Turkish Chicken Kebabs

This chicken kebab recipe uses a flavorful, yogurt-based marinade. I'd like to think that all the chicken coming off American grills this summer will be as tasty, juicy, and tender as these. Even inexperienced grillers can produce impressive results! I'm not sure how "Turkish" this is — it's loosely based on a lamb marinade I've used for a long time.


Recipes · Cuisine · Middle Eastern · Turkish


Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 12 mins
Total Time: 2 hrs 27 mins
Additional Time: 2 hrs
Servings: 4
Yield: 4 large portions

Ingredients

Ingredients List

  • 1 cup whole-milk Greek yogurt

  • 6 cloves garlic, minced

  • 2 tablespoons olive oil

  • 2 tablespoons freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more to taste

  • 2 tablespoons ketchup

  • 1 tablespoon Aleppo red pepper flakes

  • 1 tablespoon kosher salt

  • 1 ½ teaspoons ground cumin

  • 1 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper

  • 1 teaspoon paprika

  • ⅛ teaspoon ground cinnamon

  • 2 ½ pounds boneless, skinless chicken thighs, halved

  • 4 long metal skewers


Directions

  1. Whisk yogurt, garlic, olive oil, lemon juice, ketchup, red pepper flakes, salt, cumin, black pepper, paprika, and cinnamon together in a large bowl.


Nutrition Facts (per serving)

Nutrition Facts
539 Calories
33g Fat
8g Carbs
52g Protein


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