Coconut Chicken Skewers
These coconut chicken skewers are perfect for grilling outdoors in the summer, but can equally be cooked up indoors during the colder months! An easy to make dairy free coconut marinade is full of flavor, and is both gluten free and low histamine.
Servings: 4 skewers
Calories: 211kcal
Equipment
- Skewers wooden or metal
- Dish to marinate the chicken in
- Tongs to transfer the skewers to the grill or BBQ
Ingredients
For the chicken skewers
- 2 skinless chicken breasts diced into small pieces
- ½ zucchini sliced
- ½ red bell pepper diced into small pieces
For the coconut marinade
- ½ cup coconut cream
- 1 teaspoon sweet paprika more to taste
- 1 teaspoon dried coriander / cilantro
- ½ teaspoon garlic powder
- 1 teaspoon brown sugar
- 1 teaspoon apple cider vinegar
- ½ teaspoon ginger minced or finely diced
- pinch salt more to taste
Instructions
- If using wooden skewers, place in a bowl of water for at least 30 minutes.
- Dice the chicken breasts into small pieces of a roughly similar size.
- Add the chicken to a dish along with the coconut marinade ingredients and combine well so that the chicken is fully coated. Cover and set aside in the fridge to the time of your preference.
- Thread the chicken, red bell pepper and zucchini onto the skewers. The recipe should make 4 skewers.
- Grill for 20-25 minutes, or until the chicken is fully cooked. The internal temperature should be 165F and the chicken white throughout.
- Serve immediately with sides of you choice and enjoy!
Notes
- Dice the skinless chicken breast into small pieces of roughly similar size for an even cook time.
- Fully stir and coat the chicken if marinating prior to cooking.
- Marinate to the time that suits you.
- For those that prefer a more intense flavour, increase the amount of sweet paprika to your marinade.
- Please note that nutritional information is offered as a courtesy. It is auto-generated and should be understood to be an estimate.
Swiss Interest Group Histamine Intolerance
All ingredients score 0 on the SIGHI list, with the exception of:- garlic, apple cider vinegar and ginger, which score 1.
- black pepper, which scores 2. The SIGHI list states small amounts are tolerated.
Nutrition
Calories: 211kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 13g | Fat: 16g | Saturated Fat: 11g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.1g | Cholesterol: 36mg | Sodium: 40mg | Potassium: 337mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 2g | Vitamin A: 809IU | Vitamin C: 24mg | Calcium: 17mg | Iron: 1mg