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Sumac Chicken Kabobs Quinoa Bowls Recipe – juice sumac chicken kabobs, grilled zucchini, roasted chickpeas, lettuce and rainbow quinoa, come together in the perfect nutritious and delicious bowls. Topped with yogurt sauce.
Chicken Kabob Bowl
I made these quinoa bowls for dinner a few weeks back.
They are loaded with just about everything I like to eat – grilled meat, quinoa, grilled veggies, greens and roasted chickpeas.
Very easy to put together for a simple weeknight meal.
While I’ve never been a vegetarian, I love veggies.
I used to eat meat less often that I do now.
It is like I need to have meat every day.
I’ve had iron deficiency throughout my pregnancy and I do take iron pills three times a day.
I feel lack of energy, and the best thing I can do about is it make a protein-packed, filling meal.
And of course I have a lot of small snacks like these roasted chickpeas.
This is one of the reasons why I’ve been obsessed with grilled meat.
It does not take much time to prepare and tastes great.
You can also grill meat in advance on the weekend and then store it in the fridge and add to meals throughout the week.
These sumac chicken kabobs are made with pieces of chicken breast and seasoned with sumac.
I’ve shared a sumac chicken recipe with you last winter.
Sumac is a spice used in Middle Eastern cooking, which has a mild lemony flavor and red color.
Read more about it here.
I have some other recipes, where I used sumac, feel free to check them out :
Last but not least, I topped these sumac chicken kabobs quinoa bowls with a garlic yogurt sauce.
It brought some extra flavor to the whole dish.
Can’t wait to make these again!
Have a great weekend!
SUMAC CHICKEN KABOBS QUINOA BOWLS RECIPE
Ingredients
For the sumac chicken skewers:
- 2 6 oz chicken breasts, , cut into 1/2 inch cubes
- 1 tbsp sumac
- 1/2 tsp garlic powder
- 1 tsp salt
- 1/4 tsp black pepper
- 2 tbsp lemon juice
- 1/4 cup olive oil
- 8 small wooden skewers, , soaked in cold water for 15minutes
For the yogurt sauce:
- 1 cup Greek yogurt
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 1 small garlic clove, (or less, to taste), pressed
- 1 tbsp chopped dill
- 2 tbsp water
Other:
- 1/2 cup roasted chickpeas
- 2 medium zucchini, , sliced into 1/2 inch rounds and grilled on medium heat for 4 minutes per side
- 2 cups chopped lettuce
- 2 cups cooked quinoa
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Instructions
For the kabobs:
- Preheat a gas grill to medium-high heat.
- Place chicken pieces in a bowl and add seasoning. Make sure chicken is evenly coated in seasoning.
- Skewer chicken onto wooden skewers, 5-6 pieces on each one.
- Grill chicken for 4 minutes per side, until fully cooked.
To assemble the bowls:
- Divide quinoa between 4 bowls. Add lettuce to each bowl. Add 3 skewers to each bowl. Add zucchini and chickpeas.
- Top with sauce.Garnish with chopped parsley and chopped onions.
Nutrition
Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.
This looks like the perfect summer meal, Mira! You make the best quinoa bowls. I’ve never had sumac before, but I definitely need to start. And I agree, I love grilling meat during the summer. It’s so easy and so flavorful!
I NEED these bowls in my life this weekend! I’ve never had sumac chicken before but it sounds simply PERFECT combined with quinoa in one gorgeous bowl!
I’ve been craving these sorts of food lately too, Mira. I love the sound of the chicken marinated in yoghurt – and those roasted chickpeas sound so tasty, not to mention nutritious.
I don’t think you could go wrong with this meal!
Such a healthy and delicious looking quinoa bowl. Loving the addition of chickpeas here! 🙂
thanks Anu! These chickpeas are my favorite!
Just noticed something really funny, on instructions it ass seasoning, think you meant to say add seasoning 🙂
thanks, corrected it
Who doesn’t love meat on a stick! These quinoa bowls sound the a perfect protein packed meal!
You make the most mouthwatering bowls, Mira! I haven’t used sumac in cooking before, but these look so good that I’m inspired to try it!
I have some sumac and I never know what to make with it. This looks delicious!
What a great combination! You’ve got it all going on in this bowl….a little crunch and a whole lot of flavor!
This looks amazingly good Mira. Thanks for linking up with us at Pretty Pintastic Party and hope you join us for Small Victories Sunday Linkup opens tonight at 8pm EST and open all week.