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Grilled Chicken and Colorful Pepper Skewers
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Grilled Chicken and Colorful Pepper Skewers

Grilled chicken and colorful pepper skewers — a perfect Israeli classic for eating outdoors

⏱ 35 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona
⚖ Pareve🥬 Vegetarian🌱 Vegan🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    Cut the red pepper, yellow pepper, green pepper and red onion into cubes the size of the chicken cubes.
    KnifeCutting board
  2. 2
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, smoked paprika, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  3. 3
    Cover and marinate in the fridge at least 30 minutes.
    Refrigerator
  4. 4
    Soak the wooden skewers in water while the chicken marinates.
    ⚙ SoakingBowlSkewers
  5. 5
    Thread the chicken cubes onto the skewers, alternating with cubes of the red pepper, yellow pepper, green pepper and red onion.
    Skewers
  6. 6
    Heat a grill pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  7. 7
    Grill the skewers 4–5 minutes per side, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
    Stove
  8. 8
    Serve with homemade laffa, Israeli salad and tahini.
313calories
35 gprotein
7 gcarbs
14 gfat
● protein 47%● carbs 10%● fat 43%

Per serving (289 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (7) · 🍳 One cooking vessel

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Stove · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Portable hot plate (one weaker burner) · Camping gas stove (One burner, outdoors) · Electric pressure cooker (multicooker) (One pot, no real shallow frying)
  • Grill pan · Also works: Cast-iron pan (No grill marks) · Charcoal grill (Outdoors) · Broiler (Broiler)
  • Cutting board · Also works: Plate (Large plate, dulls the knife)
  • Knife · Also works: Food processor (Fast, less control over size) · Kitchen shears (For herbs/dough)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)

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