Greek Chicken with tzatziki sauce
There’s nothing like the zesty, herby chicken mixed with the cooling, flavorful tzatziki sauce.
Ingredients
For the chicken:
- 2 lbs chicken breasts fileted or thighs, fat trimmed
- 2 Tbsp red wine vinegar
- 1-2 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
- 2 Tbsp olive oil
- 2 cloves garlic grated
- 1 Tbsp dried oregano
- 1 Tbsp Italian seasoning
- 1 tsp dried parsley
- ½ tsp onion powder or 1 inch piece of yellow onion, grated
- ¼ tsp nutmeg
- Salt and pepper to taste
- Olive oil for cooking
For the tzatziki:
- 2 cups Greek yogurt
- 1 Persian cucumber grated
- 1-2 Tbsp olive oil
- 1 clove garlic grated
- 1 Tbsp fresh dill chopped
- 1 Tbsp lemon juice or to taste
- salt to taste
Serving Suggestions:
- With pita bread tomatoes, red onions
- Over a Greek salad with some good quality feta cheese
- With rice and a simple salad
Instructions
- Combine all the ingredients for the marinade in a large bowl – the red wine vinegar, lemon juice, olive oil, grated garlic, oregano, Italian seasoning, dried parsley, onion/onion powder, nutmeg, salt and pepper. Mix them all until well combined. Taste to make sure its to your liking before adding the chicken to the bowl. Make sure each piece of chicken is coated well in the marinate. Cover and let sit in the fridge 3 hours or overnight.
- Add the chicken to a skillet with olive oil over medium high heat. Let the chicken cook on each side until a crust develops about 4-5 minutes or until the chicken is fully cooked through. Remove and set aside on a plate.
- As the chicken cooks, prepare the tzatziki by mixing all the ingredients together. This can also be done in advance; the flavors develop more as it sits in the fridge.
- Choose one of the serving suggestions listed above and enjoy!