Juicy, zesty, and bursting with Mediterranean flavors, keto souvlaki chicken skillet is an easy meal that wakes up your tastebuds.
What Is Souvlaki Chicken
This is a classic Greek dinner recipe. Souvlaki means “meat on skewers.” If you ordered souvlaki chicken at a Greek restaurant, you’d probably get chicken skewers. Traditionally, souvlaki chicken is flavored with rosemary, paprika, lemon juice, and olive oil.
I took all the classic souvlaki chicken ingredients and turned it into a simple skillet recipe.
Keto Souvlaki Chicken
You can make this recipe on skewers or in a skillet – either way works! The wonderful thing about making souvlaki chicken in a skillet is that you don’t have to worry about handling all the raw chicken and putting it on the skewers.
Instead, you just add the chicken to the skillet and cook it.
The secret to a really juicy chicken that you cook on a skillet is to marinate the chicken first. I suggest letting it marinate for at leat 30 minutes, but preferably overnight.
The longer you let it marinate, the better the flavors will soak into the chicken.
Easy Chicken Skillet
You’ll fall in love with all the fresh colors in this tasty chicken skillet dinner! The mushrooms, bell peppers, onion, and zucchini make this meal super healthy and high in fiber while still keeping it low-carb.
There are just 4 grams net carbs in each serving.
Don’t forget to top the chicken with tzatziki sauce. It’s a creamy sauce with fresh dill and brightens the entire dish.
Greek Chicken
After making a really easy keto Greek chicken salad bowl, I wanted to explore the Greek flavors even more – and that’s how I discovered souvlaki chicken! The feta cheese and fresh rosemary all taste like you’re eating this meal on a Greek island.
To make it a completely Greek meal, start out with a Keto Greek cucumber salad. Your taste buds will thank you.
What To Eat With Chicken
Souvlaki chicken is incredibly flavorful. Since it’s filled with a bunch of veggies, it’s also a really filling entree, so you don’t need to add a bunch of different side dishes with it.
For something cold, add some easy keto broccoli salad to the table. Or, if you enjoy Mediterranean flavors, then make some keto Greek cauliflower rice. It’s filled with fresh veggies, just like the chicken is.
This Greek chicken will also taste delicious with some bacon and green beans. If you want to add something to the table that reminds you of bread, I suggest adding garlic knots, or keto breadsticks.
Keto Souvlaki Chicken Skillet Recipe
Here’s the list of ingredients that you’ll need to make this keto souvlaki chicken skillet recipe. The exact measurements and instructions are in the printable recipe card, just a little below.
Prep Time: 15 minutes
Cook Time: 25-30 minutes
Servings: 6
Net Carbs: 4 net carbs per serving
Ingredients
Boneless skinless chicken thighs cut into pieces
Large zucchini sliced and then halved
Mushrooms sliced
Red bell pepper largely chopped
Yellow bell pepper largely chopped
Onion chopped
Feta cheese for garnish
Parsley for garnish
Tzatziki sauce for serving
For the marinade:
Olive oil
Juice from 1 lemon
Minced garlic
Cumin
Rosemary
Oregano
Salt and pepper to taste
Instructions
Add the chicken and vegetables to a large mixing bowl.
Pour the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, rosemary, oregano and salt and pepper to taste into the bowl with the chicken and vegetables. Toss to combine well, and marinate for 2 hours or more.
Heat a large skillet over medium high heat, and add the mixture to the skillet. Sear for 5-10 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium. Continue to saute until the chicken is cooked through.
Serve garnished with parsley and feta cheese, with tzatziki sauce on the side.
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Keto Souvlaki Chicken Skillet
Equipment
- Skillet
Ingredients
Souvlaki Chicken
- 1 1/2 pounds Boneless Skinless Chicken Thighs cut into pieces
- 1 large Zucchini sliced and halved
- 6 ounces Mushrooms sliced
- 1/2 Red Bell Pepper chopped
- 1/2 Yellow Bell Pepper chopped
- 1/2 Onion chopped
- Feta Cheese garnish
- Parsley y garnish
- Tzatziki Sauce for serving
Souvlaki Chicken Marinade
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1 Lemon Juiced
- 3 tsp Minced Garlic
- 1/2 tsp Cumin
- 1 tsp Rosemary
- 2 tsp Oregano
- Salt and Pepper to taste
Instructions
- Add the chicken and vegetables to a large mixing bowl.
- Pour the olive oil, lemon juice, garlic, cumin, rosemary, oregano and salt and pepper to taste into the bowl with the chicken and vegetables. Toss to combine well, and marinate for 2 hours or more.
- Heat a large skillet over medium high heat, and add the mixture to the skillet.
- Sear for 5-10 minutes, then reduce the heat to medium. Continue to saute until the chicken is cooked through.
- Serve garnished with parsley and feta cheese, with tzatziki sauce on the side.
Notes
Net Carbs: 4 Net Carbs Per Serving The nutritional information for this recipe is calculated as a courtesy and is an approximate only. I cannot guarantee the accuracy of the nutritional information for any recipes on this site.
Keto Chicken Recipes
If you enjoyed this keto souvlaki chicken skillet recipe, then I have some more amazing keto chicken recipes you should make next. You’ll want to add them to your regular dinner rotation!
