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Chicken Souvlaki Bowls with Garlic Fries…better known as the loaded Greek-inspired “street food” bowl that you need in your life this week. Grilled Greek marinated chicken skewers, served bowl style with grilled zucchini, homemade garlic fries, Tzatziki, and fresh summer cherry tomatoes. These bowls are simple to throw together, full of fresh ingredients, extra colorful, super flavorful, and so delicious. The perfect dinner to serve any night of the week…and all summer long.
I mentioned on Sunday that my family is all in town this week. If you’ve been reading for a while, then you know that my brothers are all about protein-heavy meals. They love meat, they love potatoes, and they can do without anything green. I wish so much that I was exaggerating, but it’s all true. Each and every one of my five brothers could live off of grilled chicken and rice and be pretty happy. Though they do love spicy sauces and things like that, so they would probably get bored…eventually.
Enter my sisterly side-eye, here.
Anyway, point is that they love their chicken dishes, they love anything with garlic, and anything with potatoes. My eldest brother Creighton? He particularly loves gyros. More specifically a lamb gyro with plenty of special sauce, onions, and all the fixings. Every time he’s in town he begs me to make lamb gyros, and to this day I have not done it. Someday I will. But today I’m sharing my easier “deconstructed” gyro with oregano marinated chicken, garlicky fries, Tzatziki, and all the good fixings. So the healthier, slightly simpler version of a Gyro.
These bowls were dinner on Sunday night. They turned out so delicious that I decided to recreate them on Monday. I tried to make them pretty…ish (I don’t LOVE the photos) so I could share the recipe today.
If you’re new to Souvlaki, it’s Greek marinated meat with oregano, garlic, and lemon. You can use any variety of meat, but chicken and lamb are the most common. The marinade is very simple, a good amount of oregano, paprika, garlic, and lemon really go a long way and create a chicken skewer that’s tender and flavorful. I prefer to do a quick marinade of the chicken since I’m never prepared for a long marinating time. Most of the time 15 minutes is about all I have, so I make it work. And you know, it’s still darn good.
While the chicken marinates, I like to get to work on the garlicky fries. Oh, these fries. I could not love them more.
Yes, you need to turn your oven on to make these fries (or if you have an air fryer you could certainly air fry them). I promise these fries are so worth it. They kind of make these bowls. The key with the fries is adding just the right amount of garlic so that it’s flavorful, but not overpowering. I like to add a little before and after cooking for the best flavor. And then finish with oregano and flaky sea salt.
Alright, so fries are in the oven, now it’s time to grill the chicken skewers and zucchini.
Once the chicken and zucchini are done grilling the fries should be finishing up and it’s time to begin assembling.
The rest of the bowls are very much up to you, but I’m encouraging you to add the following.
First, warm naan or pita bread. Either is great, but around here we really prefer naan (video on how to make). But I’m sure you probably guessed this. The bread will act as the base of your bowl.
Next up you need Tzatziki. It’s a Greek yogurt-based sauce with cucumber, lemon, and dill. It’s simple to make at home using this recipe or pick up some from your local Trader Joe’s or Whole Foods. Either way, just get your hands on some Tzatziki. It’s a must when serving up chicken souvlaki of any kind.
Now, layer on the “salad” items. For me, that means shredded lettuce, the zucchini we grilled with the chicken, cherry tomatoes, and a sprinkle of feta cheese (which I forget about while taking the photos, sorry!). This is the area where you can really have fun and add your favorites…radishes, additional cucumbers, olives, onions, whatever you love!
Finally, add the fries and chicken skewers – and done!
I have to admit, this is not a 30-minute dinner. No, it’s more like an hour start to finish. Which I know can be a lot of time, especially on a weeknight, but if you can swing it, you must give these bowls a try. They’re healthy, are a great use of summer produce, and so delish. The perfect summer staple recipe for any night of the week.
