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Broiled Yogurt Marinated Chicken

Chicken marinated in yogurt and spices
Course Main Course
Cuisine Mediterranean

Equipment

  • 1 baking rack or grill grate
  • 1 Sheet pan
  • Broiler pan

Ingredients
  

  • 1 pound boneless, skinless chicken breast
  • 3 tbsp plain yogurt
  • 1/2 medium onion
  • 4 cloves of garlic
  • 1 inch of ginger
  • 1 tsp ground turmeric
  • 1 tsp ground cumin
  • 1 tsp salt
  • pinch of smoked paprika

Instructions
 

  • Cube the chicken into small to medium size chunks (approx 3/4 inch thick)
  • Cut the onion, ginger, and garlic into smaller pieces and puree in a blender
  • In a large bowl, mix the yogurt, blended onion mix, salt, and spices.
  • Add the chicken to the yogurt mixture. Cover and allow to marinate for at least 2 hours in the fridge.
    Spiced-yogurt marinated chicken breast
  • Turn oven broiler on and allow to preheat for at least 5 minutes.
  • Place an oven grate over a sheet pan and coat the grate with oil.
  • Place the chicken chunks on the grate or broiler pan and space them apart.
    chicken on grill grate
  • Place the chicken at the top level of the oven and broil until browned on both sides. (Approx. 10-12 minutes flipping halfway through.)
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