Chicken Tzatziki Skewers: Delicious Dish for Camping

Looking for easy camping meals that are also delicious?

Chicken Tzatziki Skewers are an option that you cannot miss! With tender, juicy grilled chicken and rich tzatziki sauce, this dish is not only easy to prepare but also extremely convenient to bring on a picnic.

Try this easy recipe and enjoy it with your family on your next camping trip!

Main Ingredients

It’s great for outdoor adventures sitting by the fire with chicken skewers. And it’easy, I’ll show you everything you need for 2 servings:

• 2 tablespoons olive oil
• 1 lemon, juiced
• 1 tablespoon dried oregano
• ½ teaspoon garlic powder
• ½ teaspoon salt
• 4 boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into 1-inch pieces
• 1 small zucchini, sliced into 1/4-inch half-moons
• 1 red onion, chopped
• 14 cherry tomatoes
• ½ cup tzatziki (store-bought or homemade using the recipe below)

Tzatziki Sauce

• ½ cup Greek yogurt
• ¼ cucumber, seeds removed and finely chopped
• 1 tablespoon fresh mint, chopped
• 2 cloves garlic, minced
• ¼ teaspoon salt

You can easily adjust the ingredients if you’re cooking for more people—just keep the same proportions, and you’re good to go!

Equipment

Here are a few must-have equipment for Chicken Tzatziki Skewers so you’re not lugging around too much for your camping adventure:

• Flat metal skewers: Yes, they are flat and metal—trust us on this! Flat skewers prevent the food from spinning when you turn them, unlike round skewers, so everything cooks evenly.
• Heat resistant gloves: the only downside of metal skewers is that they get hot. A pair of heat-resistant gloves or tongs if you’ll be moving them or turning them.
• Silicone brush: Use a small silicone brush to apply a bit of oil to the skewers. This maintains moisture in the food and allows it to cook uniformly. We always have one handy for convenience.
• Foldable grill grate: A foldable grill ensures you have a clean and portable surface to cook on, no matter where you’re camping.

These are all the essentials. Get it ready. Now, I’ll show you the steps to cook this dish.

How to Cook Chicken Tzatziki Skewers

Chicken Tzatziki Skewers are incredibly easy to cook! Follow these steps and you’ll soon have a delicious meal:

1. Stage the Fire: At a campsite, this means starting your campfire about an hour before you cook. It allows it to burn down to embers. Grilling over hot coals ensures that the skewers cook evenly, not over an open flame.
2. Making the Tzatziki Sauce: Combine Greek yogurt with minced mint, garlic and cucumber Add lemon juice and salt, and it’s done. You can prepare this in advance or when the chicken is marinating.
3. Building the Marinade: Mix olive oil, lemon juice, oregano, garlic powder, and 1/2 teaspoon salt. Chop the chicken into bite-size pieces, add it to the marinade and toss to coat. Leave to cool for 30 minutes (at least) and as long as 2 hours (maximum).
4. Prepare the Vegetables: Chop, slice or cut your favorite veggies (in case, zucchini, pink onions or cherry tomatoes) into bite-sized pieces.
5. Assemble the Skewers: Add the marinated chicken and vegetables onto the skewers. Ensure the veggies are brushed with olive oil, just enough to coat them lightly. And the chicken is already oily and therefore can go directly on the skewer.
6. Grill the Skewers: Finally, put the skewers on the hot coals and grill over open flames or indirect heat. And once you put down the skewers, leave them there, until they’re nicely charred and release of their own accord from the grill. If the grill spits flames, shuffle the skewers around a bit to remove direct contact with the flames.

And voila, there’s a tasty meal that is easy to pack for your next camping trip!

7 Tips for Your Better Dish

I’ll give you some tips and tricks to make Tzatziki Chicken Skewers even better:

• Use chicken thighs : Despite trying many different cuts of chicken on the grill, the thighs are our favorite. They’re so fatty and flavorful and can be so easy to overlook if you get them in for too long. We opt for boneless, skinless thighs to make a recipe like this easier to prepare. But you can certainly make this recipe out of breast meat. Just watch the cooking time a little closely since they can easily be overcooked.
• Pick the right veggies :We always go for the small textured kinds (tomatoes, zucchini, red onions), since they won’t fall through the grill. But you can grill whatever vegetable you prefer!
• Flat metal skewers are a must : Totally worth it! If you have no choice but to use wooden skewers, you’ll have to soak them in water for 20 minutes so they do not burn.
• Prep ahead: Prepare whatever you can in advance: tzatziki sauce, combine marinade ingredients and keep in a small jar, cut chicken in advance.
• Don’t over-marinade: Don’t leave chicken in marinade for too long (beyond 2 hours). The lemon juice will begin to toughen the meat if left too long.
• Group similar ingredients together: Group similar ingredients together on skewers to account for different cooking times.
• Perfect accompaniments : Serve these skewers with rice, pilaf, couscous or toasted pita bread. They’re also wonderful with a bit of spicy skhug (or zhogh) sauce, for extra flavor.

Conclusion

Try this Chicken Tzatziki Skewers recipe, and we hope it turns out perfectly for you—you won’t be disappointed! 🍗✨

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