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Grilled Chicken Skewers

Five skewers combined on a plate with chicken pineapple zucchini mushrooms and red onion.
Photo by Izabella Wentz PharmD.
  • Active Time

    12 minutes

  • Total Time

    40 minutes plus 1 hour marinating time

These kebabs are threaded with cubes of marinated chicken breast, red onion, mushrooms, pineapple, and zucchini.

Ingredients

Marinade:

Juice of 1 lemon
Juice of 1 lime
1 tablespoon olive oil
1 teaspoon minced garlic
1/2 teaspoon dried thyme

Skewers:

1/2 pound boneless chicken breast, cut in 1-inch cubes
1 large zucchini, sliced in 1/2-inch rounds
1 large pineapple, cut in 1-inch chunks
8 ounces button mushrooms, stems removed
1/2 red onion, cut in 1-inch chunks
12 (8- to 12-inch) wooden skewers soaked in water for 30 minutes
  1. Step 1

    Combine the marinade ingredients in a medium-size bowl, add the chicken cubes, and refrigerate for 1 hour.

    Step 2

    Preheat the oven to 350°F.

    Step 3

    Remove the chicken cubes from the marinade. Thread the meat, fruit, and vegetables on the skewers, placing one chicken cube between each vegetable or fruit piece. Discard the marinade.

    Step 4

    Place the skewers on a rimmed baking sheet and bake for 12 minutes on each side.

    Step 5

    Preheat the broiler.

    Step 6

    Broil for 3 minutes on each side until cooked through and vegetables are slightly brown.

    Step 7

    Alternatively, you can grill the skewers 5 to 10 minutes on each side, until cooked through.

FromHashimoto's Food Pharmacology: Nutrition Protocols and Healing Recipes to Take Charge of Your Thyroid Health© 2019 by Izabella Wentz. Reprinted by permission of HarperOne, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers. Buy the full book fromHarperCollinsor fromAmazon.
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  • Great summery meal. Served it with brown rice.

    • bekamarie07

    • Morris, MN

    • 5/16/2019

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