Cajun Chicken Kebab
Serves | 2 |
Prep time | 1 hour |
Cook time | 15 minutes |
Total time | 1 hour, 15 minutes |
Meal type | Lunch, Main Dish, Side Dish, Snack, Starter |
Misc | Child Friendly, Pre-preparable, Serve Hot |
Occasion | Barbecue, Casual Party |
Region | American |
By author | Karen S Burns-Booth |
Delicious low-calorie Cajun style chicken kebabs served with a spices yoghurt dip, pitta bread and salad, and only 215 calories per portion! These are easy to make and make a tasty change of pace if you are following a low-calorie diet, or for those following the 5:2 diet for fast days. The chicken is pan-fried, but is also suitable to be cooked on a BBQ or under the grill.
Ingredients
- 2 x Chicken Breasts, Skinless, (150g in total weight, about 75g per breast, cut into chunks)
- 1 teaspoon Schwartz Cajun Spice
- Low Fat Natural Yoghurt, 100 g
- 2 x Weight Watchers Pitta Bread (or 2 x mini pitta breads)
- 1 medium tomato, thinly sliced
- Small Red Onion, peeled and thinly sliced
- Fresh - Rocket Leaves, 40 g
- 1/4 tsp Ground Cumin
- 1/4 tsp Ground Coriander
- 1 lemon, cut in half (one half cut into 2 wedges)
- salt and pepper to taste
Note
Delicious low-calorie Cajun style chicken kebabs served with a spices yoghurt dip, pitta bread and salad, and only 215 calories per portion! These are easy to make and make a tasty change of pace if you are following a low-calorie diet, or for those following the 5:2 diet for fast days. The chicken is pan-fried, but is also suitable to be cooked on a BBQ or under the grill.
Directions
Step 1 | Spoon about a quarter of the low-fat yoghurt into a bowl and add the Cajun spice mix, and the juice of half a lemon. Mix well and then add the chicken pieces and allow to marinate for at least an hour or up to four hours. |
Step 2 | Just before cooking, take the chicken pieces out of the marinade. Heat a griddle pan over medium heat (or a grill if grilling the chicken) and put the chicken pieces in the pan. Keep moving them around so they don't stick to the pan and keep cooking over a low heat until cooked. |
Step 3 | Mix the rest of the low-fat yoghurt with the ground coriander and cumin, and spoon in to a small bowl. |
Step 4 | Two or three minutes before the chicken is cooked, pop the pitta breads in a toaster or in a warm oven and heat them up. Arrange the rocket leaves, sliced tomatoes and sliced red onion on a plate. |
Step 5 | Divide the chicken pieces between two plates and allow the diners to assemble the kebab themselves by adding the salad and yoghurt dip to the chicken in a split pitta bread. |
Step 6 | PLEASE NOTE:This recipe serves TWO people; the total calorie count is 430 calories, but each portion is 215 calories with a mini pitta bread. If using other pitta breads, check the calorie count, as they can vary. |