Feta Chicken Kabobs
These Feta Chicken Kabobs have been a family favorite for years! Marinating the chicken in a mixture of yogurt, rosemary, garlic, and feta makes for a tender, delicious entree!
These Grilled Chicken Kabobs with Vegetables are nearly a whole meal on a skewer! Just add some crusty bread or a green salad and you’re set. This has been a family favorite for over a decade.
Why You Must Make
The enticing aroma of garlicky chicken permeates the air when these kabobs hit the grill. These Greek-inspired Chicken Kabobs are truly winners.
- Biting into the tender meat flavored with garlic, Dijon and feta satisfy all the senses.
- The yogurt marinade makes for extremely tender and flavorful chicken.
- Plus, these aren’t your ordinary shish kabobs. This is a wonderful way to shake up your summer grilling menu.
Well, I’m afraid I’m not going to make it to Greece anytime soon, so instead, I’m bringing Greece to my house! Recipes can transport you across the globe to dine on flavors found across Europe, Asia, and the Americas. With a quick search on your computer, you can now make so many amazing dishes at home like these Mediterranean chicken kabobs.
Expert Tips
There are twofold advantages from utilizing a marinade, to infuse flavor and tenderize. These chicken kabobs illustrate both beautifully.
- PRO-Tip: Yogurt does an amazing job tenderizing chicken. Whether it’s an enzyme, the acid, or calcium, the jury is still out. Just make sure your chicken spends at least a couple of hours up to overnight the yogurt-based marinade so it can work its magic.
- Having a flavorful marinade for chicken kabobs is imperative, too. Though the flavors won’t infuse deeply into the meat, it will create an amazing, flavorful crust on these kabobs.
- Don’t overcook these feta chicken kabobs or the chicken will be dry. Not as dry as if you didn’t marinate them, but you’ll want to grill just until the chicken loses the pink hue internally, or to about 160 degrees.
- PRO-Tip: Note that if you use wooden skewers, you should soak them in water for about a half-hour to prevent them from incinerating on the grill!
Frequently Asked Questions
If you’ll search this blog you’ll find a couple of kabob recipes and one lonely kebab recipe. In my mind, they’re both names for skewered meats, sometimes with vegetables and aromatics, which are grilled. Originating in the Middle East, there are now numerous varieties featuring different meats and flavors. Spelling this dish “kabobs” is primarily found in North America.
When it comes to marinades, there are a few components that help ensure tender, flavorful results. Let’s dissect this recipe as an example:
Greek yogurt – like vinegar and citrus juice, Greek yogurt has an acidic component that’s key to tenderizing the chicken. So the chicken cubes don’t turn to mush, only marinate up to 8 hours.
Flavor Enhancers – Feta cheese, garlic, rosemary, mustard, scallions all infuse flavor into the chicken. Aromatics like onions, garlic, and scallions are an important addition unless you have an aversion to their flavor.
Salt and Pepper – Salt, like wine and alcohol, is a flavor enhancer. Do not omit unless you’re on a sodium-restricted diet. I typically add half the amount of pepper as salt, but this is up to your palate’s preference.
My meat market sells reasonably sized boneless skinless chicken breast with the tenders removed, so I purchase one per person. Each chicken breast provides about 6-8 cubes of chicken.
If your butcher sells much larger chicken breasts, definitely reduce the number needed unless you like lots of leftovers! Remember that a serving of chicken is about the size of a deck of cards or the palm of your hand.
The time will vary depending on the size of your chicken pieces and the temperature of your grill. You’ll want to cook the chicken until it has an internal temperature of 165 degrees. This should take about 10-15 minutes.
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Feta Chicken Kabobs
A terrific feta, garlic and rosemary marinade that's fabulous on chicken!
Ingredients
- 1 cup plain Greek yogurt
- 1/4 cup crumbled feta cheese
- 1 tablespoon minced garlic
- 1 tablespoon chopped fresh rosemary
- 2 tablespoons Dijon mustard
- 3-4 thinly sliced scallions
- 1/2-1 teaspoon kosher salt, to taste
- 1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
- 6 boneless, skinless chicken breasts, each cut into 6-8 cubes
- Zucchini, red bell pepper, red onion chunks, optional
- Rosemary sprigs with most of the leaves removed to use as skewers, optional
Instructions
- Mix yogurt, feta, garlic, rosemary, Dijon, scallions, salt, and pepper.
- Marinate chicken cubes in the mixture for at least one hour and up to 8 hours.
- Skewer chicken on metal, wooden, or rosemary skewers alternating with zucchini slices, red bell pepper, and onion if desired.
- Grill till meat is cooked.
Notes
Total time does not include marinating.
Nutrition Information:
Yield:
6Serving Size:
1Amount Per Serving: Calories: 330Total Fat: 8gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 4gCholesterol: 143mgSodium: 681mgCarbohydrates: 7gFiber: 1gSugar: 4gProtein: 56g
55 Comments on “Feta Chicken Kabobs”
It is so tasty!! An instant favorite at my house!
It was the best meal for the good weather we are having!
Loved how tasty it is! The combination of flavors is so perfect!
Wow, it seems like both of us have kabobs on our minds! I love the flavors that have enhanced the chicken on these kabobs, Liz . . . I can ‘feel’ the essence of Greece!
xo
Roz
I can imagine the beautiful marriage of rosemary and garlic in these kebabs. I usually add cottage cheese to the marination while making chicken tikka (that’s what we call them in India), so I can imagine what feta must have done to these kebabs. It lends a beautiful creaminess to the kebabs. Delicious post Liz 🙂
Lizzy,
I love feta but I usually only use it on salad. Great way to incorporate feta into a meal.
Annamaria
Greek yogurt and feta in the marinade sounds like nothing but incredible to me. What a great way to celebrate the street food of Greece.
I would love to go to Greece. I think these kabobs though are as close I as I am going to get for a while. I will take it though.
I love kabobs… especially marinated in yogurt…. it makes the meat so succulent. Looks gorgeous. 🙂
Mmmmmmmmmm………these look so delectable! I have really enjoyed this street food tour and the kebabs tops it off well!
You know, I can’t believe I’ve never marinated my chicken in yogurt.. and what a great blend you’ve got here, I must try this for dinner this week:) xx
So many of my favorite flavors! And I’m really like the idea of the mustard in the marinade. Going to try that!
Gorgeous kabobs, I love the Mediterranean flavors!
I love this recipe! It looks full of flavor and I adore feta. Thanks for sharing such a great idea!