It’s grilling season! Take your chicken to a new level with an amazing marinade and a flavorful spread of accompaniments (including my favorite – feta!).

I love the transition into spring because not only does it bring green to the landscape, but we get to pull the cover off the grill and my husband gets to take the reigns with cooking occasionally. Friendly PSA in regards to grilling: if you have a gas grill, remember to clean out your drip tray before the season. Ours was FULL last year, and we’re lucky it didn’t start a fire! Yikes!

Anyway, back to the amazing spread you see above. The chicken is marinated in a creamy yogurt sauce then skewered with onions and tomatoes before it’s grilled. Then it is placed on top of a bed of zippy lemon dill orzo. Layer on the fixin’s: hummus, feta, tzatziki, cucumber, tomatoes. Find some naan or flatbread to scoop up the perfection that fills your bowl. Man, I already want to make this again. Next time, I’ll have to remember to make sure my skewers are heat proof – the ones I used for the picture above apparently are not grill safe (but they were part of my husband’s grill set!), and there was plastic that held the handles on. Needless to say it melted off – no food was harmed in this faux pas.

You can buy tzatziki sauce from the store pre-made or you can use my recipe to make your own HERE (so easy, and you already have the ingredients for these bowls).

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Grilled Greek Chicken Bowls

Bowls are such a fun way for everyone to get what they want, and what's not to love about Greek marinated chicken with orzo, feta, and tzatziki? The answer is - nothing!

Course

Main Dish

Cuisine

Italian

Prep Time

20 minutes

Cook Time

15 minutes

Passive Time

3 hours

Servings

servings

Ingredients

Chicken Skewers

• 2 chicken breasts
• 2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt
• 1/2 tsp Dried Dill
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice (~1/2 lemon)
• 1 Tbsp Fresh Cilantro
• 1/4 tsp salt and pepper each
• 1/2 pint Cherry Tomatoes
• 1/2 red onion

Lemon Dill Orzo

• 8 oz orzo
• 2 Tbsp lemon juice
• 2 Tbsp olive oil
• 1 tsp Dried Dill

Other Bowl Toppings

• feta cheese crumbled
• Tzatziki Sauce
• Hummus
• cucumber
• Flatbread or Naan

Course Main Dish Cuisine Italian Prep Time 20 minutes Cook Time 15 minutes Passive Time 3 hours Servings servings Ingredients Chicken Skewers 2 chicken breasts 2/3 cup plain Greek yogurt 1/2 tsp Dried Dill 2 Tbsp lemon juice (~1/2 lemon) 1 Tbsp Fresh Cilantro 1/4 tsp salt and pepper each 1/2 pint Cherry Tomatoes 1/2 red onion Lemon Dill Orzo 8 oz orzo 2 Tbsp lemon juice 2 Tbsp olive oil 1 tsp Dried Dill Other Bowl Toppings feta cheese crumbled Tzatziki Sauce Hummus cucumber Flatbread or Naan

Instructions

Greek Chicken Skewers

1. Cut chicken breasts into large chunks and place in a gallon Ziploc bag.
2. Mix the marinade in a small bowl: yogurt, dill, lemon juice, cilantro, salt, and pepper. Pour over the chicken, zip the bag, and mix until coated.
3. Let chicken marinate in the refrigerator for 1-3 hours.
4. Cut onion into large chunks.
5. Using grilling skewers, alternate chicken, onion, and tomato pieces until skewer is full.
6. Grill over a medium heat grill until cooked through flipping occasionally.

Lemon Dill Orzo

1. Cook orzo according to package instructions. Drain and place in a medium bowl.
2. Stir in the lemon juice, olive oil, and dill. Done!

Bowl Building

1. Place orzo in a bowl, top with chicken skewer pieces and then whatever other toppings listed above you would like. I highly recommend all of them!

Recipe Notes

You can easily add other veggies to your skewers for more variety, or you can do all chicken if you would rather skip the veg!

I make my tzatziki ahead of time and let the flavors combine in the refrigerator for a few hours while the chicken marinates.

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