How To Make Bulgur and Grilled Chicken Skewers
Tender and flavor-packed grilled chicken skewers served over a bed of nutritious bulgur salad.
Preparation: 20 minutes
Cooking: 20 minutes
Total: 40 minutes
Serves:
Ingredients
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken breasts, cut into cubes
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 yellow bell pepper, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 red onion, cut into bite-sized pieces
- 1 zucchini, sliced
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 1 tbsp paprika
- 1 tbsp ground cumin
- Salt and pepper, to taste
- 1 cup bulgur wheat
- 1 1/2 cups water
- Juice of 1 lemon
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh parsley
- 1/4 cup chopped fresh mint
Instructions
- Preheat grill to medium-high heat.
- In a large bowl, mix together olive oil, paprika, cumin, salt and pepper. Add chicken cubes and vegetables to the bowl and toss to coat.
- Thread chicken and vegetables onto skewers.
- Grill skewers for 10-12 minutes, turning occasionally, until chicken is fully cooked.
- While the skewers are cooking, prepare the bulgur salad. In a medium saucepan, bring water to a boil. Add bulgur, reduce the heat to low and let simmer for 10-12 minutes, until cooked through. Drain any excess liquid.
- In a large bowl, mix together cooked bulgur, lemon juice, parsley, mint, salt and pepper.
- Serve grilled chicken skewers over the bed of bulgur salad.
Nutrition
- Calories : 496kcal
- Total Fat : 18g
- Saturated Fat : 3g
- Cholesterol : 109mg
- Sodium : 140mg
- Total Carbohydrates : 42g
- Dietary Fiber : 10g
- Sugar : 6g
- Protein : 46g
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