I don't think I've mentioned it here before, but I'm training for a 5k race that occurs in just a few short weeks. With that training I've been modifying my diet to help get into a healthier lifestyle. After just one month of running/training, I have lost 7 pounds! Granted, I've given up a lot of my favorite things like potato chips, dips, fast food, okay I'm stopping now...
So on that quest for health and fitness, I have been sneaking in some really lean and satisfying meals into our diet. The most recent? Rainbow kabobs! I've done rainbow in my blog before, but that wasn't nearly as healthy. This recipe is packed with veggies. And the extra bonus? My husband LOVED it.
Ingredients:
- 2 chicken breasts
- Marinade of choice (I simply used a store bought marinade that was Garlic and Herb)
- VEGGIES!
- Red bell peppers, orange bell peppers, yellow squash, green bell peppers, eggplant, and mushrooms (not pictured)
Directions:
- Marinate your chicken for approximately 30 minutes (or longer).
- Wash and clean your veggies. Cut them into the size pieces that you prefer.
- Now cut up your chicken into pieces. Reserve marinade.
- Thread veggies on a skewer, alternating each veggie with a piece of chicken.
- Place on a pre-heated grill. Cook 5 minutes.
- Use reserved marinade to brush over chicken and veggies. Turn skewers over.
- Cook on the other side until chicken is cooked through.
Easy. Healthy. DELICIOUS. Why can't all recipes have that criteria?! Regardless, they hit the spot. I served these with brown rice and it made a light, but filling meal for us. Now onward to the big race!
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Good luck on your 5K! And these kabobs look wonderful! Now that the hubby and I have our grill all ready to go we will be trying this very soon!
Yum! These looks so colorful and tasty. I love kabobs - the hubs, of course, wants nothing to do with big chunks of veggies. Le sigh....
Good luck with you race!! You will ROCK it! Woo hoo!
Hey Molly Jean, these look great! My husband and I love kabobs. Did you soak your skewers first...mine always burn up and break apart on the grill.
Good luck on the 5k run! I am thinking about signing up for one this winter.
L-O-V-E the second picture. It's so pretty!
so colorful - and they look delicious! good luck with your training!!
Kabobs are my favorite! These are so pretty, too! You are going to ROCK that race!
These look great!
BTW, I'm running a 5K in a few weeks too.
These are an absolute array of color - they look so appetizing! Good luck at your race!
Good luck with your run. These look so good and any food on a stick is welcome in my house.
Good luck with your training! 7 pounds in one month is awesome! I just started getting back into running again and it feels good.
Love all the different veggies in your kabobs, they look great!
Good luck with the 5k! Your kebobs look very healthy.
I love the colors - yum!
Those look really good! And congrats on getting healthy and losing weight while training for your race. That is great! I've done a few 5k races, and they are really fun.
After way too much time searching, I finally found metal skewers the other day, so there will be kabobs in my house soon, too.
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