Grilled Greek Chicken Kabobs :: Copycat Zoe’s Kitchen
Kabobs are easy to assemble and perfect for summer nights and the fresh flavors of grilled Greek chicken! Add a variety of spring and summer veggies, and a couple of quick sides, and you have a delicious meal your family will love!
It’s getting closer and closer to summertime– actually, maybe better put, it’s just the time of year when I AM SO READY FOR SUMMER. It’s almost May, which means we’re nearing the end of another school year, writing in all the end-of-year activities and parties on the calendar, and pulling ourselves across the finish line until it’s finally time for a break.
This past week we lit up the grill for these grilled Greek chicken and vegetable kabobs. We may not have eaten them outside, but they still tasted like summer and fond memories of many family dinners al fresco. These kabobs are a delicious marriage of simple preparation with seasonal fare.
Actually, I didn’t even have to do any of the prep work for our dinner this time because I planned this meal for our final classic meals cooking class at our co-op. This was my first time teaching this class, so I wasn’t sure how smoothly it would go, but the class turned out to be such a success!
Every week, the kids made a different meal to take home to their families for dinner that night. Honestly, I’m so thankful that my son asked to jump in and take the class at the last minute!
Moral of the story– if a lot of preteens can prep this meal in a cramped kitchen in less than an hour, you can trust that it is both simple and doable!
Grilled Greek Chicken Kabobs, Brown Rice, & Greek Salad :: Copycat Zoe’s Kitchen
If you are like many households right now and trying to save money on groceries, meals like this can be a great option. I am always trying to make sure we are keeping our food spending down as much as we can, though it’s harder and harder as our kids are getting older!
In addition to well-known strategies like eating more at home, checking prices between stores, and shopping from your freezer and pantry before going to the store, there are additional strategies that can reduce spending that are especially highlighted in this particular meal.
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A few notes about the recipe:
- The chicken needs to marinate for at least thirty minutes, but you could also start it in the morning and keep it in the refrigerator until it’s time to make the kabobs. (Alternately, you can assemble your kabobs ahead of time and refrigerate them until you’re ready to grill).
- Brown rice pairs very well with this meal! I have used two different methods for cooking brown rice over the years, and both are easy and reliable: Oven-Baked or in the Instant Pot.
- The Greek salad dressing is so good and is my husband’s preferred dressing on most salads. It stores well and can simply be kept on the counter until you need it. (If you keep it in the refrigerator, the oil will cool and harden a bit, so take it out in enough time to warm up a bit before you’re ready to eat).
- Grilled cherry tomatoes are about the best thing ever. Don’t skip them!
If you enjoy making your own sauces, dressings, and condiments at home, you may want to check out my Quick Reference Sheet for many of my most-used condiment recipes! I created this printable, and two others for baking and breakfasts/desserts, to conveniently hang in my kitchen for easily referencing ingredients and basic steps when I don’t need the full recipe.
The Quick Reference Sheets have also been very helpful for my husband and kids to make some of their regular recipes they don’t have completely memorized!
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Grilled Greek Chicken Kabobs :: Copycat Zoe’s Kitchen
Ingredients
Marinade:
- 1/3 C extra-virgin olive oil
- 1/3 C red wine vinegar
- 1 1/2 tsp kosher salt
- 1 tsp oregano
- 3/4 tsp each: onion powder, garlic powder, dried basil, ground pepper
- 1 Tbsp honey
Kabobs:
- 3 chicken breasts
- 1 sweet onion
- 2 zucchini
- 1 yellow squash
- 5–6 cremini mushrooms, halved
- 1 pint cherry tomatoes
Brown Rice (optional recipes below)
Greek Salad:
- 1 head Romaine lettuce, washed & chopped
- crumbled feta cheese
- several cherry tomatoes, halved
- sliced red onions
- kalamata olives
- Greek Dressing
Instructions
1. Marinate the chicken: Mix all the marinade ingredients together in a medium-size bowl or shallow baking dish with a fork. Cut the chicken breasts into 1-inch cubes and transfer to marinade dish. Toss the chicken in the marinade until all the pieces are coated. Cover and set aside to soak for at least thirty minutes, tossing the chicken one or two times during the marinating time.
2. Start the brown rice: You can do this easily in the oven or the Instant Pot!
3. Prepare the veggies: Slice the squash and zucchini into 1-inch pieces. Slice the mushrooms in half. Slice the onion into one-inch pieces, without separating the layers. Keep the cherry tomatoes whole.
4. Assemble your kabobs: Slide a mixture of vegetables and chicken on each skewer, alternating each so the chicken pieces are separated by vegetables. Set the assembled kabobs on a large platter or baking sheet until you’re ready to grill. Discard extra marinade.
5. Grill the kabobs: Grease your grilling surface. Grill the kabobs, covered, in two batches until the chicken is done and the vegetables are tender and darkened, about fifteen minutes. Rotate each kabob during the cooking time to ensure even cooking and browning.
6. Make the salad: Toss together the lettuce and the next four salad ingredients in a bowl. If you are making your own salad dressing, do that now and set aside. (The Greek dressing ingredients are similar to the marinade ingredients). Drizzle dressing over salad or offer with the salad when serving.
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I love Zoe’s Kitchen and was happy to find your recipies. I made the chicken kabobs today and the whole family loved it. I’m sure i’ll be making this on a regular basis. Thanks so much for sharing!
Ha! I kind of giggled at your first comments! 😉 Though I’m never too tired to eat! Clean-up is another story! 😉 This looks SO good (and not overly complicated – which is how I roll!) 😉 Going to be pinning this for sure! Again, LOVE Your pictures and how you capture images! (In case you can’t tell, I’m kind of into photography. hehe). Thanks for sharing & linking up to Favorite Things Friday with Simply Rachel & Hip Homeschooling! Hope to see you again next week! – Rachel from Simply Rachel (http://www.simplyrachelbyrachel.com)
I hope you enjoy it! Thanks again for visiting and for the photography encouragement. It’s definitely something I’m trying to improve 😉
This looks amazing! We eat a lot of brown rice and greek salad. I love how nutty it is, the texture, the taste. With a bit of butter and lemon/salt. MMMMM. 😉 We are camping right now, this makes my mouth water. Maybe dinner for tomorrow 😉 Thanks for sharing and linking up at Favorite things Friday! Hope to see you again this week!
I hope you enjoy it! We loved it. Have fun camping! That’s one of our favorite things to do. 🙂