{"id":7302,"date":"2026-08-27T16:16:15","date_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:16:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=7302"},"modified":"2026-08-27T16:16:15","modified_gmt":"2026-08-27T16:16:15","slug":"air-fried-turkish-chicken-kebabs","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/08\/27\/air-fried-turkish-chicken-kebabs\/","title":{"rendered":"Air-Fried Turkish Chicken Kebabs"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Air-Fried Turkish Chicken Kebabs<\/h2>\n<p>These <strong>soft, juicy, and incredibly tender Turkish Chicken Kebabs<\/strong> are packed with delicious Mediterranean flavors and cooked to perfection in the air fryer!\u00a0 They\u2019re quick, easy, and make a fantastic weeknight dinner. Serve them with warm pita, rice, salad, or your favorite dipping sauce.<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0Ingredients<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>2 lbs boneless, skinless chicken thighs, cut into bite-sized pieces<\/li>\n<li>1 medium onion, grated<\/li>\n<li>3 cloves garlic, minced<\/li>\n<li>3 tablespoons plain Greek yogurt<\/li>\n<li>2 tablespoons olive oil<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon tomato paste<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon paprika<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon ground cumin<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon dried oregano<\/li>\n<li>1 teaspoon salt<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon black pepper<\/li>\n<li>\u00bd teaspoon red pepper flakes, optional<\/li>\n<li>1 tablespoon fresh lemon juice<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions<\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li>Add the chicken pieces to a large bowl.<\/li>\n<li>Add the grated onion, garlic, yogurt, olive oil, tomato paste, paprika, cumin, oregano, salt, black pepper, red pepper flakes, and lemon juice.<\/li>\n<li>Mix everything really well until the chicken is completely coated.<\/li>\n<li>Cover and refrigerate for <strong>at least 1 hour<\/strong>. For the best flavor and tenderness, marinate overnight.<\/li>\n<li>Thread the marinated chicken onto wooden skewers. If using wooden skewers, soak them in water for about 30 minutes beforehand.<\/li>\n<li>Preheat your air fryer to <strong>400\u00b0F (200\u00b0C)<\/strong> for about 3\u20135 minutes.<\/li>\n<li>Lightly spray the air fryer basket with cooking spray and arrange the chicken skewers in a single layer. Avoid overcrowding.<\/li>\n<li>Air fry for <strong>12\u201316 minutes<\/strong>, turning the skewers halfway through, until the chicken is beautifully browned and cooked through.<\/li>\n<li>For extra color, cook for another 1\u20132 minutes at the end if needed.<\/li>\n<li>Let the kebabs rest for a few minutes before serving.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>\u00a0Serving Ideas<\/h3>\n<p>Serve these juicy Turkish chicken kebabs with <strong>warm pita bread, rice, grilled vegetables, fresh salad, garlic yogurt sauce, or a squeeze of fresh lemon<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Save this recipe and give it a try\u2014you won\u2019t believe how juicy chicken can be in the air fryer!<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Air-Fried Turkish Chicken Kebabs These soft, juicy, and incredibly tender Turkish Chicken Kebabs are packed with delicious Mediterranean flavors and&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":7303,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-7302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=7302"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7302\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":7304,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/7302\/revisions\/7304"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/7303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=7302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=7302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=7302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}