Tender, flavorful chicken and vegetables glazed in a rich glaze with North African inspired flavors. Complete these delicious and easy kebabs with a garlicky herb yogurt drizzle for a fabulous meal that is great to serve at your next al fresco dinner party!


RECIPE NOTES
- This recipe, as well as our Caribbean inspired grilled chicken recipe, are lower in sodium and sugar than ordinary marinades and grilling sauces, and anything but ordinary!
- This recipe is naturally gluten-free.
- You can make this recipe Paleo-friendly by making the drizzle with tahini in place of yogurt, and add 2 more tablespoons of lemon juice.
- You can make this recipe Whole30-friendly by swapping out for the tahini drizzle, above, and leave the honey out of the glaze. If you’d still like a sweet-savory glaze you can mix 1 date, finely minced into a paste, with the North African cooking sauce.
Enjoy!






North African Inspired Chicken and Vegetable Kebabs
This would be delicious on a bed of hot cooked rice or couscous.
Ingredients
For the marinade
- 1 lb boneless, skinless chicken thighs or breasts
- 1/2 onion cut into large dice
- 2 medium zucchini sliced 1/2" thick *add/substitute any other vegetables you like! Eggplant, bell peppers are great, too
- 3 Tb Mesa de Vida North African Inspired Cooking & Seasoning Sauce
- 2 tsp healthy oil of your choice
- juice from 1 lemon
- salt to taste *Our cooking and seasoning sauces are extremely low in sodium, allowing you to salt to your own tastes/health preferences. Salt does help the flavors permeate the meat, so I recommend a pinch or two to help the marinade really sink into the meat for this quick marinating process.
For the glaze
- 3 Tb Mesa de Vida North African Inspired Cooking & Seasoning Sauce
- salt to taste
- 2 tsp honey
For the garlicky herb yogurt drizzle
- 1 cup plain yogurt Greek yogurt produces a thicker sauce, regular plain yogurt produces a thinner, dressing-like drizzle
- 1-2 garlic cloves peeled
- 1/4 cup fresh herbs – I like a combination of basil, cilantro and mint. Parsley also is great. Use any/all that you have on hand
- 1 tsp fresh lemon juice
- salt to taste
Instructions
- Combine the first set of ingredients, mix well to coat. Cover with plastic wrap and marinate for 15-30 minutes at room temperature.
- While the meat marinates, add the garlicky herb yogurt ingredients into a blender or food processor, blend until smooth. Set aside until serving.
- After the meat has marinated, thread the meat and vegetables onto skewers.
- Heat your grill to medium heat, about 350. Add the kebabs, cook until about 75% cooked through on each side.
- Brush the additional sauce on as a glaze to each side of the kebabs. Finish cooking through, allowing the sauce to caramelize just a bit.
- Rest the meat for 5-10 minutes under a foil tent before serving. Drizzle with the garlicky herb yogurt, serve and enjoy!


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