Moroccan Chicken Kebabs
photo by CoffeeB
- Ready In:
- 38mins
- Ingredients:
- 17
- Serves:
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4
ingredients
- 1⁄4 cup nonfat plain yogurt
- 1⁄4 cup chopped fresh parsley, plus
- extra parsley, for garnish
- 2 tablespoons chopped fresh cilantro
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 1 tablespoon extra virgin olive oil
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons paprika (use a smokey or regular variety)
- 1 teaspoon ground cumin
- 1⁄4 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1⁄4 teaspoon fresh ground pepper
- 1⁄8 teaspoon cayenne pepper
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast, trimmed of fat and cut into 1 inch cubes
- 2 small red bell peppers (one of each is very attractive) or 2 small yellow bell peppers, cored, seeded and cut into 1 1/2-inch pieces (one of each is very attractive)
- 1 red onion, cut into large 1 inch pieces
- 1 medium zucchini, cut into 1/4-inch-thick rounds
directions
- Stir together yogurt, parsley, cilantro, lemon juice, oil, garlic, paprika, cumin, salt, pepper and cayenne in a medium bowl. Add chicken and toss to coat well. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for 20 minutes. Alternately, pour all of the ingredients together in a resealable platic bag and mix together.
- Meanwhile, preheat grill or broiler. Blanch bell peppers in boiling salted water for 3 minutes. Remove with a slotted spoon and refresh with cold water. Blanch zucchini for 1 minute. Drain and refresh with cold water.
- Alternate chicken cubes, peppers, red onion and zucchini on skewers. Grill or broil the kebabs until the chicken is no longer pink in the center, 3 to 4 minutes per side. Garnish with a sprinkle of chopped parsley.
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These were good, 4 1/2 stars. I made them with regular yogurt and freshly squeezed lemon juice. The recipe did not say when to add the ginger so I added powdered ginger with the other spices of course but tasted it before and after and liked it more before. I used halved shallots instead of red onion and also added pieces of brown mushrooms to the skewers. I did let the chicken and vegetables marinate a number of hours rather than 20 minutes just for convenience sake. I broiled them and served them with Recipe #367672 & a cucumber salad garnished with pomegranate seeds & Recipe #359998. I wont make these again.
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well I must say I was looking forward to making these on the outdoor grill today but the weather was not in favor so I had to oven-broil the kebobs, I doubled the complete recipe and still increased the yogurt to 1 cup, I also increased the cayenne to well over 1/2 teaspoon, omitted the cilantro (my DH hates it) and increased the garlic to 2 heaping tablespoonfuls, omitted the bell pepper and zucchini but did use the red onion which burnt slightly under the broiler heat, not to worry my family loved these and I look forward to making them again only on the outdoor grill, thanks Toni!
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These were good, 4 1/2 stars. I made them with regular yogurt and freshly squeezed lemon juice. The recipe did not say when to add the ginger so I added powdered ginger with the other spices of course but tasted it before and after and liked it more before. I used halved shallots instead of red onion and also added pieces of brown mushrooms to the skewers. I did let the chicken and vegetables marinate a number of hours rather than 20 minutes just for convenience sake. I broiled them and served them with Recipe #367672 & a cucumber salad garnished with pomegranate seeds & Recipe #359998. I wont make these again.
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