Chicken Skewers
Chicken Skewers are marinated in a tangy and flavorful yogurt mixture before being baked to tender perfection—an easy, healthy dinner recipe.
Servings: 4 servings
Equipment
- Wooden skewers
Ingredients
- 1 pound boneless skinless chicken breast
- ½ cup plain yogurt
- ½ cup olive oil
- 2 teaspoons onion powder
- 2 cloves garlic minced
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 1 teaspoon lime zest
- ½ lemon juiced
- ½ lime juiced
- salt and black pepper to taste
- 2 sprigs fresh rosemary chopped
- 16 pieces cherry tomatoes
- 2 peppers chopped
- 1 red onion cut into wedges or pieces
- additional yogurt for serving
Instructions
- In a large bowl, thoroughly combine the yogurt, olive oil, onion powder, garlic, lemon and lime zest, lemon and lime juice, rosemary pieces, salt, and pepper.
- Add the chicken pieces to the yogurt mixture. Mix well and let it rest in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 350°F. Place a cooling rack over a baking sheet and spray it with cooking spray.
- Skewer the tomatoes, peppers, and red onions. Skewer the marinated chicken meat. Place all the skewers on the cooling rack.
- Place the baking sheet in the oven and bake for 20-25 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink.
- Serve with yogurt.
Notes
- If desired, for the last 5 minutes of the baking time, you can switch it over to the broil setting to brown the chicken more. Keep an eye on it, so it doesn't burn.
- Although this recipe tells you how to bake the chicken, feel free to grill the skewers if you prefer!
- There are so many ways to enjoy this recipe. You can serve this as kebabs. Or remove the meat from the skewers and place it in a pita or wrap. Try it on top of a salad.
- Want a different way to enjoy any leftovers? Chop up any meat and vegetables and make an omelet!
Nutrition
Serving: 1skewer | Calories: 423kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 26g | Fat: 31g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 3g | Monounsaturated Fat: 21g | Trans Fat: 0.01g | Cholesterol: 77mg | Sodium: 151mg | Potassium: 665mg | Fiber: 2g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 314IU | Vitamin C: 63mg | Calcium: 70mg | Iron: 1mg
