Chicken and Zucchini Yakitori
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Chicken and Zucchini Yakitori
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Grilled Chicken and Zucchini Yakitori – Japanese inspired grilled chicken and zucchini skewers marinated with yakitori sauce and threaded onto bamboo sticks with green onions.
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Ingredients
- 2 tablespoons mirin sake
- 1/2 cup low sodium soy sauce (for GF use low sodium Tamari)
- 1 1/2 tablespoons honey
- 1 garlic clove (crushed)
- 1 lb boneless skinless chicken thighs (all fat trimmed (Purdue Fit & Easy))
- 5 large green onions (cut 1-inch-long)
- 1 medium zucchini (sliced into 1/2-inch thick rings)
- 18 10 inch bamboo skewers
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Instructions
- Bring mirin, low sodium soy sauce, honey and crushed garlic to a boil in a medium-sized sauce pan, and cook over medium heat for about 5 minutes. Set aside to cool.
- Cut the chicken into 1-inch pieces and place in a ziplock bag; pour half of the marinade over the chicken.
- Place the zucchini in a second large ziplock bag and pour the remaining marinade over the zucchini.
- Refrigerate for at least 30 minutes.
- Meanwhile, soak the skewers in water 30 minutes so they don't burn.
- Thread the chicken onto skewers, alternating with green onion so that each stick has 3 cubes of chicken and two pieced of green onion, discarding the chicken marinade.
- Thread the zucchini onto skewers, alternating with remaining green onion, reserving the marinade for basting.
- Preheat the grill or a grill pan over medium-high heat.
- When hot, spray with oil then reduced heat to medium; grill the zucchini and chicken skewers about 5 to 6 minutes on each side brushing both sides of the skewers with the yakitori sauce during the last few minutes of cooking time.
Notes
- Makes 14 chicken skewers, 4 zucchini skewers.
- *Note: It's really hard to be accurate with the sodium here since most of it is tossed, I calculated it with 2 tbsp soy sauce and 1 tbsp mirin, but it would actually be less.
- Yakitori marinade recipe adapted from Food.com
Nutrition Information
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Serving
31/2 chicken skewers, 1 zucchini
Calories
213.5kcal
(11%)
Carbohydrates
14g
(5%)
Protein
21g
(42%)
Fat
8.5g
(13%)
Saturated Fat
1g
(5%)
Cholesterol
72mg
(24%)
Sodium
618.5mg
(26%)
Fiber
1.5g
(6%)
Sugar
10g
(20%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 4servings
Amount Per Serving
Calories 2135 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 31/2 chicken skewers, 1 zucchini | |
| Calories | 213.5kcal | 11% |
| Carbohydrates | 14g | 5% |
| Protein | 21g | 42% |
| Fat | 8.5g | 13% |
| Saturated Fat | 1g | 5% |
| Cholesterol | 72mg | 24% |
| Sodium | 618.5mg | 26% |
| Fiber | 1.5g | 6% |
| Sugar | 10g | 20% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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