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Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Skewers
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Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Skewers

Colorful chicken skewers with peppers and onion on the grill — a light, tasty dish with a spice coating, perfect for a barbecue

⏱ 55 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona
🥩 Meat🌾 Gluten-free

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, paprika, cumin, garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover and marinate in the fridge 30 minutes.
    Refrigerator
  3. 3
    Soak the wooden skewers in water while the chicken marinates.
    ⚙ SoakingBowlSkewers
  4. 4
    Thread the chicken cubes onto the skewers, alternating with the red pepper, green pepper and onion.
    Skewers
  5. 5
    Light coals in a grill and wait until they turn white.
    Charcoal grill
    💡Don't put the skewers over black coals or strong flames: wait until the coals turn white; only then is their heat steady and even.
  6. 6
    Grill the skewers over the coals 10–12 minutes, turning now and then, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
    Charcoal grill
244calories
29 gprotein
6 gcarbs
10 gfat
● protein 50%● carbs 10%● fat 40%

Per serving (227 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (4)

  • Refrigerator · Also works: Freezer (Chills faster; don't let it freeze) · Ice bath (Ice bath)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)
  • Charcoal grill · 💡 Workaround, changes the dish: Gas grill (No smoky flavor) · Grill pan (Indoors, no smoke) · Broiler (Broiler)

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