BBQ Yogurt Marinated Chicken (Yogurt Marineli Barbeku Tavuk)

There's been another incident in my kitchen...I really don't do these things on purpose...and I'm not a ditz in the kitchen. I actually consider myself a very good cook...but sometimes...

Maybe I need to wear reading glasses...oh wait...I do!

So on to the recipe...wait for it...the punchline is coming.

We're still in Turkey, and I have a whole list of recipes I want to try. I do believe there's another get together coming up so I'll be on the hunt for something to experiment with.

This latest recipe I tried was for chicken marinated in yogurt and grilled on the BBQ.

I've used plain Greek yogurt before to cook a chicken breast in the oven, and it is so good. Moist and tender...yum. No reason to think this wouldn't be similar.

Well then...I think the yogurt I bought may not have been my usual kind. Don't you hate when the grocery stores move things around for no apparent reason.

So as I was putting the yogurt in a dish, I licked the spoon. No sense wasting that great yogurt.

I had to look at the label again because I swear it tasted sweet. Nope...didn't say fruit on the bottom...

I took the yogurt out again after supper...I was going to sneak a little Greek yogurt in a dish and add a little honey. I noticed a faint pink colour...I just made grilled chicken marinated in Cherry Cheesecake Greek Yogurt.

The recipe...

Yogurt Marinated Grilled Chicken

1 cup PLAIN Greek Yogurt
2 Tbsp olive oil
2 Tbsp lemon juice
2 garlic cloves, minced
1 tsp rosemary
1 Tbsp thyme
salt to taste
pepper

4 chicken breasts or thighs






Mix all the ingredients together and add the chicken.

Coat well and marinate refrigerated 2 - 4 hours.












Grill until done.

If using bone in skin on, watch closely as the dripping may cause the chicken to burn.


If I do make these again, I will microwave to partially cook prior to putting them on the BBQ.

Am I really missing where it says Cherry Cheesecake?

I don't know what it is about Greek yogurt, but it is wonderful as a marinade, especially on chicken.
(Shelley)