Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki

Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki. An easy but incredibly flavourful way to serve marinated, oven roasted chicken pieces for a terrific dinner any night of the week.

Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki

We are huge fans of souvlaki at our house and this tasty Monday night dinner did not disappoint.

We often skewer souvlaki marinated diced chicken in the summertime and enjoy a quick and flavourful meal from the backyard grill.

Smoked Paprika is one of my most used spices. I love it and it adds something special to this recipe.

While we still do that under the broiler or in a cast iron grill pan on top of the stove, I decided a winter roast chicken version of or family favourite was worth a try. Boy was it ever.

One whole chicken cut into 8 pieces

I broke down a whole chicken into pieces for this recipe and kept the skin on but you can easily use whatever  skinless chicken pieces you like.  

A whole roast chicken  will  work well too. In the relatively high heat the skin crisped up nicely and rendered quite well but the skinless version would definitely be a lower fat, healthier choice.

Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki

Tzatziki is the perfect accompaniment to Souvlaki Roast Chicken.

The lemon mint tzatziki was a delicious accompaniment to the meal as was the simple Greek salad of spinach, red onion, tomatoes, peppers, olives and feta cheese in a little balsamic dressing that we served with it.

Chicken Souvlaki skewers with Lemon Mint Tzatziki from the grill.

The marinade in this recipe is also one that we use for chicken skewers as well. In the summertime, I marinate the skewers and have them ready to throw on the grill for a tasty meal in no time.

I will confess that I did miss the quick Homemade Yogurt Flat-breads or pita bread that we normally serve with souvlaki

Yogurt Flatbreads

But I’m cutting back on carbs this month (sigh), so none was served this time but feel free to indulge if you like.

Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki

This was also quite an easy meal for a weekday dinner. We marinated the chicken overnight in the fridge so it was only a matter of popping it into the oven after work for about an hour after work.

We also drained the yogurt overnight too, which left plenty of time to throw together the tzatziki and salad while the chicken roasted.

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Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki

Yield: 6 servings

Prep Time: 15 minutes

Cook Time: 1 hour

Total Time: 1 hour 15 minutes

Souvlaki Roast Chicken with Lemon Mint Tzatziki - an incredibly flavorful way to serve marinated, oven roasted chicken pieces for a terrific dinner any night of the week.

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Ingredients

• 3 lbs chicken pieces, well trimmed or skinless

For the Souvlaki Marinade

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• 2/3 cup fresh lemon juice
• 6 tbsp olive oil
• 4 tbsp balsamic vinegar
• 1/2 tsp kosher salt
• 3 rounded tbsp smoked paprika
• 2 tsp freshly ground black pepper
• 6 cloves minced garlic

For the Lemon Mint Tzatziki

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• 3 cups Greek yogurt, drained.
• 6 inch piece of English cucumber
• 2 tbsp finely chopped fresh mint
• 2 cloves minced garlic
• 3 tbsp fresh lemon juice
• 2 tbsp olive oil
• pinch salt and pepper to season

Instructions

To prepare the marinated chicken

1. Mix all of the marinade ingredients together and pour over the chicken in a Ziploc bag.
2. Toss the chicken around well in the marinade to coat on all sides. Marinate in the fridge for a couple of hours or overnight.
3. Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Place the chicken pieces on a wire rack on top of a baking sheet and roast for about 60-75 minutes depending on the size of your chicken pieces. I like to turn the pieces over once during the cooking time.
4. Serve with a Greek Salad, flat-bread and tzatziki.

To prepare the Lemon Mint Tzatziki

1. Draining the yogurt removes much of the liquid and produces an end product about the consistency of thick sour cream. To drain the yogurt, line a colander with several layers of cheesecloth (or in a pinch, several large coffee filters) Pour the yogurt into the colander and place it in a large bowl or in the sink for an hour or two. this should produce about 2 cups of thick yogurt.
2. Peel the piece of cucumber and remove the seeds and pulp at the center with a teaspoon, then dice the outside flesh of the cucumber into small cubes of  1/8 inch or less.
3. Sprinkle  the kosher salt over the diced cucumber and toss together well. Let this rest for about a half hour , stirring occasionally. This process removes some of the liquid from the cucumber so that it will not water down the consistency of your finished tzatziki.
4. Drain all of the liquid off the diced cucumber before adding it to the drained yogurt along with  the remaining ingredients for the marinade.
5. Mix well, cover and store in the fridge for at least a half hour before serving.

Nutrition Information

Yield

6

Serving Size

1 grams
Amount Per Serving Calories 571Total Fat 20gSaturated Fat 4gTrans Fat 0gUnsaturated Fat 14gCholesterol 198mgSodium 584mgCarbohydrates 11gFiber 2gSugar 6gProtein 83g

The nutritional information provided is automatically calculated by third party software and is meant as a guideline only. Exact accuracy is not guaranteed. For recipes where all ingredients may not be used entirely, such as those with coatings on meats, or with sauces or dressings for example, calorie & nutritional values per serving will likely be somewhat lower than indicated.

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