Dinner · 50 min · turkish

Chicken Shish Kebab (Tavuk Sis)

This is the kind of Turkish dinner you’ll make on repeat — chicken and olive oil, 50 minutes, big payoff. At 600 calories and 53g protein per serving, it fits easily into a high-protein day. No specialty equipment and nothing hard to find at a regular grocery store.

✓ USDA-verified nutrition data

Ingredients

• 1.5 lb Chicken
• 3 tbsp Olive oil
• 3 tbsp Lemon juice
• 4 cloves Garlic
• 2 tsp Oregano
• 1 tsp Paprika
• 2 Bell peppers
• 1 Onion
• 4 Pita bread
• 2 tsp Salt

Steps

1. Cut the chicken into even 1.5-inch cubes — uniform pieces cook at the same rate, so nobody gets a raw center or a dry edge.
2. Whisk the olive oil, lemon juice, minced garlic, oregano, paprika, and salt into a marinade. Coat the chicken and rest at least 30 minutes, or up to 4 hours in the fridge.
3. Cut the peppers and onion into chunks roughly the same size as the chicken. Thread everything onto skewers, alternating chicken with vegetables.
4. Grill over medium-high heat 10 to 12 minutes, turning every 3 minutes, until the chicken is charred at the edges and reads 165°F inside.
5. Rest the skewers 5 minutes — the juices redistribute instead of running out on the first cut.
6. Slide the meat and vegetables off onto warm pita and squeeze fresh lemon over everything before serving.

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