Greek Chicken Skewers

I am in the market for a new freezer. My brother in law, hunter Dave, has offered this year to share a deer with us should his annual fall hunting expedition be successful. Venison is a very lean and healthy meat and I am not put off by any gaminess in its flavour so we enthusiastically said yes to his generous offer.

However, my smallish, crammed, not frost free, and getting quite elderly freezer will definitely not fit everything that is currently in there as well as a good many pounds of fresh venison. So, a new freezer is in order.

In the mean time I’ve been trying to work through the food that is in the freezer currently, both as a matter of good practice, and also so that it is easier to empty when it comes time to move it to the basement. I had frozen up a small bag of chicken tenders and found them lingering on a shelf. Not big enough to make a meal of, but perfect for my lunch.

If you’ve been paying attention you know that I have been planning to make collard wraps and I figured that grilled chicken would be a good source of protein for them. Since I planned on using cauliflower hummus as a base for them, I decided that a greek inspired marinade would be a nice mediterranean compliment.

I mixed up a quick marinade, set the tenders in it overnight and put them on the grill the next day. As circumstance would have it, the day that I did this, collard wraps did not seem to be in the cards. I had AB Granito Restorations coming to repair, fill and reseal my granite and I wasn’t really sure what time he would be at my house. You know how that is. I really did not want to start something new, be in the middle of photographing it, and then find that I was unable to use my countertops.

So, I decided for today to just grill up the tenders on some skewers and serve them to myself for lunch with a little fresh greek salad. Since I had about 7 tenders I knew I’d still have plenty to put into my wraps for tomorrow.

This made a great little tasty lunch. Watch for the wraps!

Greek Chicken Skewers

Prep Time: 10 minutes

Cook Time: 10 minutes

Servings: 1

Author: www.miasdailydish.com

Simple, Greek inspired chicken tenders, skewered for the barbecue.

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Ingredients

• 1 lb chicken tenders or strips about 7 or 8
• 1 Tbsp olive oil
• 2 tsp dried oregano
• 1/2 lemon juiced
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 Tbsp red or white wine vinegar
• black pepper to taste

Instructions

1. Place all ingredients in a bowl, marinade for 3 or 4 hours or up to overnight
2. Thread chicken onto hefty bamboo skewers if desired
3. Place over a hot grill and grill for about 8-10 minutes until done