Low Fat Chicken Kabobs

Chef Zenia =)'s Note:

This is a great way to prepare chicken, it tastes great and it's good for you. A good alternative to typical barbecue food.

• Total Time: 30 mins
• Prep Time: 10 mins
• Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients:

Servings: 4

• 1 pinch saffron thread
• ¾ cup plain nonfat yogurt
• 1 tablespoon chopped fresh mint or 1 teaspoon dried mint
• 1 small shallot , minced
• 1 clove fresh garlic , minced
• ¼ teaspoon garlic powder
• 1 ½ lbs chicken breast tenders , cut into 1 1/2 inch cubed pieces

Directions:

1. Put saffron in a small cup with 2 tbsp hot water.
2. Let soak for a few minutes.
3. In a large shallow dish, combine yogurt, mint, shallot, fresh and granulated garlic.
4. Add saffron and soaking liquid.
5. Add chicken pieces; cover with plastic wrap and marinate in the refrigerator for at least 30 minutes and up to 12 hours.
6. Light an outdoor grill or heat a stovetop grill pan.
7. Thread the marinated chicken pieces onto skewers.
8. Grill kebabs until chicken is no longer pink in the middle, about 5 minutes per side.

Reviews

[BettyBP]

Made this recipe for dinner last night and it was fabulous. I did make a couple small changes as an extra tablespoon of yogurt and mint and I also used 2 shallots and 2 cloves of garlic. Marinated the chicken for around 6 hours and then added whole baby bella mushrooms and sliced green pepper before I put it on the skewers. I made sure the vegetables were covered with the marinade as well. Chicken was tender and delicious and we enjoyed this very much and will be making it again.

[justcallmetoni]

I think this has great possibilities but would probably tinker a bit more. Even the tiny amount of safron specified here seemed to overwhelm the other flavors in the marinade. I made a half batch and would suggest no more than 2 or 3 threads for a full one - this coming from someone who really like saffron. The combination of mint, shallots and saffron was quite good though a bit off balance for me. Glad to have come across this recipe and hope that others will give it a try. Thank you so much for sharing.