Grilled Chicken and Vegetable Skewers with Basil Sauce

Ingredients

1 ½ lb chicken breast, skinless, cubed
1 zucchini, cut into 1" cubes
1 bell pepper, red, cut into 1" pieces
1 onion, red, cut into 1" pieces
4 cloves garlic, minced or pressed
¼ cup olive oil
3 Tbs lemon juice
1 Tbs red wine vinegar
2 teaspoon oregano
1 teaspoon thyme, dried
¼ teaspoon cumin
salt, to taste
black pepper, to taste

Directions

  1. Cube chicken.
  2. Chop vegetables according to directions.
  3. Preheat grill or grill pan to medium heat.
  4. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and dried herbs. Add cut
    vegetables to a bowl and toss with 2 Tablespoons of the olive oil
    mixture. Set aside.
  5. Add cubed chicken to a glass bowl and cover with remaining olive oil
    mixture. Cover and place in refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours. [You
    could marinate in less time, the flavor just won't be as intense].
  6. Alternate vegetables and chicken while threading on skewers [if using
    wooden skewers you can soak in water to prevent burning will on grill].
  7. Season with salt and pepper.
  8. Grill, rotating until all sides are slightly browned, chicken is cooked, and
    vegetables have softened.
  9. Serve with basil sauce

Grilled Chicken Vegetable Skewers with Basil Sauce

  • 1 ½ lb Chicken breast (skinless, cubed)
  • 1 each zucchini (cut into 1" cubes)
  • 1 each bell pepper (cut into 1" pieces)
  • 1 each red onion (cut into 1" pieces)
  • 4 cloves garlic (minced or pressed)
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 3 tbs lemon juice
  • 1 tbs red wine vinegar
  • 2 teaspoon oregano
  • 1 teaspoon thyme (dried)
  • ¼ teaspoon cumin
  • salt (to taste)
  • black pepper (to taste)

  1. Cube chicken.

  2. Chop vegetables

  3. Preheat grill or grill pan to medium heat.

  4. Whisk together olive oil, lemon juice, vinegar, and dried herbs. Add cutvegetables to a bowl and toss with 2 Tablespoons of the olive oilmixture. Set aside

  5. Add cubed chicken to a glass bowl and cover with remaining olive oilmixture. Cover and place in refrigerator to marinate for 2 hours. [Youcould marinate in less time, the flavor just won't be as intense].

  6. Alternate vegetables and chicken while threading on skewers [if usingwooden skewers you can soak in water to prevent burning will on grill].

  7. Season with salt and pepper.

  8. . Grill, rotating until all sides are slightly browned, chicken is cooked, andvegetables have softened.

  9. Serve with basil sauce.

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