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Chicken & lemon skewers

Name: Chicken & lemon skewers
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 4
Ingredients: 1 small pack mint leaves picked; 150g natural yogurt plus extra to serve (optional); 1 lemon zested and juiced; ½ tsp ground cumin; ½ tsp ground coriander; 2cm piece ginger grated; 4 skinless chicken breasts, each cut into 6 pieces; 4 wholemeal flatbreads or pittas; 2 Little Gem lettuces sliced; 1 small red onion sliced, to serve; pickled red cabbage chilli sauce and hummus, to serve (all optional); 4 metal or wooden skewers

Miriam Nice

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Serves 4

Easy

Prep: 20 mins

Cook: 25 mins

Plus chilling

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These chicken skewers with a herby yogurt coating, salad and flatbreads taste great and they're good for you. Enjoy for a light weeknight dinner

Healthy

High-protein

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Ingredients

Nutrition

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1 small pack mint

leaves picked
150g natural yogurt

plus extra to serve (optional)
1 lemon

zested and juiced
½ tsp ground cumin
½ tsp ground coriander
2cm piece ginger

grated
4 skinless chicken

breasts, each cut into 6 pieces
4 wholemeal flatbreads

or pittas
2 Little Gem lettuces

sliced
1 small red onion

sliced, to serve
pickled red cabbage

chilli sauce and hummus, to serve (all optional)

You will need

4 metal or wooden skewers

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Nutrition: Per serving

kcal363

low
fat4g

low
saturates1g
carbs38g
sugars5g
fibre7g
protein41g

high
salt0.9g

Method

step 1

Chop half the mint and put in a bowl with the yogurt, half the lemon juice, all the lemon zest, spices and ginger. Mix well and season with lots of black pepper and a pinch of salt. Add the chicken pieces, mix well and put in the fridge for 20-30 mins. Meanwhile, soak 4 large wooden skewers in water for at least 20 mins (or use metal ones).
step 2

When you’re ready to cook the chicken, heat your grill to a medium heat and line the grill tray with foil. Thread the chicken onto the soaked wooden or metal skewers and grill for 15-20 mins, turning halfway through, until browned and cooked through.
step 3

Warm the flatbreads under the grill for a couple of seconds, then serve them topped with the lettuce, chicken, red onion, remaining lemon juice and mint, and any optional extras such as extra yogurt or pickled cabbage, chilli sauce and hummus.

Recipe from Good Food magazine, October 2017

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