Star Wars Chicken Kabobs
Star Wars Chicken Kabobs. Did you know that yesterday was the official Star Wars Day? I have two Star Wars fans in my home and when we found out the BIG DAY was coming my son asked me to make something fun for him to share with all of you for this special day. We had to put on our thinking caps and get creative and we are excited to share with you an easy and fun recipe with you in honor of Star Wars Day. 
May the Force Be With Us
The expression “May the Force Be With You” always comes to mind when I think of Star Wars. This was said to wish luck or good will, generally when individuals parted ways or the object of the expression was facing some sort of imminent challenge.
Throughout my years of yo-yo dieting, I always felt like I needed the FORCE TO BE WITH ME as I started a new diet. Dieting felt like I was facing the imminent challenge of starvation and deprivation. Even though I didn’t embrace the idea of dieting, I always thought just maybe this one time I would have enough self-control that I could make it through a week and lose some weight.
The worst part was thinking that maybe seeing the scale go down would be enough incentive to make me want to stick with the torture for another week. The truth is I never made it past day 2 and I felt like a failure once again. The idea of eating like a normal person was something I never felt I would ever be able to do. I loved eating too much.
The Hardest Challenge
One of the hardest challenges I have faced during this “Clean Eating Process” is to unlearn what I have learned. I grew up hearing that it was ALL about self-control, NOT eating FAT, and pushing away from the table. Unfortunately, I believed that and tried everything under the sun to lose weight and it never lasted. So, the first thing I have had to do is UNLEARN everything I have LEARNED about food and that eating FATS is good.
Eating FAT does NOT make you FAT. According to Dr. Dunger, eating “healthy fats” helps decrease inflammation, increases blood circulation, helps build healthy cells, helps the body absorb fat-soluble vitamins (A, D, E, and K), improves your skin, increases energy, provides a protective cushion for your organs, and much more.
On the other hand, eating “unhealthy fats” in our diet can cause a lot of damage to our bodies and our health. It can lead to inflammation, heart disease, and cancer to name a few. Change the oils you use can lead to improved health over time.
#1 Avoid these Oils and Fats: Canola Oil, Corn Oil, Safflower Oil, Sunflower Oil, Cottonseed Oil, Peanut Oil, Rapeseed Oil, Sesame Oil, Grape Seed Oil, Rice Bran Oil, Vegetable Oil, Soybean Oil, I Can’t Believe It’s Not Butter, Margarine, Shortening, and any fake butter or vegetable oil products.
All of these are highly processed, refined and high in Omega-6 fats, which is pro-inflammatory. Using these oils leads to damage in our bodies such as high cholesterol, heart disease, liver/kidney problems, and immune problems to name a few.
In addition to not purchasing the oils listed above, read food labels and avoid foods that have these oils and fats. These items are filled with “unhealthy fats”:
- Salad Dressings and Sauces
- Store Bought Seasoning Mixes
- Mayonnaise
- Artificial Cheeses and Shredded Cheeses
- Snack Foods (potato chips, cookies, crackers, chips)
#2 Use these Healthy Oils and Fats: Unrefined Virgin or Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Ghee, Grass-Fed Butter, Palm Oil, lard, beef tallow, duck fat, Fish Oil and Cod Liver Oil (as a supplement and not for cooking), Olives, Avocado, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, eggs, and Organic Heavy Cream
These fats are healthy and are beneficial to the body. These can be consumed for optimal health. When cooking, it is important to choose which one to use based on their smoke point. The smoke point is the temperature at which the flavor and nutritional integrity of the fat or oil begins to break down. When oils are heated above their smoke point, they become quickly oxidized and can be damaging to the cells.
Best for Medium to High Heat Cooking Oils: Ghee, Palm Oil, Unrefined Virgin or Extra Virgin Coconut Oil, Avocado Oil, and Beef Tallow
Low-Heat Cooking Oil: Extra Virgin Olive Oil (marinades, salad dressings, and sauteing vegetables)
Non-Cooking Oils: Nut Oils (Macadamia Nut and Walnut Oil) use sparingly
Delicious Chicken Kabobs
One of the things I love about Clean Eating is that you can create delicious foods that are filling and healthy for your family. These Obi-Wan Kabobie Chicken Kabobs are no exception and my family and friends loved it. These Asian Grilled Chicken Kabobs are delicious and nutritious. It will have even your pickiest eater licking their fingers and begging for more.
A family friend came over for dinner and to be honest he is a very picky eater. There is nothing I can sneak past him. It doesn’t matter what anybody cooks, he RARELY likes anything anybody makes. He took one taste of these chicken kabobs and was begging for more. Problem we ran into was we had eleven of us over for dinner and we ran out of chicken. Honestly, that is how delicious these chicken kabobs taste.
Have a picky husband who refuses to eat clean? Have picky children who don’t like anything? Try this recipe and don’t tell them it is clean. Just make it. I PROMISE they will love it. It’s so good my kids asked I make more for dinner tonight. They are marinating in a delicious sauce made with Extra-Virgin Olive Oil.
In order to keep the recipe “clean” here are some items you will need: Coconut Aminos Teriyaki Sauce, Coconut Aminos Soy Free Seasoning Sauce, and Nature’s Hollow Honey Substitute. Using these two Coconut Amino products allows you not to add soy to your food. Soy is not good for you and will halt all your weight loss efforts. In addition, I used Nature’s Hollow Honey Substitute that has Xylitol. This is a natural sweetener that is “clean eating approved”. My blood sugar goes up when I use honey and so this is what I use. If you don’t have a problem with sugar then you can use “raw honey”.
I will have a recipe for homemade Adobo so stay tuned for it in the next few days.
- 2 1/2 lbs. Chicken Breasts
- 1/2 cup Coconut Aminos Soy-Free Seasoning Sauce
- 1/2 cup Coconut Aminos Teriyaki Sauce
- 1/4 cup Olive Oil
- 1/4 cup White Cooking Wine
- 3 garlic cloves, minced
- 3 tablespoons Nature's Hollow Honey Substitute or Raw Honey
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 3 Green Onions, minced
- 2 tablespoons Lemon Juice
- 1 teaspoon Adobo Seasoning (to taste)
- Cut up chicken into cubes and place in a bowl.
- Place all ingredients in the bowl and mix well.
- Let it sit in the refrigerator for 4 hours or overnight.
- Soak wooden sticks in cold water for 30 minutes (avoid burning sticks)
- Thread chicken onto wooden sticks.
- Cook on the grill.
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Thanks Edith. Glad to have you on here. Welcome to the family!
Sounds interesting! I may have to try it! What else did you serve?
Donna, it’s delicious. 馃檪 We had it with a small side of brown rice and black beans. I am going to try it with a summer salad. Another suggestion is brown rice and broccoli. Because of the healthy fat and protein content in the recipe we weren’t able to eat much of the brown rice and beans as we were full pretty fast so we did 1/2 cup of each with 2 chicken kabobs and we couldn’t finish our meal. 馃檪 Kids loved it and fight over who gets the last kabob. 馃檪 Let me know your thoughts when you try it. 馃檪