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Anticuchos de Pollo
  • 17 MINUTES COOK TIME
  • 57 MINUTES TOTAL TIME
PHOTO BY LAURA HEINEMAN

Ingredients

Skewers

  • 1 red bell pepper
  • 1 lb boneless skinless chicken breast
  • 8 oz white button mushrooms
  • 1/2 lb cherry tomatoes

Marinade

  • 2 cloves garlic
  • 1 t crushed red pepper flakes
  • 1/2 cup balsamic vinegar
  • 1 t cumin
  • 1 t salt

Directions

Mise en Place

  • Cut the red pepper into large, bite-size pieces.
  • Dice the chicken.
  • Clean the mushrooms by rinsing them under cold running water.
  • Blot mushrooms dry and cut each in half from the top of the mushroom down through the stem.
  • Mince garlic
  • Preheat the oven to 400°F.

Marinade the Chicken

  • Place the marinade ingredients in a bowl and mix.
  • Add the chicken cubes to the bowl and coat with marinade.
  • Pour into a resealable plastic bag and place in the refrigerator. The chicken should marinate for at least 15 minutes or up to 8 hours.

Make Skewers

  • Drain the chicken from the marinade.
  • Take one wooden skewer and insert one piece of chicken.
  • Then add a piece each of mushroom, pepper, and cherry tomato.
  • Repeat one more time starting with the chicken and ending with the tomato.

Bake

  • Place the skewers on a cookie sheet lined with foil.
  • Bake in the oven for 15 to 17 minutes or until the chicken is no longer pink in the middle.
  • Remove from oven and let rest.

Serve

  • Serve and enjoy!

Recipe in Action

  • 4 servings
  • Difficulty: Intermediate
Click here for Nutrition Facts Nutrition Tip

Chicken is a great source of a lean protein

Cultural Facts

Anticuchos de Pollo are delicious barbeque chicken skewers from Peru.

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