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Use rooster or turkey for these Grilled Turkey Kabobs flavored with soy sauce, sesame oil, horseradish, garlic, and eating regimen lemon-lime soda! This uncommon mixture is admittedly scrumptious and these kabobs are tremendous low in carbs!
PIN the Turkey (or Rooster) Kabobs to strive them later!
This recipe for Sanpete County Grilled Turkey Kabobs is a scrumptious strategy to cook dinner grilled turkey (or rooster) that’s well-known throughout Utah! My sister Val gave me this fascinating recipe, and at the moment I’m bringing you the new-and-improved model of the well-known grilled turkey kabob recipe that I’ve researched and examined completely!
I consulted with my sister who’s from Sanpete County (the turkey capital of Utah), and has been making this recipe for years. I’ve made these kabobs with rooster many instances, however Val jogged my memory that she at all times makes use of this tasty marinade on turkey breast. And after I up to date my recipe and examined it on turkey it was so good that I made a decision that’s the model I’d share with you!
Kara and I examined this a few instances to ensure the brand new model shall be a WOW for you, and we beloved these kabobs! I hope you’ll strive it on boneless turkey breast if you wish to swap up your grilling choices! However after all you may also make this with rooster breasts if that’s what you like.
What elements do you want for this recipe?
(That is solely a listing of elements; please scroll down for full printable recipe. Or if you happen to use the JUMP TO RECIPE hyperlink on the prime of the web page, it’ll take you on to the entire recipe with ingredient quantities.)
What makes this recipe for Turkey Kabobs so distinctive?
What makes this turkey or rooster marinade uncommon is the addition of horseradish and sugar-free lemon-lime soda, which mixes with the opposite elements to provide nice taste and a slightly-spicy kick. Once I was researching I discovered that some cooks don’t add a lot horseradish, however my recipe has a beneficiant quantity. I additionally use a little bit sesame oil for loads of Asian taste notes.
How low in carbs are these Turkey Kabobs?
These wonderful turkey kabobs from Sanpete County have solely 5 internet carbs per serving and 48 grams of protein!
What kind of skewers are greatest for the Turkey Kabobs?
For this recipe I used the attractive blade-type skewers I obtained in Turkey, and if you happen to’re making kabobs I extremely suggest utilizing both thicker blade-type skewers (affiliate hyperlink) or double skewers (affiliate hyperlink) to stop the meat from spinning round on the skewers. However if you happen to don’t have any skewers like that, be sure to squeeze the items of rooster or turkey tightly collectively to carry it in place.
The best way to cook dinner Turkey Kabobs with out an out of doors grill:
If it’s not fairly grilling climate the place you reside otherwise you don’t have an out of doors grill, you may also cook dinner this recipe for turkey kabobs on a Stovetop Grill Pan (affiliate hyperlink) or a George Foreman Grill (affiliate hyperlink) with good outcomes.
Suggestions for making Sanpete County Grilled Turkey Kabobs:
(That is solely a abstract of the steps for the recipe; please scroll down for full printable recipe. Or if you happen to use the JUMP TO RECIPE hyperlink on the prime of the web page, it’ll take you on to the entire recipe.)
- Trim as wanted and reduce turkey breast or rooster breast into cubes.
- Any eating regimen lemon-lime soda will work (or use common soda if you happen to don’t care about carbs.)
- Whisk collectively elements to make the marinade.
- Let turkey or rooster marinate at the very least 8 hours within the fridge.
- Drain turkey or rooster in a colander positioned within the sink.
- Thread the items onto six skewers, or make 4 bigger kabobs.
- Rub grill with olive oil or spray with grill spray like Pam for Grilling (affiliate hyperlink), then preheat to medium excessive whereas skewers come to room temperature.
- If you need grill marks flip kabobs a number of instances, lifting to examine and turning if you see marks.
- Complete cooking time shall be about quarter-hour.
- For greatest leads to cooking the Turkey Kabobs, I like to recommend an Immediate Learn Meat Thermometer (affiliate hyperlink) to cook dinner till the poultry reaches a temperature of 165F/75C.
Make it a Low-Carb Meal:
For a low-carb meal, you can serve the Turkey Kabobs with one in all these low-carb facet dishes:
Weekend Meals Prep:
Even if you happen to’re solely cooking for a number of folks, I’d make the total recipe of six kabobs as a result of the leftovers from the turkey kabobs are so nice added to stir-fried veggies, eaten in pita bread, or served over salad! And because the turkey kabob leftovers are so versatile, the recipe has been added to a class referred to as Weekend Meals Prep the place you’ll discover recipes you’ll be able to prep or cook dinner on the weekend and eat throughout the week!
