Chicken Souvlaki Wrap

This Chicken Souvlaki Wrap is very easy to make with only a few pantry ingredients, requires no marinating time, and tastes as if you ordered it from a restaurant! If you've been following along with me for a little while, you'll know how much I LOVE Greek food! Both my husband and I worked in Greek restaurants when we were younger so we enjoy making Greek food at home now (with the secrets we learned from the restaurants.)

His Greek Chicken Souvlaki is superb and my favorite way to enjoy it is by making it into a wrap. We used to eat it that way at the restaurant all the time. And these Chicken Souvlaki Wraps are perfect for lunch or dinner.

🥘 Ingredient Notes

This recipe is dead easy to make with only a few pantry ingredients:

• Chicken breast. Make sure that it's both boneless and skinless. You can use frozen but it needs to be completely defrosted.
• Lemon juice. I use lemon juice from concentrate (Realemon)
• White pepper.  White pepper has a muskier and sharper taste profile than black pepper. You can find white pepper at most grocery stores or online.

If you are making it into a souvlaki pita wrap:

• PIta bread. You can use any pita bread, but Greek pita bread is the best.
• Tzatziki Sauce. Tzatziki sauce is a traditional Greek cucumber and yogurt sauce that is served with souvlaki. You can buy it at the grocery store or make your own. It's healthier to make your own.

*Please see recipe card for a full list of ingredients and quantities

📖Variations & Substitutions

• Garlic - you can use minced garlic cloves instead of garlic powder if you prefer.
• Lemon juice - you can use fresh instead of concentrated, but you'll need to double the amount.
• Meat - you can substitute chicken thighs, beef, or pork skewers for chicken breast, but be sure to adjust the ww points if you are following the Weight Watchers program.

🧂 Souvlaki Seasoning

This simple chicken souvlaki recipe is seasoned with lemon juice, olive oil, garlic powder, dried oregano, salt, and white pepper. However, it tastes so flavorful that you think there is actually more in there! In fact, it's one of the easiest chicken marinades you'll ever make!

🔪 How to Make Greek Chicken Souvlaki Wrap

Cut chicken into strips.

Put pieces of chicken onto skewers. *If you are grilling these on an outdoor BBQ grill, you'll want to soak them for 10 minutes in cold water first (so they don't catch on fire).

Continue to add chicken pieces to skewers until they are all gone. You should get about 8 skewers. Then add skewers to a long shallow dish. I use a 9X13 baking pan *You can use smaller skewers for the pita wraps and longer skewers for the plain souvlaki

Mix garlic powder, lemon juice, oil, salt, white pepper, and oregano together in a small bowl, then stir and pour over souvlaki skewers. Rotate to ensure skewers are well coated in the marinade

Add chicken souvlaki skewers to a non-stick fry pan or hot grill (or grill pan) cooking as many as you can fit at once (usually about 4 per frying pan).

Fry over medium heat on the stovetop or the grill, turning periodically until lightly browned on all sides, for about 12-15 minutes or until cooked through (no longer pink and internal temperature is 165 degrees F (74 degrees C).

Place the chicken skewer on warm pita bread with your choice of filling (I use parsley, red onion, tomatoes, and tzatziki sauce). Serve with lemon wedges or a little lemon zest on top of the skewer, if desired.

 Video: How to wrap a souvlaki *I use parchment paper instead of wax paper (as shown in the video)

🥗What to serve with a Chicken Souvlaki Wrap

Another thing I love about this recipe is its versatility! You can eat it as a chicken souvlaki pita (which is my favorite way as shown above) or on a bed of vegetables (you can add in a little light feta cheese too), Greek rice, cauliflower rice, or with  Greek Style Potatoes.

Or you can also eat it on its own, dipped in WW friendly Tzatziki Sauce (a yogurt sauce made with non-fat Greek yogurt), or have fluffy pita bread dipped in tzatziki as it's own side dish.

Souvlaki wraps go well with so many other side dishes, including:

• French fries, Spicy Sweet Potato Fries , Air Fryer Parsnip Fries, or Carrot Fries
• Side salad or Greek salad
• Easy Greek Pasta Salad Recipe!

🔢WW Points

If you are following the WW program or another weight loss program, this Souvlaki wrap is not only healthy food, it's Weight Watchers friendly @ 8 WW points as a wrap (using my WW friendly Tzatziki Sauce).

You could further reduce the points by using a lighter ww friendly and lower card pita bread (ie: Joseph's) If you use pork or beef, it will increase the ww points.

*NOTE: When I calculated the WW points in this recipe, I only accounted for ½ of the oil, as that's all that gets absorbed.

👪 Serving Size

This souvlaki wrap recipe makes 8 servings. However, you can half, double, or triple the recipe by clicking on the serving number and selecting the number of servings you'd like.

🌡️Storage & Meal Prep Tips

Meal Prep-Friendly – Cook the chicken ahead of time and store it in an airtight container in the fridge for up to 4 days. Assemble wraps fresh for the best texture.

Store leftovers in the fridge - Store leftover souvlaki in an airtight container for up to 4 days.

Store Toppings Separately – Keep tzatziki, veggies, and pitas separate until serving to prevent fogginess. Pita bread can be stored at room temperature.

Freeze for Later – Freeze cooked chicken souvlaki skewers for up to 3 months. Reheat in the oven at 350°F (175°C) for 10-15 minutes.

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