Chicken Kebabs with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce

Gluten Free
Very Healthy
Health score
60%
Chicken Kebabs with Yogurt-Tahini Sauce
26 min.
6
520kcal

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Ingredients

  • 0.5 cup canola oil 
  • servings brown rice cooked
  • teaspoons cumin 
  • cloves garlic smashed
  • teaspoons ground coriander 
  • 0.5 cup juice of lemon (from 3 lemons)
  • teaspoons paprika 
  • cup greek yogurt plain low-fat
  •  bell peppers red seeded cut into 1-inch pieces
  •  onions red halved cut into quarters
  • servings salt and pepper 
  • pounds chicken breast boneless skinless cut into 1-inch pieces
  • small summer squash cut into 1-inch pieces
  • tablespoons tahini 
  • small zucchini cut into 1-inch pieces

Equipment

  • bowl
  • whisk
  • grill
  • skewers
  • metal skewers

Directions

  1. In a bowl, whisk oil, 1/2 cup lemon juice, cumin, coriander, paprika and garlic; pour half into a separate bowl.
  2. Add chicken to one bowl; turn to coat. Toss peppers, zucchini and squash in other bowl. Cover bowls; chill for at least 2 hours.
  3. Make sauce: In a bowl, whisk yogurt, tahini, 1 Tbsp. lemon juice and 1/2 tsp. salt. Cover and chill.
  4. Preheat a gas grill to medium-high.
  5. Remove chicken and vegetables from marinade; pat dry and discard marinade. Thread chicken, vegetables and onions onto 12 metal skewers. Season kebabs with salt and pepper.
  6. Lightly oil grill rack. Grill kebabs, turning, until chicken is cooked through, 4 to 6 minutes. Set aside 6 kebabs to cool.
  7. Serve remaining kebabs over brown rice, if desired, with sauce. When reserved kebabs have cooled, remove chicken and vegetables from skewers, wrap well and refrigerate.

Nutrition Facts

Calories520kcal
Protein44.61%
Fat25.72%
Carbs29.67%

Properties

Glycemic Index
34.7
Glycemic Load
13.14
Inflammation Score
-9
Nutrition Score
38.996086711469%

Flavonoids

Eriodictyol
0.99mg
Hesperetin
2.94mg
Naringenin
0.28mg
Luteolin
0.25mg
Isorhamnetin
1.84mg
Kaempferol
0.25mg
Myricetin
0.05mg
Quercetin
8.03mg

Nutrients percent of daily need

Calories:519.75kcal
25.99%
Fat:14.83g
22.82%
Saturated Fat:2.71g
16.94%
Carbohydrates:38.51g
12.84%
Net Carbohydrates:33.07g
12.03%
Sugar:8.13g
9.04%
Cholesterol:147.33mg
49.11%
Sodium:487.47mg
21.19%
Alcohol:0g
100%
Alcohol %:0%
100%
Protein:57.88g
115.77%
Vitamin B3:26.39mg
131.96%
Vitamin B6:2.29mg
114.5%
Selenium:75.34µg
107.64%
Vitamin C:85.75mg
103.94%
Manganese:1.51mg
75.35%
Phosphorus:672.79mg
67.28%
Potassium:1461.41mg
41.75%
Vitamin B5:4.05mg
40.52%
Vitamin A:1918.63IU
38.37%
Magnesium:145.69mg
36.42%
Vitamin B1:0.44mg
29.22%
Vitamin B2:0.45mg
26.3%
Fiber:5.44g
21.76%
Folate:78.94µg
19.74%
Iron:3.44mg
19.09%
Zinc:2.83mg
18.87%
Copper:0.34mg
16.77%
Vitamin E:2.13mg
14.2%
Calcium:125.34mg
12.53%
Vitamin K:10.15µg
9.67%
Vitamin B12:0.45µg
7.56%
Vitamin D:0.23µg
1.51%
Source:My Recipes