Barbecued Chicken Kebabs Cooks Illustrated Recipe

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Ingredients
14
Count
Nutrition
375
Calories
Total time
30
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Add the chicken and salt to a large bowl and stir to combine. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for 30 minutes to 1 hour.
  2. Meanwhile, make the barbecue sauce:
  3. Combine all of the ingredients in a small saucepan. Set over medium heat and bring to a simmer. Cook, stirring occasionally, for 5-7 minutes, or until the sauce thickens and reduces to about 1 cup.
  4. Set aside 1/2 cup of the sauce to serve with the cooked chicken, the other 1/2 cup is for brushing the kebabs.
  5. Preheat your grill - turn the burners to high, close the lid and let heat for at least 15 minutes.
  6. Meanwhile, use paper towels to pat chicken dry.
  7. Mix the sweet paprika, sugar and smoked paprika together in a small bowl.
  8. Add the bacon to your food processor and pulse until the bacon becomes a smooth paste, about 30-45 seconds, scraping down the sides of the bowl once or twice.
  9. Combine the chicken, spice mixture and bacon paste in a large bowl and use your hands to mix and coat the chicken evenly.
  10. Thread the chicken onto the skewers.
  11. Leave one burner of your grill on high and turn the others off. Place the kebabs over the hot burner, and grill (covered), giving them a quarter turn every 2 minutes, until browned and slightly charred on all sides, about 8 minutes.
  12. If a flare-up occurs, just move the kebabs to the cool side of the grill temporarily.
  13. Brush one side of the kebabs with about 1/4 cup sauce then flip and cook until the sauce browns a bit, about 1 minute.
  14. Brush the other side with the remaining 1/4 cup sauce, flip and cook until brown, about 1 more minute. The chicken should register 160 F on an instant read thermometer.
  15. Transfer the kebabs to a platter and let rest for 5 minutes before serving with 1/2 cup reserved sauce.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 374.59 Kcal (1568 kJ)
Calories from fat 136.55 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 15.17g 23%
Cholesterol 95.35mg 32%
Sodium 1495.46mg 62%
Potassium 782.39mg 17%
Total Carbs 28.22g 9%
Sugars 15.56g 62%
Dietary Fiber 2.07g 8%
Protein 33.29g 67%
Vitamin C 5.6mg 9%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 2%
Iron 1.9mg 11%
Calcium 61.6mg 6%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 169.37 Kcal (709 kJ)
Calories from fat 61.74 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 6.86g 23%
Cholesterol 43.11mg 32%
Sodium 676.16mg 62%
Potassium 353.75mg 17%
Total Carbs 12.76g 9%
Sugars 7.04g 62%
Dietary Fiber 0.93g 8%
Protein 15.05g 67%
Vitamin C 2.5mg 9%
Iron 0.9mg 11%
Calcium 27.8mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 8.3
    Points
  • 10
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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