Serves 4
Prep: 20 mins
Cook: 10 mins
Cost: £7.20 or £1.80 per serving, with leftover skewers, garlic, lemon, oil, and seasoning. There will be enough leftover ingredients to make this recipe again.
Ingredients
- 4 wooden skewers, soaked in water for 30 minutes £1.00
- clove garlic, crushed £0.30
- juice of half a lemon £0.30
- 1 tablespoon olive oil £1.85
- 1 or 2 teaspoons jerk seasoning, to taste £0.95
- 2 skinless, boneless chicken breasts, cut into 12 large chunks £2.25
- red pepper, cut into 16 chunks £0.45
- 1 onion, quartered and separated to give 16 pieces £0.10
Method
- Mix the garlic, lemon juice and olive oil with 1 teaspoon of jerk seasoning (or 2 if you prefer a spicier flavour). Stir in the chicken and set aside while you prepare the vegetables.
- Thread a piece of pepper onto a skewer, then onion, then chicken, finishing with onion.
- Try other vegetables like mushrooms and courgettes – or even fruit like mango or pineapple.
- Cook on the barbecue for 8 to 10 minutes, turning frequently. Alternatively, cook under a preheated grill.
- Meanwhile cook the sweetcorn cobettes in boiling water, or on the barbecue for 6 to 8 minutes.
- Add flatbreads or boiled rice for an easy meal.
To serve: 4 sweetcorn cobettes
Per Serving
- 781KJ/ 186kcal
- 21.4g protein
- 10.8g carbohydrate, of which 4.9g sugars
- 5.1g fat, of which 0.8g saturates
- 5.4g fibre
- 0.2g salt