Jerked Chicken and Plantain Kebabs
National chicken Council
- Yield: 4 servings
- Prep: 10lime h
- Cook: 20 mins
Ingredients
- Chicken:
- 8-- boneless chicken thighs, cut into 2 inch chunks
- 2-- ripe plantains, sliced into 1 inch pieces
- 1-- red onion, cut into 2 inch chunks, 1 chunk minced
- 2tablespoons jerk seasoning
- 1teaspoon cumin
- Salsa:
- 2-- ripe avocados, diced
- 1cup diced papaya
- 2tablespoons lime juice
- 1teaspoon orange zest
- 2tablespoons orange juice
- 1teaspoon jerk seasoning
- 1/4teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Prepare charcoal or gas grill, or preheat broiler.
- To make salsa, stir together all salsa ingredients, plus minced red onion. Set aside.
- On 8 long skewers, thread chicken, plantains and chunks of red onion. Rub with jerk seasoning and cumin. Place on grill or under broiler and cook, turning once, about 6 minutes per side or until chicken is firm and cooked throughout and plantains and onions are tender.
- Serve skewers with salsa and rice.
Nutritional Info *per serving
- Calories 480
- Glycemic Load 0
- Fat 22g
- Saturated Fat 5g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 4g
- Monounsaturated Fat 11g
- Cholesterol 100mg
- Sodium 1210mg
- Potassium 740mg
- Carbohydrate 45g
- Fiber 9g
- Sugars 19g
- Protein 30g
- Trans Fat 0g
- Vitamin A 35%
- Vitamin C 110%
- Calcium 6%
- Iron 15%