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Grilled Chicken Skewers
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Grilled Chicken Skewers

Juicy, spiced chicken skewers, perfect for the summer grill. Chicken breast cubes soaked in a marinade of olive oil and spices.

⏱ 55 min🍽 4 servings 🌍 Israeli👩‍🍳 Afoona

👨‍🍳 Method

  1. 1
    In a bowl, mix the olive oil, paprika, cumin, turmeric, cayenne pepper, garlic, lemon juice, salt and black pepper and coat the chicken in the mixture.
    Bowl
  2. 2
    Cover and marinate in the fridge at least 30 minutes, preferably 1 hour.
    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 and yellow pepper.
    Skewers
  5. 5
    Heat a grill pan over high heat.
    ⚙ Greased Flat PanStoveGrill pan
  6. 6
    Grill the skewers 3–4 minutes per side, until the chicken is nicely browned and cooked through.
    Stove
  7. 7
    Serve with pita, hummus and a green salad.
371calories
46 gprotein
7 gcarbs
16 gfat
● protein 52%● carbs 8%● fat 40%

Per serving (321 g), of 4 servings

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⚖ About the ingredients

🔧 Tools needed (5) · 🍳 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)
  • Bowl · Also works: Pot (None)
  • Skewers · Also works: Grill basket (Grill basket) · Toothpick (For small bites)

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