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Chicken Shish Kebab Recipe

This Turkish chicken şiş recipe offers a delicious, healthy kebab. Served with charred, grilled vegetables or make ahead and serve as party food with lots of meze plates and dips.

Prep Time
2 hrs
Cook Time
mins
Servings: 2 people
Calories: 440 kcal
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: Turkish

Ingredients

  • 4 medium skinless, boneless chicken thighs (approximately 400 grams total)
  • ½ tablespoon olive oil
  • 1 medium lemon (juice of)
  • 1 teaspoon sweet paprika
  • 1 teaspoon Cajun spice
For The Chicken Shish Kebab Accompaniments
  • 2 pieces lavash bread
  • 1 large onion (peeled & sliced into rounds)
  • 2 green pointed peppers (or bell peppers)
  • 4 large chestnut mushrooms (halved)
  • 1 handful cherry tomatoes

Instructions

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  1. First of all, use a sharp knife to cut your chicken thighs into rough 1 inch chunks and place into a large bowl.
  2. Sprinkle your paprika, cajun spice and black pepper over the chicken and mix around.
  3. Now add your oil and lemon juice and stir around to make sure all the chicken pieces are covered.
  4. Place the chicken pieces into the fridge to marinate for a couple of hours.
  5. When you are ready to cook your chicken shish kebabs, remove the chicken from the fridge and thread the pieces onto four skewers.
  6. Have your prepped vegetables to hand. If you are using bell peppers, you can deseed and quarter them lengthways at this point.
  7. Place your cast iron skillet on a medium high heat the pan get hot for a couple of minutes.
  8. Lightly brush it with olive oil or add a little cooking spray before adding your vegetables to the pan.
  9. You might need to cook your vegetables in stages depending on the size of your pan. We cook the onion slices and peppers first.
  10. Leave the vegetables in place to char for 2-3 minutes in the hot pan before turning them over with your tongs and doing the same on the other side. Note that your cherry tomatoes will only need a few seconds on each side, otherwise they will go too soft.
  11. Remove the vegetables from the pan and now add your chicken skewers.
  12. Sear for a couple of minutes on each side before reducing the heat a little and allowing to cook through.
  13. Depending on the size of your chicken chunks, your kebabs will cook in around 10 minutes.
  14. Remove from the skillet once cooked and now you can add your lavaş bread, one piece at a time.
  15. Heat for around 10 seconds on each side before removing and cutting in half.
  16. Arrange your chicken kebabs, vegetables and lavaş on a serving plate and place in the middle of the table to share.
  17. Serve with meze plates, rice or bulgur wheat if desired.

Notes

  • As with all of our recipes, calories are meant as a rough guide and are calculated on a per serving basis.
  • Our recipe is based on a serving of two chicken skewers per person with one lavash bread each.
  • If you want to make a lot of chicken shish kebabs in advance for a party, they will keep in the fridge, uncooked for a couple of days. If they're cooked, they will keep for up to three days, covered.  

Nutrition Information

Calories 440kcal (22%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 2people

Amount Per Serving

Calories 440

% Daily Value*

Calories 440kcal 22%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.