Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Family Recipe Easy Chicken Kebabs

Try this tasty family recipe that the kids will love - you can even
get them to help you make it! With the chicken providing a good source
of protein, and the valuable addition of an array of vegetables, this
can provide a healthy meal that is suitable on both a summer or
winter's evening. Serve the kebabs with salad in the summer, and rice
or potato in the winter for a more warming dish.Serves 4Ingredients:4
chicken breasts, cut into 1 inch cubesred
peppersonionscourgetteswooden skewersfor the marinade:7 tablespoons
each of: olive oil, ketchup and sweet chilli dipping sauce4
tablespoons each of: honey, white wine vinegarpinch of salt and
pepperthis is one of those easy recipes for kids that will keep the
whole family happy.Combine all of the marinade ingredients together in
a bowl. Stir the chicken into the marinade until its all good and
covered, put clingfilm over the top of the bowl to cover, and place in
the fridge for one hour.Thread the chicken and the vegetables on the
wooden skewers, alternating chicken and vegetables. Tip: soak wooden
skewers in water for 20 minutes to stop them from burning in the
oven.Lightly oil a baking tray and place kebabs on tray and cook in a
preheated oven at 220°C for approximately 20 minutes.Serve two skewers
per person, and some form of potato side dish, such as potato
chipsthis is a great dish to make with the children. Get little
fingers busy and helping you...cut up the vegetables and chicken and
place on separate plates, then gather the children around the table
and hold a threading competition to see who is the quickest at
threading the chicken/vegetables onto the skewer, or who can get the
most amount of vegetables/chicken onto their skewer!

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