Chile Lemon Chicken Kabobs on a bed of White Rice with a Almond Spinach Salad

The best thing about kabobs is that a lot of vegetables go well on the grill so this is a good night to take out the vegetables that are not looking quite so perky. In the fridge I found corn on the cob, mushrooms, yellow onion, and one lonely jalapeno.

Cut the corn into round medallions about ¼ “ thick or about as thick as a couple kernels, chop onion into quarters and peel the layers, slice the jalapenos 1/8 “ thick, and mushrooms should be cut in half unless they are small. Put on plate and put aside.

Take chicken breasts and chop into chunks or cubes. Pour 1/3 cup olive oil on chicken and mix it up so that it is evenly coated. Sprinkle lemon pepper and crushed red peppers generously on chicken. *For spicier red peppers I buy a bag of Japanese style dried peppers and blend them up in the silver bullet, wa-la very spicy crushed red peppers. Skewer the vegetables and the chicken and put in refrigerator.

Start the grill so that it heats up. Wash and chop spinach and put on a napkin to dry out. *If you have a salad spinner this is a great time to use it. Chop ¼ cup roasted almonds and put to the side. For a dressing, combine ½ cup apple cider vinegar , 2 tbsp olive oil, 1 tbsp dried basil, and a couple dashes black pepper.

For rice I like to use the Star Jasime brand because it cooks up nice and sticky. Put 1 cup of rice into a microwavable safe dish and add 2 cups of water. Put skewers on the grill and cook rice on high for about 13 minutes they should be ready at the same time, if they are a little under cooked, no worries the rice will stay warm in the microwave a few minutes longer.

Portions:

Male: On top of 1 cup bed of rice add 2 cups skewered vegetables, and 5oz of chicken. For salad add 2 cups spinach and 2 tbsp almonds. Add desired amount of dressing.

Female: ½ cup bed of rice, 1 cup skewered vegetables, and 3oz of chicken. Salad is 1 cup spinach and 1 tbsp almonds. Add desired amount of dressing.
*Placing the salad and the Kabobs on the same plate allows for some of the dressing to intermingle with the rice and kabobs and give it an excellent taste.


Enjoy!
~Mario