Chicken skewers with yogurt sauce
Jump to recipeChicken skewers with yogurt sauce are ready in 25 minutes and bring about 63 g of protein per serving. The chicken gets a quick marinade and a turn on the grill or in the pan, and you stir the sauce together while it cooks.
The chicken stays juicy because it's cut into big chunks and spends no longer on the heat than it needs to. The yogurt sauce balances the spicy paprika with coolness and garlic, and the lemon keeps it fresh.
MEALUP Unflavored goes into the sauce. Stir it into the yogurt with the garlic and lemon, and you get a thick sauce with more protein and the same taste.
The recipe
Ingredients
Serves 3
For the skewers
For the yogurt sauce
Preparation
- Cut the chickenCut the chicken breast into large chunks, about 3 cm. Put them in a bowl with the olive oil, paprika, garlic, salt and black pepper and toss well.
- Let it marinateLeave the chicken for at least 10 minutes at room temperature while you light the grill or heat the pan. If you have more time, leave it in the fridge for up to 2 hours.
- Thread the skewersThread the chunks onto wooden or metal skewers. If you're using wooden ones, soak them in water while the chicken marinates so they don't burn.
- Cook the skewersGrill them, or cook them in a hot dry pan over medium-high heat, for 3 to 4 minutes on each side, until the chicken is golden and cooked through.
- Make the sauceWhile the chicken cooks, stir the yogurt, garlic, dill and lemon juice together with 3 servings (90 g) of MEALUP Unflavored until smooth. That's 1 serving (30 g) per person.
- ServeServe the skewers warm, drizzled with the yogurt sauce or with a small bowl of it on the side.
Tips
- Chicken thigh works just as well and stays juicier, even if you cook it a little too long.
- You can make the sauce ahead and keep it in the fridge for up to 2 days.
- For a spicier sauce, add a pinch of hot paprika to the yogurt.
- Wrapped in foil, the skewers stay warm if you are cooking for a crowd.
MEALUP Unflavored goes straight into the cold yogurt sauce, stirred in with the garlic and lemon. It adds protein without changing the taste of the yogurt.
Protein is calculated from USDA FoodData Central and the MEALUP label (24 g in 1 serving).
