chicken kabobs

Thanks to George Foreman, we backyardless people can enjoy delicious summer food.

Grilled Chicken Kabobs

• 4 chicken breast halves, cut into 2 in. cubes
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1/4 cup lemon juice
• 1-2 Tbsp honey
• 1 1/2 tsp dried thyme
• 1 tsp crushed red pepper flakes (reduce for less kick)
• 1 tsp pepper
• 1 tsp salt

Veggies

• grape tomatoes
• 1 zucchini, cut up
• 1 bell pepper (any color works), cut up
• fresh pineapple, cut up

Mix oil, lemon juice, honey, thyme, pepper flakes, pepper and salt and put in flat baking dish. Place chicken in dish to marinate for 4 hours (or how ever long you want). Turn on your grill. Skewer everything up as seen above and slap it on the grill. Cook until chicken isn't pink (duh). So good!

Black Bean Veggie Burgers

To give credit where credit is due, I got this recipe at allrecipes.com. Link here. I made this last week, and they were fan-tas-tic. Loved them.

1 (16oz) can black beans, drained and rinsed
1/2 green pepper, cut into 2-inch pieces
1/2 onion, cut into wedges
3 cloves garlic, peeled
1 egg
1T cumin
1/2 c bread crumbs
1 T chili powder (optional)
1 t Thai chili sauce or hot sauce (optional)

1. if grilling, preheat an outdoor grill for high heat and lightly oil a sheet of aluminum foil. If baking, preheat oven to 375 degrees (F) and lightly oil a baking sheet.

2. In a medium bowl, mash black beans until thick and pasty.

3. In a food processor, finely chop bell pepper, onion, and garlic. Stir into mashed beans.

4. In a small bowl, stir together egg, cumin, chili powder (opt) and chili sauce (opt).

5. Stir the egg mixture into the mashed beans. Mix in bread crumbs until the mixture is sticky and holds together. Divide mixture into 6 patties.

6. If grilling, place patties on foil, and grill about 8 minutes on each side. If baking, place patties on baking sheet, and bake about 10 minutes on each side.

I cooked mine on an electric griddle, at 375 degrees for 10 minutes on each side.