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Chicken kebabs with roasted green peppers and tomatoes on a white plate.
5 from 4 votes

Turkish Chicken Kebab Recipe (Tavuk Şiş)

By Zerrin & Yusuf
Baked Turkish chicken kebabs are soft, juicy and flavorful thanks to a simple chicken marinade.
Yields: 2 people
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PREP 1 hour 20 minutes
COOK 30 minutes
TOTAL 1 hour 50 minutes

INGREDIENTS
  

  • 500 g chicken thighs (or chicken breast)

Marinade:

  • 3 tablespoons yogurt (Greek or natural yogurt)
  • ¼ cup olive oil
  • 1 tablespoon tomato paste
  • 1 teaspoon salt
  • ½ teaspoon black pepper
  • 1 teaspoon red pepper flakes
  • 1 teaspoon oregano
  • 1½ teaspoon paprika
  • 1 teaspoon cumin
  • 3 cloves garlic mashed

INSTRUCTIONS
 

  • Dice the chicken in about 1-inch pieces. Remove the bones if you are using bone-in chicken thighs.
  • Mix all the marinade ingredients in a bowl. 
  • Put the diced chicken in the marinade, give it a good stir. Cover and keep it in the refrigerator for at least 1 hour (overnight is the best).
  • Soak wooden skewers for 30 minutes so that they don’t burn in the oven.
  • Preheat the oven at 400℉ / 200℃.
  • Thread the chicken pieces on skewers.
  • Place them on the edges of the baking pan. (See how we do it in the pictures above). (Please see the note below).
  • Bake them for 20 minutes. Remove from the oven, flip them over and bake for another 10 minutes.

NOTES

  1. Chicken thighs (bones removed) are the best type of chicken to make skewers. They give the softest and juiciest result. But chicken breast is okay too.
  2. Marinating chicken overnight will give you the best result. But if you don’t have that much time, marinate at least 1 hour.
  3. If you are using wooden skewers, remember to soak them in water for an hour. This is very important. 
  4. You can place the chicken skewers on a parchment paper lined baking paper, but they will release their juice. If you want to give a grill effect, you have two options: 1) Use a baking pan and place the skewers on the edges so that they don’t touch the pan. This is what we do in this recipe. Please see the pictures in the post content above. 2) Put a cooling rack on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and place the skewers on it.
  5. You can add tomatoes and green peppers in the pan so that they bake at the same time.
  6. If you are after a dairy-free marinade, leave the yogurt out and add in 2 tablespoon lemon juice. You will still have soft chicken kebabs.

NUTRITION

Calories: 285kcalCarbohydrates: 7gProtein: 2gFat: 29gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 3gMonounsaturated Fat: 20gCholesterol: 4mgSodium: 1260mgPotassium: 237mgFiber: 2gSugar: 3gVitamin A: 1220IUVitamin C: 3mgCalcium: 83mgIron: 2mg

Nutrition information is automatically calculated, so should only be used as an approximation.

ADDITIONAL INFO

Course Dinner
Cuisine Turkish
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