Grilled Chicken Vegetable Skewers with Basil Sauce
Enjoy this delicious and healthy recipe with your friends and family
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Total Time 40 minutes mins
Course Main Course, Side Dish
Cuisine American
Servings 4
Calories 517 kcal
Skewers
- 1 1/2 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
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 3 tbsp lemon juice
- 1 tbsp red wine vinegar
- 2 tbsp oregano
- 1 tbsp Thyme Dried
- 1/4 tbsp Cumin
- Salt To taste
- Black Pepper to taste
Basil Sauce
- 1 Cup Basil Leaves
- 2 cloves garlic minced or pressed
- 1/3 cups olive oil
- 1/2`tbsp crushedred pepper
- Salt to taste
Make
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
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.
Alternate vegetables and chicken while threading on skewers[if using wooden skewers you can soak in water to prevent burning will on grill.
Season with salt and pepper.
Grill, rotating until all sides are slightly browned, chicken is cooked, and vegetables have softened.
Serve with basil sauce.
You can grill these skewers outdoors or on a grill pan. You can also broil them, rotating during cooking.
Tofu, Paneer (Indian cottage cheese) can be used if you prefer vegetarian/ Vegan option. 