If you make this these chicken Souvlaki bowls with garlic fries, be sure to leave a comment and/or give this recipe a rating! Above all, I love to hear from you guys and always do my best to respond to each and every comment. And of course, if you do make this recipe, don’t forget to tag me on Instagram! Looking through the photos of recipes you all have made is my favorite!
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Added greek yogurt and harissa to the marinade and popped it in the oven…. delicious!!!!!
Hey Julia,
I am so glad you enjoyed the recipe, thanks so much for making it! xTieghan
This was bloody lovely! The chips are an absolute game changer, will be using this recipe for them for other dishes now too!
Thank you so much Ryan! I am really glad this recipe turned out so well for you! xTieghan
Delicious! Fantastic summer dish, super light and flavorful. I think we will make this all year round. Great option for everyone. Super kid friendly, and easy to make a plate or bowl out of. Also appreciate the realistic timeline – took 1 hour from start to finish. We used store bought Naan, tzatziki and hummus.
Amazing!! I am really glad this turned out so well for you, Katy!! xTieghan
Delicious! Easy and light summer dish. Kids asked for seconds! Appreciate the realistic timeline, was 1 hour from start to finish.
Thank you so much Katy! xTieghan
I made this for dinner tonight with your easy tzatzki and garlic naan. Amazing. One of the best meals I’ve made. My boyfriend, who is my BIGGEST critique and such a picky eater, LOVED everything. He said..and I quote, “that was really good, if you didn’t tell me you made that, and put it in front of me, I would have thought it came from a restaurant.” Thanks again for 3 fabulous recipes tonight! I’ll be heading to those other posts to leave reviews cause I know how much it helps, especially now!
I am so glad this turned out so amazing for you, Jen! Thank you for trying it! xTieghan
I only made the chicken. Not the potatoes. The flavor was nice and smelled amazing before grilling. The chicken became quite dry during cooking… it’s breasts on a grill so it’s hard to avoid that. I will try again with thighs and see if I can get it to retain some moisture!
Thank you Tara! Please let me know if I can help! xTieghan
Made this once and everyone loved it, so I am making ahead to take on vacation. I’m hoping to freeze the chicken in the marinade to take to the beach. Do you think this will compromise the chicken? I read on some sites that freezing in a marinade changes the texture of the chicken.
Hi Tina,
I think freezing the chicken in the marinade is totally fine! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
This was sneaky amazing. Thank you so much!!
Thank you Michaela! I am really glad you enjoyed this one! xTieghan
Could you season and marinade boneless breasts, not cut up. My hubby doesn’t like kabobs. Thoughts?
Hi Liz,
Yes that would totally work! I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
This looks awesome. Question: the recipe says to cut the potatoes into 1/4-inch matchsticks – but the fries in your photos look like they were cut thicker – guessing maybe 1/2″ sticks. Is the cooking time for the fries for 1/4″ or 1/2″ fries? If it’s for 1/4″ – how would you adjust for bigger fries? Thanks!
Hi John,
I used 1/4 inch matchsticks. If you cut them thicker simply increase the baking time. I hope you love the recipe, please let me know if you have any other questions! xTieghan
**Died and went to heaven.
Just made this. Literally think I does and went to heaven. My family loved!!
Aw that is so great! Thank you so much Lynn! xTieghan
The most delicious meal I’ve made in a long time & I know how to cook since my family has been in the restaurant business!!!! Began forwarding this recipe to friends & family!
Thank you so much Marci! That is so amazing!! xTieghan
I have made this twice in the last week because my family loves it (husband and 3 kids.) Served on Naan bread with tzatziki and topped with lettuce and cherry tomatoes as suggested. Simple, healthy and delicious!
I also make your garlic fries in my air fryer, all the time, and it comes out perfect – my kids polish them off.
Thank you so much Betty!! I am so glad this recipe turned out so well for you! xTieghan
Probably a dumb question, but how do you serve/ eat these?
Hi Laura! Just slide the chicken off the skewers and eat rolled up in the naan with the fries. Please let me know if you have any other questions. I hope you love this recipe! Thank you!! xTieghan