Mom’s 81st birthday meal. All of her favorite dishes she ordered when she came to visit in Saudi! The picture seen above is the meal I made for her in honor of her birthday!
This is an easy chicken dish that is often times grilled. I don’t do much grilling and I try to keep things easy. So, this is my recipe for Shish Tawouk which is basically spiced chicken pieces which are often put on a skewer, or a sandwich. This dish traditionally has yogurt and tomato paste in the marinade but I have two kids who can’t have milk so I just keep it simple and dairy free! I made this for my mom’s birthday dinner last week.
Ingredients
6 chicken breasts, cut into chunks
Marinade
1/2 cup lemon juice
1 tsp. cumin
1 tsp. cinnamon
1 tsp. allspice
Salt to taste- 1 tsp.
1/2 cup olive oil
5 cloves chopped garlic
Directions
Mix the marinade ingredients so they are well combined, add the chunks of chicken.
Make sure the chicken is well coated.
Refrigerate. I let this marinate for several hours before cooking.
Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
Place chicken on baking dish and put in oven. Let this cook until very well done.
Shish Tawouk can be served as part of an Arabic meal, or in a sandwich or plain.
Looks absolutely delicious!
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Thanks
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Mmmm…looks so good! And that marinade sounds great – will have to try it with cinnamon!
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thanks dear!!
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This one looks nice and easy, will try it this week. N.
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it is!
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So gorgeous!
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thanks!
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this looks so tasty.
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Hi heenie, thanks!
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Oh gosh – I just ate my dinner and now I am hungry all over again!!! Belated Happy Birthday to your maman 🙂
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thanks well today is her bday! She visited for my son’s running meet and I made her favorites!
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So happy today birthday 🙂
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🙂
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Yummy!
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Thanks so much!
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You are very welcome! 🙂
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Looks great Lynz! I’ll have to try it.
Leslie
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Thanks!
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I’m always looking for new recipes, Lynz.
Leslie
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Hi Leslie! Thanks
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That looks so tasty! Man I’m hungry just looking at that!
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no yogurt 🙂
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Thank goodness!
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What a delicious meal and a very Happy Birthday to your Mom!!
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thanks she turns 81 today but we celebrated last weekend while she was visiting!
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This sounds easy and looks absolutely yummy!
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It is simple!
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A wonderfully quick and tasty looking meal. I imagine the chicken is beautifully tender. Great marinade. 🙂
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It is easy and yes tender
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My kids love this when we go out to eat. Now I can make it at home. Thanks!
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So glad!
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Looks wonderful, Lynz! You don’t deliver by chance do you? 🙂
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hey we can meet in the middle and exchange some food? yes?
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YES!!!!!!! 🙂
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🙂
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Boy, that looks good! What are the little triangular fried-cake-looking nibbles in the picture? the whole meal looks phenomenal. –Pam
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Thanks Pam, it is sambusa which i will put up
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Beautifully presented! It looks delicious.
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Thanks
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Oh! Lynz looks so yummy 🙂 Love Shish Tawouk !
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Thanks!
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That looks yummy
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Thanks
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Awesome! Looks delicious. Happy Birthday 🎂
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Thanks!!!
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Looks incredible Lynn!
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Hi Sadie, thanks!
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Hashtag, “WANT.” I wish there were a “click to eat” option on these posts. x
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ha ha I do too!
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Yummy! 🙂 How are you today?
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Hi how are u
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Doing good! I’m getting sleepy already! Lol.
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I am sure you are tired!!
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I think it’s the weather too. It’s been cloudy and rainy for a few days.
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Yes we have rain today 53
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It’s chilly! It was about 80 today.
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Ha ha chilly
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Ha ha ha!
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we have 53
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How is your son?
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He’s doing better, thank you for asking! 🙂 The meds have helped.
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I am glad
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Wonderful dinner. I’m sure your mom loved it. 🙂
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🙂
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What a wonderful meal for your mom’s birthday! Happy 81st!
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Thanks julie
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Looks so tasty! A belated happy birthday to your mom!
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Thanks it is today! we celebrated last week! I will tell her!
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How sweet…I bet she loved it :). I hope she had a nice birthday.
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Thanks her birthday was today but we celebrated last week when she visited!
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It looks delicious! This is my type of food!
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ha ha yes this is what we are used to now!
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This looks so good Lynz, need to try. Can you tell me, which spices the allspice contains?
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hmm I am not sure, it is a whole spice you can find it like a ball and black? but you can use anything really
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I ask you because I would like to try your food and you use this a lot. We can’t buy this one here, so I could mix it myself.
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please google it and see it maybe you will recognize it as something you know? I just put in it and it came up and a picture. so I am thinking you might know it?
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Thank you Lynz, I will try that.
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I hope you can find it! Sorry i dont know the name!!
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Take it easy, your food looks delicious and I would like to try it in your way 🙂
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🙂
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Looks very appetizing.
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Thanks Syl!
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You’re welcome!
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What a wonderful plate full of food!!! My shish taouk recipe is quite different, I’ll have to give yours a try 😉 x
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Sounds good. I will try yours too:)
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Looking so lovely Lynn 🙂
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Thanks:)
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And belated birthday wishes to your mom 🙂 Wishing her loads and loads of happiness!
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Thanks:)
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Good Morning Llynz. I just figured out what I am so drawn to your recipes and trying them. It is because I can just about every time find recipes here that I have most of the ingredients for already on the kitchen shelves. That makes such a difference between..’Oh that sounds delicious’ and what I so often find myself saying to you.”I’m making that.” Making this dish today. Thank you.
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ha ha I am glad, I try to just cook basics and spice them up sometimes! nothing with fancy ingredients, glad you like it!
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This looks so delicious, Lynn!! Happy Birthday to your Mom!! 🙂
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Thanks Anna!
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Looks amazing , I’m trying this soon.
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Thanks
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Looks like another winner. Grill in the summer, oven bake in the winter!
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Thanks!
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Lovely presentation!looks yum Lynn
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Thanks dear!
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What an awesome daughter you are!!! Happy birthday to your mom…the food looks absolutely delightful!
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Thanks tasha!
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Belated happy birthday to your mom. Everything looks delicious.
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Thanks
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My pleasure. 🙂
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::)
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Shish Tawouk is one of my favourite ways to eat chicken, looks delicious!
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Thanks me too!
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Happy belated birthday to your mom! ❤ Nothing is better than homemade meal and you did a great job on making her this birthday meal! It's so sweet of you! ❤ 😉
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Thanks!
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You’re welcome 🙂
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