🍢 Chicken ražnjići (chicken skewers)

Name: Chicken ražnjići (chicken skewers)
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 4
Cuisine: Serbia · Balkans
Ingredients: 700 g chicken breast or thigh, cubed; 2 onions, cut into chunks; 2 bell peppers, cut into squares; 2 tsp sweet paprika; 1 tbsp vegetable oil; Salt and black pepper

Origin: Serbia · Balkans

388kcal

per serving · 250 g

155kcal

per 100 g

60 gProtein24 g / 100 g

12 gFat5 g / 100 g

8 gCarbs3 g / 100 g

Pileći ražnjići are Balkan-style chicken skewers: cubes of chicken alternated with pieces of onion and bell pepper, seasoned with sweet paprika and grilled until lightly charred. The meat stays juicy while the vegetables soften and caramelise at the edges. They are served hot from the grill, often with a fresh salad.

Diets

✓

No porkfor halal, the meat must be halal-slaughtered

✓

Gluten-freeno wheat, barley or rye in a typical recipe

✓

Dairy-freeno milk, cheese, butter or yogurt in a typical recipe

✓

Keto-friendly3 g carbs per 100 g

✓

High protein24 g protein per 100 g — 62% of the calories

Not vegetarianbecause of: chicken

Not veganbecause of: chicken

Allergens

None of the 14 major allergens in a typical recipe.

What it is made of

chickenonionpaprikabell pepper

Recipe

4 servings35 min

Ingredients

700 g chicken breast or thigh, cubed
2 onions, cut into chunks
2 bell peppers, cut into squares
2 tsp sweet paprika
1 tbsp vegetable oil
Salt and black pepper

Method

Toss the chicken with paprika, oil, salt and pepper and leave for 30 minutes.
Thread the chicken onto skewers, alternating with onion and pepper pieces.
Grill for 10–12 minutes, turning, until the chicken is cooked through and lightly charred.
Serve hot.

How to make it lighter

Use chicken breast for the leanest skewer.
Brush the oil on rather than pouring it — 1 tbsp oil ≈ 120 kcal.
Add extra pepper and onion pieces to bulk up each skewer.

History

Chicken skewers are a lighter variation on the classic pork ražnjići of the Balkan grill, now common on menus across Serbia and the wider region. The name comes from ražanj, a spit or skewer, and pileći simply means "chicken".

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Values are estimates per 100 g for a typical recipe; home and restaurant versions vary. Diets and allergens are worked out from the ingredients of a typical recipe — always check with whoever cooked the dish. Not medical advice. Nutrition data: Me Nutrition dish database v13. How we count →