Components
Components:
- 2 lbs. boneless turkey breast, reduce into items (see notes)
Marinade Components:
- 6 oz. eating regimen lemon lime soda (see notes)
- 1/2 cup soy sauce (see notes)
- 1/4 cup peanut oil (see notes)
- 2 T sesame oil
- 2 T horseradish (or extra, see notes)
- 1 tsp. garlic powder
- coarse floor black pepper to style
Directions
- Trim seen fats or undesirable elements from turkey or rooster breasts, then reduce into items which are 1 1/2 – 2 inches sq..
- Whisk collectively eating regimen lemon-lime soda, soy sauce or Gluten-Free Soy Sauce (affiliate hyperlink), Peanut Oil (affiliate hyperlink) or different vegetable oil, sesame oil (affiliate hyperlink), floor horseradish (affiliate hyperlink), garlic powder, and coarse-ground black pepper to make the fascinating marinade. (Style earlier than you add extra horseradish if you happen to’re a horseradish fan.)
- Put turkey or rooster items into Ziploc bag or a plastic container with a snap-right lid, pour in marinade, and marinate at the very least 8 hours in fridge. (You may positively marinate this for much longer. Once I was testing the improved recipe, a number of instances I marinated in a single day and cooked the subsequent afternoon.)
- When able to cook dinner, drain the poultry right into a colander positioned within the sink.
- Thread the turkey or rooster items on to skewers, pushing them collectively tightly, particularly if you do not have double skewers (affiliate hyperlink) or blade-type Skewers (affiliate hyperlink) like mine.
- Whereas skewers come to room temperature, rub the grill grates with olive oil or spray with grill spray, then preheat grill to medium-high warmth. (You may solely maintain your hand there for 2-3 seconds at that warmth.)
- If you need grill marks in your kabobs, after they’ve cooked for a few minutes examine by lifting one kabob with tongs, and switch kabobs a number of instances as you see grill marks beginning to present.
- Complete cooking time shall be about quarter-hour, however precise cooking time is determined by your grill temperature and the way thick the items of rooster or turkey are. For greatest outcomes I like to recommend utilizing an Immediate Learn Meat Thermometer (affiliate hyperlink) and cook dinner till the poultry reaches a temperature of 165F/75C.
- Serve scorching.
- Leftover rooster or turkey is nice so as to add to a stir-fry, eat in pita bread, or sprinkle over a salad.
Notes
In case you favor to make use of rooster, use six boneless, skinless rooster breasts. I used half a can of Food regimen 7-Up, however any lemon-lime soda will work. Use Gluten-Free Soy Sauce (affiliate hyperlink) for the recipe if wanted. I like the flavour from Peanut Oil (affiliate hyperlink) for this recipe, however different vegetable oil will even be advantageous. In case you’re a giant horseradish fan like me, begin with 2 T horseradish, whisk the marinade elements collectively, and style it on a spoon earlier than you add extra horseradish.
I discovered a model of this recipe years in the past within the Salt Lake Tribune and up to date the recipe with help from my sister Val, who’s a proud Sanpete County resident!
Diet Data
Yield
6
Serving Dimension
1
Quantity Per Serving
Energy 371Complete Fats 17gSaturated Fats 3gTrans Fats 0gUnsaturated Fats 13gLdl cholesterol 121mgSodium 1341mgCarbohydrates 5gFiber 0gSugar 4gProtein 48g
Diet info is robotically calculated by the Recipe Plug-In I’m utilizing. I’m not a nutritionist and can’t assure 100% accuracy, since many variables have an effect on these calculations.
Low-Carb Food regimen / Low-Glycemic Food regimen / South Seashore Food regimen Recommendations:
This recipe for turkey kabobs is ideal for low-carb or Keto diets, or for any part of the unique South Seashore Food regimen so long as it’s made with eating regimen soda so there’s not added sugar.
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Historic Notes for this Recipe:
This recipe was first posted August 2006, tailored from a recipe I discovered in The Salt Lake Tribune! The recipe was up to date and improved in July 2020 and final up to date with extra info in 2025. (The recipe has been completely researched and examined, with a lot consulting with and recommendation from from my sister Val, who lives in Sanpete County!)
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