Enjoy Father’s Day this weekend by wowing your father with this tasty cookout favorite. He’ll never know this dish is a Medifast-approved Lean & Green Meal!
Lemon Scallion Chicken & Vegetable Kabobs
Prep time: 15-20 minutes + 30 minutes soak time for wooden skewers
Cook time: 10-15 minutes
Yields: 3 servings
Ingredients
24 oz raw, boneless, skinless chicken breast (should yield three 6-oz cooked servings)
1 cup (2 small) summer squash*
1 cup (18 medium) mushrooms, quartered
1-1/2 cups (1 small-medium) zucchini*
1 cup (8 medium) cherry tomatoes
*Half lengthwise, then cut into 1″ chunks
Lemon scallion sauce:
1/2 cup scallions, chopped
1 Tbsp olive oil
1/2 tsp salt or salt substitute
6 Tbsp fresh lemon juice
1 Tbsp hot red pepper sauce
1/4 tsp freshly ground black pepper
Directions
If using wooden skewers, soak in water 30 minutes. In small bowl, combine scallion sauce; set aside. (You may wish to reserve part of this sauce for finished kabobs.) Preheat grill to medium heat. Thread kabobs with chicken, zucchini, squash, mushrooms, and tomatoes. Brush kabobs before and during cooking with sauce. Grill kabobs 10 minutes, turning once, until cooked through.
Each serving counts as: 1 Leaner | 3 Green | 1 Healthy Fat | 3 Condiments
Nutrition: Cal 380; Total Fat 11g; Sat Fat 2.5g; Chol 145mg; Sod 520mg; Total Carb 13g; Fiber 4g; Pro 56g
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For Fathers day we had a bar-b-q just like the one posted. Big success for me and the guests could eat a few items I could not but I felt very included in the festivities.
Awesome Cathy!