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Ingredients
- 2/3 cup vegetable oil
- 3 limes, juiced
- 2 tablespoons vinegar
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 1/4 teaspoon crushed red pepper
- 1 red bell pepper, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 red onion, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1 (16-ounce) can pineapple rings, drained, cut into 1-inch pieces
- 6 boneless, skinless, chicken breasts cut into 1-inch pieces
- 1/2 pound large fresh shrimp, peeled and de-veined
Directions
Special Equipment: skewers
In a small bowl, whisk oil, lime juice, vinegar, sugar, and crushed red pepper.
In a shallow dish or re-sealable plastic bag, combine bell pepper, onion, pineapple, chicken, and shrimp. Pour lime mixture over chicken mixture; cover dish or seal bag, and place in the refrigerator to for 4 to 6 hours to marinate.
Heat grill to 350 to 400 degrees F.
Using tongs, remove chicken, vegetable pieces, pineapple and shrimp from marinade, discarding the marinade. Onto the skewers, thread 1 piece of chicken; 1 piece of pepper, 1 piece of onion, and 1 piece of pineapple, alternating to fill the skewer. Do the same thing with the shrimp alternating shrimp, pepper, onion, and pineapple to fill the skewer.
Place chicken kabobs on the grill, cover with grill lid, and cook for 15 minutes or until chicken is cooked throughout, with no pink center, turning occasionally.
Place shrimp kabobs on the grill, cover with grill lid over and cook for 6 to 8 minutes or until shrimp turn pink, and are cooked throughout, turning once.
Remove skewers from grill and serve immediately.
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By markpanter1@gma...
Rochester, MI
on May 18, 2012
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It's hard to rate this recipe since it contains a serious flaw. In additional to the other reviews, I think that the pineapple is contributing to the problem in this way: Pineapple contains enzymes that will break down protein and I'm pretty sure that if you leave it in a plastic bag with chicken for 4-6 hours the chicken will turn to mush. I kept the pineapple separate, only marinated the chicken & other vegetables for 20 min. and added lime zest to the marinade for some extra flavor. This approach turned out great.
By shannonspeicher
on August 19, 2011
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VILE!!!! I marinated the chicken for 1 1/2 hours after I read the reviews. The chicken was mushy and completely fell apart in my mouth. It was the most disgusting feeling and taste. The smell was also awful. I threw everything away. I didnt even try the fruit. I couldn't bear to. I felt like I ate a piece of spoiled chicken. Revolting.
By KarenItaliana
on August 09, 2011
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Awful!!! Every one of the reviewers that said the chicken and shrimp taste like chalk when they are marinated for 4-6 hours is absolutely correct. I was embarrassed to serve these to guests. The kabobs are very colorful on the plate, but lack taste. Definitely not worth the trouble to make them. The recipe I printed out goes in the shredder!
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