cup) flavorful yeasty beer, warmed to 86-90°F (30C)
*For the Tzatziki Sauce:*
▪160g (1 large) english cucumber, grated
▪200g (3/4c) plain Greek yogurt
▪75g (1/3c) mayonnaise
▪1 clove garlic, minced
▪5g (1t) salt
▪5g (2T) chopped fresh dill
▪15-20g lemon juice (approx ½ Lemon)
*For the Tomato-Onion Relish:*
▪120g (2 medium) tomatoes, diced
▪60g (½) red onion, finely diced
▪20g (1/3 cup) chopped parsley
INSTRUCTIONS
1. If using wood skewers, soak for a few hours before grilling.
2. Cut the chicken thighs into roughly 1-inch pieces.
3. To the chicken, add olive oil, salt, garlic, oregano, black pepper, Dijon, lemon zest and juice. Mix well & refrigerate to marinate for at least 30 minutes, up to 24 hours.
4. Make the Pita Dough while chicken marinates. In a food processor, combine flour, yeast, salt, sugar, and olive oil. Pulse 5 times to mix. With the processor running, slowly add the warmed beer until the dough forms. It will be shaggy.
5. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for about 2 minutes, until it becomes slightly elastic.
6. Cut the dough into 4 equal pieces (about 150g each). Shape each into a ball, cover with a damp paper towel, and let rest at room temp for 15 minutes.
7. To prepare the Tzatziki Sauce, grate the cucumber and squeeze out excess water. In a mixing bowl, combine the grated cucumber, yogurt, mayo, garlic, salt, dill, and lemon juice. Stir until well mixed.
8. Roll Out the Pita Dough: Lightly flour a surface and roll out each ball of dough to about 8”/20cm in diameter.
9 Grill the Pita and Chicken: Preheat the grill to 550°F/285C. Skewer the marinated chicken and grill alongside the pita bread. Grill pitas for about 2 minutes per side. Grill chicken skewers for about 12-15 minutes, turning occasionally until well charred on all sides.
10. Assemble the Souvlaki Wrap: Remove chicken from skewers and chop into smaller pieces. Place chicken in a pita, top with tzatziki sauce, tomato-onion relish, and pepperoncini.
CHAPTERS:
0:00: Marinating the chicken
1:13 Mixing the pita dough
4:23 Tzatsiki sauce & Tomato-onion relish
5:05 Rollin out the pitas
5:39 Keeping my energy up
6:37 Grilling the chicken and pita
8:59 Making the wrap
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The dedication to grill in a button down is awesome. And here I wear a button down maybe twice per year
My husband trained as a German chef, his mother was a chef as is his brother. Their thoughts on tzatski is to also slather on toast.
I made it for dinner tonight and it was a hit. I didn't have any chicken so I used tofu and left it to marinate all day. Thanks for the recipe!
Didnt make the pita, but these recipes slapped. Thanks, Brian! 🤙🤙🤙
Hey Bri, made this today. Absolutely fantastic! Excited to eat this again tomorrow for lunch!
Mayo in the tzatziki – many thanks
Just made this tonight. Absolute banger of a meal, the tzatziki sauce is unbelievable. Getting all that water out of the cucumbers is a game changer, never thought of that before. Keep up the great work 🔥
Made this the same day you posted it; our minds were blown by the taste!
Grilling it on a hot grill does make a big difference compared to putting it in an over or air fryer
Only an idiot puts Mayo in zo Tsatsiki…. And, salt the cucumber and wait 30 minutes, the water will go out with no effort
At first I read: green Saskatchewan souvlaki. Gave me a little brain error😂
Recipe sounds really good. Very close to what I usually make so I know this would taste good 👍 . Only things I would critique is you should mix the chicken marinade up before you add it to the chicken, like you did with all the other sauces. When zesting, the tool is designed to be used turned over from what you have it and you zest with the lemon under the tool. You zest it like you're playing a violin. That's why the underside is curved inward so it can catch all the zest in the tool. Obviously if you're just zesting for a little bit of a cover over something you use it the way you did there but if you're zesting to add it to something like a marinade or sauce you use it like a violin. Keep up the good work thank you for the upload
Thumbs up for the Ninja Creami containers
you should do a recipe on greek lemon potatoes
Yes souvlaki I’m from Greece and I love that food Ty Ty Ty Ty ty
I know this is a bit petty but as someone from greece im offended by the addition of mayo in the tzatziki. And i will die on this hill if i have to.
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Έβαλε μαγιονέζα στο τζατζίκι ο αντίχριστος την καταδίκη μου μέσα
Could you announce ounces and cups as well as all the grams ?
Perfect timing!
I just made this for my bestie. OMG it was amazing. I was a bit concerned with all that mustard but it did not overpower the flavors at all. That tzatziki is the best I have ever had. I made GF naan as she has Celiac. She loved all of it. I will be adding this to my rotation!
The ninja creamy containers to mix the sauce and tomato thing is a vibe
Made this tonight, and we loved it. I got uneven results from pita to pita, but the flavor was grand. Many thanks!
125 ml OF OLIVEOIL? Are you some kinde of millionair? Have you seen how expensive a single bottle of that is?
Brian Thank you,I enjoy watching and playing with your ideas.This one I followed your guidance and my wife and I are licking our chops! Very good!
I just cooked this for dinner, the chicken and the condiments worked perfectly. ❤My pitas were a complete failure😢
Made a lot of your stuff over the years, Brian, and I think this is definitely Top 5. Crazy delicious!
thats just shaworma
Not gonna lie…I would pay $20-25 for this souvlaki 🥹
That moment when you realize he's using creami containers and you realize you have like 10 of then just sitting around collecting dust…
How something so simple tastes so fucking good? Greek cuisine mate !
There is no mayo or dill in tzatziki. tzatziki is cucumber, 10% fat strained(!) greek yoghurt, salt and a splash of olive oil and lemonjuice. thats it.
What you made might not be tzatziki but im sure it tastes nice. 🙂