Healthy grilled chicken kebabs inspired by Halal cart chicken and rice

My husband is obsessed with that Halal food cart street food you’ll find all over New York City. It’s his #1 favorite meal that I make, and he requests it often. Here’s a different take on it, skewers with marinated chicken on a bed of seasoned rice.

Halal Guys Copycat Chicken Skewers With Yellow Turmeric Rice

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Halal Guys Copycat Chicken Skewers And Rice

Prep Time30

Cook Time20

Servings: 4

Calories: 374kcal

Ingredients

Turmeric Rice

1 cup uncooked brown rice
2 cups chicken broth
½ teaspoon turmeric
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
⅛ teaspoon salt

Chicken marinade

1 teaspoon olive oil
2 tablespoon lemon juice
1 garlic clove, minced
¼ teaspoon ground cumin
¼ teaspoon paprika
¼ teaspoon ginger powder
¼ teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon dried oregano
½ teaspoon ground allspice
1 cup frozen green peas (thawed)

Chicken Skewers

12 ounces boneless skinless chicken breast, cut into 1-inch pieces
1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
4 ounces button mushrooms, halved
4 cups lettuce of your choice

Instructions

Combine the chicken marinade ingredients in a bowl and toss with the chicken pieces. Cover with plastic wrap and put in the fridge for 30 minutes
Stir the uncooked brown rice, chicken stock, turmeric, cumin and salt together. Bring it to a boil over high heat, then turn the heat down to low (or medium-low) and simmer for about 40 to 45 minutes until the rice is tender and all of the liquid has been absorbed
After the rice has cooked, stir in the green peas
Fire up the grill!
Soak some wooden skewers in water to avoid charring, or use metal ones
Thread the chopped bell pepper, the mushrooms and the marinated chicken pieces onto the skewers
Cook the chicken and vegetables on the grill until a thermometer registers an internal temperature of 165 °F
Serve the turmeric rice and chicken skewers together with the lettuce