Ok I admit it, I love a chicken kebab.
Not one of those with unrecognisable meat, but one that’s lovely chunks of chicken that’s been marinated all day.
When I’m in the mood and that’s normally at the weekend I like to have this one lined up.
To recreate that lovely flavour you will have to marinate the chicken for at least 2 hours, but more would be better!
This is one of the many recipes I created when I followed the 90 Day Plan by The Body Coach. Simply use your plans ingredient amounts instead of those shown in the recipe. There are 220 Create Your Own (CYO) friendly recipes in my app and on this website.
Ingredients for 1 serving
| 277 g | chicken breast, chopped into chunks | 52 g | peppers, cut into cubes | 46 g | onions, chopped | 2 | large tortilla wraps | 6 g | olive oil | 1 tsp | smoked paprika | 1/2 tsp | dried oregano | 0.5 | lemon, juice only | 1 | garlic clove, chopped or crushed | 10 g | fresh coriander, chopped | 48 ml | sweet chilli sauce | 149 g | salad leaves | salt and pepper |
Method
- Put the chicken chunks to a bowl.
- Add the olive oil, smoked paprika, dried oregano, lemon juice, crushed garlic and season.
- Leave this to maninate for as long as possible. I like to leave this for the day in the fridge.
- When you’re ready to cook, pre-heat your oven to 190°C fan/400°F and line a baking sheet with non stick foil.
- Arrange the chicken pieces onto the lined baking sheet and bake the chicken for approximately 20 minutes until cooked through.
- Add the chopped peppers and onion and bake for another 5 minutes to soften the peppers and onion.
- The chicken is ready when it is firm to the touch.
- Warm your tortilla wraps and them put on a plate.
- Pop the chicken, peppers and onion onto the bread along with the juice and top with the greens.
- Add a dollop of sweet chilli sauce and remember this is totally lean!!!
Recipe Notes
- For those on 2018 BC plans, sweet chilli sauce is a swap for other side sauces provided you choose one with equivalent macros.
- I like to vary the greens in this recipe dependant on what I have in the fridge. The image shows a combination of salad leaves and red cabbage.
- The red cabbage I use has no added sugar.
- The longer you leave the chicken to marinate, the better!
Maximise your Meal
The information in this section is designed to offer helpful insights on maximising
the benefits of your meals. Please note, it is not intended to replace nor does it
constitute personalised nutritional advice.
Chicken breast is why this works as a lean dish. At 24g of protein and 1.1g of fat per 100g, your 277g brings around 66g of protein for barely 3g of fat.
Swap the salad leaves for rocket and the dish gets better, not just leaner — 3.6g of protein per 100g against 1.2g for ordinary lettuce, and about ten times the iron, for the same handful. It costs nothing.
The bread contributes real protein, which surprises people — white sliced bread is 7.9g per 100g, plus 2.5g of fibre. A wholemeal version lifts the fibre considerably for the same calories, which is the easiest change to make here.
Weighing the oil is the habit worth keeping. Oil is 9 calories a gram, so your 6g is about 54 calories. A free-poured tablespoon is nearer 14g, or 126 calories, and in a dish like this nobody would ever notice the difference.
Information correct at time of writing
Nutritional information source: McCance and Widdowson’s Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset, gov.uk
Updated 26th December 2024
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