Grilled Greek Lemon Chicken With Creamy Tzaziki Sauce
This Grilled Greek Lemon Chicken With Creamy Tzaziki recipe will quickly become your new favorite meal created on your grill. Since grilling season is just around the corner, I wanted to feature a unique recipe that features the tasty creamy tzatziki sauce with the popular grilled Greek lemon chicken.
Ingredients
For the grilled chicken breasts:
- 4 chicken breasts
- ¼ cup extra-virgin olive oil
- 2 teaspoons dried oregano
- 1 teaspoon garlic powder
- Juice of one medium lemon
- Sea salt and freshly cracked pepper to taste
For the tzatziki sauce:
- ½ cup finely grated cucumber
- 1 cup of greek yogurt or sour cream
- 2 tsp of apple cider vinegar
- Juice of one medium lemon
- 1 tablespoon of garlic powder or 1-2 minced garlic cloves
Instructions
- For the chicken marinade, whisk together the lemon juice, olive oil, oregano, salt, pepper, and garlic powder in a medium bowl.
- Pour into a ziploc bag or container with the chicken to marinate in the refrigerator for at least 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, make the tzatziki sauce by first grating the cucumbers.
- Add in the Greek yogurt, vinegar, garlic, lemon juice and sea salt to taste in a bowl.
- Chill in refrigerator until ready to serve.
- Heat up your grill and add the marinated chicken.
- Cook the chicken breasts for about 5-7 minutes per side, depending on thickness.
- Remove from heat and allow the cooked chicken to rest.
- To serve, plate sliced chicken over a bed of rice or stuffed into a pita and top with the creamy tzatziki sauce and a lemon wedge.
- Enjoy!
Notes
A tip for a thick sauce is to squeeze all of the excess cucumber juice out of the shreds before mixing with the remaining ingredients.