Lemon, garlic and rosemary chicken skewers recipe

Australia’s most loved home cook and bestselling author, Donna Hay, returns with THE FAST FIVE, taking the weeknight classics your family loves and re-imagining them into five super-fast, super-delicious recipes that will change your world!

Photography: Chris Court
Recipe and styling: Donna Hay

Ingredients:

  • 800g chicken thigh fillets, trimmed and cut into pieces
  • sea salt and cracked black pepper
  • 400g haloumi, cut into cubes
  • 2 lemons, halved and thinly sliced into rounds 
  • basil leaves, lemon wedges and olive and lemon brown rice salad (see recipe, next page), to serve

For lemon, garlic and rosemary marinade:

  • ⅓ cup (16g) rosemary leaves, roughly chopped
  • ⅓ cup (80ml) extra virgin olive oil
  • 4 cloves garlic, crushed
  • 1 Tbsp lemon juice
  • 2 tsp shredded lemon rind

Method:

  1. To make the lemon, garlic and rosemary marinade, combine the rosemary, oil, garlic, lemon juice and lemon rind in a large bowl.
  2. Add the chicken pieces, salt and pepper and mix to combine. Allow to marinate for 5 minutes.
  3. Preheat oven grill (broiler) to high. Line a large baking tray with non-stick baking paper.
  4. Thread the chicken, haloumi and lemon onto 8 metal skewers and place on the prepared tray. Grill for 13–15 minutes, or until golden and cooked through. 
  5. Serve with basil leaves, lemon wedges and olive and lemon brown rice salad. Serves 4

TIP: To ensure everything cooks evenly, always use metal skewers.


Recipe extracted from The Fast Five by Donna Hay. Published by HarperCollins, RRP $55.

Australia’s most loved home cook and bestselling author, Donna Hay, returns with THE FAST FIVE, taking the weeknight classics your family loves and re-imagining them into five super-fast, super-delicious recipes that will change your world!

THE FAST FIVE transforms your weekly repertoire of recipes into flavour-forward crowd-pleasers. Bursting with over 145 recipes, golden schnitzels have more personality than ever, pantry pasta sings with delicious new twists, and weeknight staples like tacos and curry get simple switch-ups that change the game. You’ll also find my ready-in-a-flash desserts, sides that overdeliver on deliciousness, and super-tasty sauces, dips and toppers that take your creations from great to sensational.

“This is my ultimate collection of time-saving, upflavoured riffs on the absolute clasiscs; I’m sure they will become your new family favourites. Enjoy!”

Donna Hay

Related posts

Is It Time to Get Serious About Hydration?

Napier Is Gunning for the Title of New Zealand’s Negroni Capital – And We’re Here for It

Detox Salad

This website uses cookies to improve your experience. We'll assume you're ok with this, but you can opt-out if you wish. Read More