Enjoy a Greek spin on this family favorite with my Greek chicken tacos recipe. It includes tender garlic lemon chicken strips in flour tortillas, with feta cheese, diced tomato, and fresh parsley on top.

Firstly, I have to apologize to my Mama. Ever since I made these Greek chicken tacos a few weeks ago, I’ve been telling her how good they are. But several phone calls later, she’s still waiting for me to post the recipe here so she can make them, too. Sorry, Mama.

But let me tell ya, these Greek chicken tacos are worth the wait. In fact, I have some chicken marinating right now so I can make them for supper tonight! It all started with a little bit of this and a little bit of that and before long, I’d found the perfect combination of ingredients to make Greek chicken tacos.

I personally love the summer fresh taste of these delicious chicken street tacos. With a wonderful lemon garlic marinade (that only has hints of garlic) and toppings of fresh tomatoes, parsley, and feta cheese, these are sure to fill your tummy with happy flavors but not weigh you down in the summer heat.

Plus, they’re super easy to make so you don’t have to spend your summer evening standing beside a hot stove. Just get your marinade ready, let the chicken marinate, then cook it on the stovetop and add the fresh toppings. They’re ready to eat in 30 minutes.

As an added bonus, the chicken reheats well so I often double this Greek taco recipe and have them for lunch for a few days after. Now I gotta quit gabbing and get this post up because Mama is waiting…

Recipe Ingredients

Greek chicken marinade

• Olive oil
• Chicken tenderloins or boneless skinless chicken breast cut into 4 strips each.
• Minced garlic
• Lemon

Toppings

• 6-inch flour tortillas
• Feta cheese
• Tomatoes
• Fresh parsley

How to Make Greek Chicken Tacos

To make your marinade, place 1/4 cup of olive oil into a measuring cup.

Then zest a lemon.

 You can use a zester or just do like me and use this little handy Microplane fine grate. To use a Microplane (or even a grater), just scrape your lemon gently across it on all sides, careful to only apply very light pressure so you don’t go down into the white part of the rind. I’m told that part is bitter. I’ve never tried it myself but have no issue taking folk’s word for it. 

Now that we have that lemon zest, cut it in half and squeeze the juice into the bowl with the zest.

Fish out any seeds that jump in the bowl :).

Add the lemon juice and zest to the oil. 

Then add in a teaspoon of minced garlic.

And 1/4 teaspoon of salt.

Stirry stirry!

Place that in a bag with the chicken tenderloins and seal. Mix up a bit to coat and place it in the fridge for at least 30 minutes or overnight if you like.

Just before cooking the chicken, chop up the fresh parsley.

And tomatoes.

Put those into a bowl together and…

Stirry stirry!

I live such an exciting life…

Put about a tablespoon of olive oil in a large skillet over medium-high heat.

Add chicken.

Cook, turning at least once, until brown on both sides.

This will take anywhere from 10-15 minutes.

Remove to a plate.

Now, if you want some good lemon garlic chicken tenderloins you can just stop right here.

Or you can assemble your tacos.

I use an upside-down muffin tin (this is a jumbo muffin tin because it is what I grabbed first) to make it easier.

Place two grilled chicken strips in each flour tortilla and season with salt and pepper to taste.

Top each Greek taco with the tomato mixture.

And a good sprinkling of feta cheese.

Then it’s time to call the kids to come n’ eat these delicious Greek chicken tacos.

Storage

• The leftover chicken will last up to 4 days when stored in an airtight container in the fridge. Simply reheat in the microwave before rebuilding your tacos or making a Greek chicken salad instead.

Recipe Notes

• If you want to add more veggies to the topping, add 1/2 cup of diced cucumber, a handful of chopped kalamata olives, and 1/2 diced yellow or red onion. 
• For more Greek flavor, top your chicken tacos with Tzatziki sauce or add a spread of hummus.
• For gluten-free Greek chicken tacos, use corn tortilla or even lettuce wraps instead. 

You may also like these scrumptious recipes:

Greek Chicken and Potatoes

Sweet Potato and Black Bean Tacos

Greek Cucumber Salad

My Favorite Greek Salad

Greek Potatoes With A Twist

Slow Cooker Tacos With Ground Beef

 

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