Paleo Plan

Grilled Chicken Kebabs with Garlic and Cumin

When paired with a side, this recipe makes dinner for two, with leftovers for lunch.  Try it with Mojo Verde for extra flavor.

Approximate cooking time: 20 minutes

Note: recipe needs at least 2 additional prep hours to allow time for the chicken to marinate.

Ingredients

  • 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts
  • 2 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 2 Tbs ground cumin
  • 2 Tbs sesame oil
  • 1/2 tsp sea salt
  • wooden skewers

Instructions

Soak wooden skewers for at least 15 minutes before grilling.

  1. Slice chicken breasts length-wise into 3 or 4 strips each.
  2. Combine crushed garlic, cumin, sesame oil and sea salt in a bowl.
  3. Place the chicken into the spice mixture and coat each piece.  Cover and refrigerate for at least 2 hours (may marinate overnight).
  4. Just before dinner time, prepare the grill and soak the skewers.
  5. Pierce each slice of chicken breast with a skewer.
  6. Grill until fully cooked.

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4 Comments

  1. Erika

    This did not go over well at my house. I just made it and my starving kids refuse to eat it. :( Too much cumin and no other yummy flavor. There needs to be a dipping sauce or something.

  2. Sandra

    We LOVED these. Didn’t think they needed a dipping sauce at all, but if you want one, you can use the mojo verde recipe…

  3. TJ

    The first time I made this I was almost out of cumin, so I used only 1 TBS instead of two and it was DELICOUS and very flavorful. I can certainly see how twice that would be too much.

  4. Randy

    I’ve made this recipe a couple of times. It’s a great flavor and it goes extremely well with the Mojo Verde sauce.

    I made a couple of changes:
    Only about half as much cumin
    Olive oil instead of sesame
    About 1.5 as much oil as the recipe calls for
    2.5 times as much garlic (my family loves garlic)

    I also don’t use the skewers. I just cut the breasts in half (so that you end up with two flat pieces instead of strips). Also, a tip for marinating: put all the chicken in a gallon sized zip-loc bag, dump the sauce in, kneed it around until the chicken is completely covered, force as much air as possible out of the bag, seal, refrigerate.

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