Chorizo and Chicken Skewers Recipe

Recipesfull introduces to you: BBQ and Grilling Recipes. (Chorizo and Chicken Skewers Recipe). At some point this summer, you'll get tired of grilled chicken. No matter the marinade or the delivery system, you will simply reach your limit, and that's when you need to reach for the chorizo. Impale a few slices of this famously delicious Spanish sausage in between your chunks of chicken. As it grills it will splatter its spicy, smokey fat all over its much blander skewer-mate, and once again you and grilled chicken will be good buddies.

Brief

Prep 10 mins

Cook: 10 mins

Additional: 15 mins

Total: 35 mins

Servings: 4

Yield: 4 servings

Chorizo and Chicken Skewers Recipe

Ingredients

2 skinless

boneless chicken breasts

cut into 20 pieces

8 ounces Spanish chorizo

cut into 1/2 inch pieces

1 tablespoon olive oil

1 tablespoon sherry vinegar

2 teaspoons chopped fresh oregano

1 pinch cayenne pepper

or to taste

salt and ground black pepper to taste

1 red onion

cut into 1-inch squares

1 red bell pepper

cut into 1-inch squares

4 (12-inch) bamboo or metal skewers

Tips

Directions

Step 1

Preheat an outdoor grill for medium-high heat and lightly oil the grate.

Step 2

Place chicken and chorizo in a large bowl; add olive oil sherry vinegar oregano cayenne pepper black pepper and salt. Stir until chicken and chorizo are completely coated.

Step 3

Thread chicken chorizo red onion and red bell pepper evenly onto 4 skewers making sure that each piece of chicken touches 1 piece of chorizo. Place finished skewers on a plate cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate until cold 15 to 30 minutes.

Step 4

Cook on the preheated grill turning occasionally until chicken is cooked through about 10 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Chorizo and Chicken Skewers Recipe

Servings Per Recipe:4

Calories: 372.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 26.1g 52%

Carbohydrates: 5.6g 2%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 2.4g

Fat: 26.6g 41%

Saturated Fat: 9g 45%

Cholesterol: 82.2mg 27%

Vitamin A Iu: 974.3IU 20%

Niacin Equivalents: 13.4mg 103%

Vitamin B6: 0.6mg 41%

Vitamin C: 40.5mg 68%

Folate: 21.6mcg 5%

Calcium: 22.2mg 2%

Iron: 1.5mg 8%

Magnesium: 28.4mg 10%

Potassium: 433.1mg 12%

Sodium: 769.7mg 31%

Thiamin: 0.4mg 40%

Calories From Fat: 239.2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.