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Gluten-Free Persian Chicken Kabobs

Betty Crocker Kitchens
Updated Sep 20, 2016
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When you try to decide what to make for dinner, maybe your mind doesn’t immediately wander to the cuisine of Iran, but why not give it a try? These exotic skewers are loaded with exotic flavor your family will love.

Gluten-Free Persian Chicken Kabobs

  • Prep Time 25 min
  • Total 35 min
  • Servings 4
  • Ingredients 15
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Ingredients

  • 8 (8-inch) bamboo skewers

Honey Yogurt

  • 1/2 cup plain fat-free yogurt
  • 1 tablespoon honey

Kabobs

  • 3 tablespoons lime juice
  • 1 tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
  • 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground cumin
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breasts, cut into 1-inch pieces
  • 1/2 red onion, cut into 1-inch pieces

Accompaniments

  • 2 cups hot cooked brown rice
  • 10 fresh mint leaves, chopped

Instructions

  • Step 
    1
    Soak skewers in water 20 minutes. Heat gas or charcoal grill.
  • Step 
    2
    In a small bowl, beat Honey Yogurt ingredients with whisk. Cover and refrigerate.
  • Step 
    3
    In large bowl, beat half of the lime juice, the oil, salt, cardamom, cinnamon, cumin, ginger and cloves with whisk. Add chicken; toss to coat. On each skewer, alternately thread chicken and onion, starting and ending with chicken. There should be 5 or 6 pieces of chicken on each skewer.
  • Step 
    4
    Place kabobs on grill over medium-high heat. Cover grill; cook 3 to 4 minutes on each side or until chicken is no longer pink in center. On each of 4 serving plates, place 1/2 cup rice and 2 kabobs. Drizzle with remaining lime juice, then drizzle each plate with 2 tablespoons honey yogurt. Top with chopped mint.

Nutrition

330 Calories
8g Total Fat
30g Protein
32g Total Carbohydrate
8g Sugars

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Serving
Calories
330
Calories from Fat
70
Total Fat
8g
13%
Saturated Fat
2g
9%
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
70mg
24%
Sodium
980mg
41%
Potassium
380mg
11%
Total Carbohydrate
32g
11%
Dietary Fiber
3g
15%
Sugars
8g
Protein
30g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
4%
4%
Calcium
10%
10%
Iron
10%
10%
Exchanges:
2 Starch; 0 Fruit; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Skim Milk; 0 Low-Fat Milk; 0 Milk; 0 Vegetable; 3 1/2 Very Lean Meat; 0 Lean Meat; 0 High-Fat Meat; 1 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
2
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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